AOUT
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
AOUT has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AOUT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
AOUT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
AOUT PE Valuation
AOUT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AOUT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AOUT has the edge over F on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AOUT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.60 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.73 | -$0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -$0.44 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.45 | +$0.13 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.44 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.93 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.34 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.58 | +$0.23 |
AOUT has the edge over F on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
AOUT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.3M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.1M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.6M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $57.2M | -5% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.7M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.9M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $58.5M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | +4% |
AOUT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $37M last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.7% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.9% | -7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7% | -1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -23% | -17 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5% | +10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +5.1 points |
AOUT's operating margin was −5.7% last quarter, up 17 points from the same quarter a year ago.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over AOUT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F has the edge over AOUT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AOUT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.9M | +$14.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $11.4M | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $9M | +114% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.1M | -$6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2M | +$3.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2M | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.2M | -57% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8M | +$763K |
AOUT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $19M over the past year.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5.1B over the past year.
AOUT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -37K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -169K shares |
| 3 years | -4.9% | -640K shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -1.8M shares |
| Available history | -9.6% | -1.3M shares |
AOUT has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $508,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $662,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
AOUT spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 57% from the year before.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
AOUT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
AOUT has the edge over F on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has more cash than debt.
AOUT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.4 | Overbought |
AOUT's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
AOUT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AOUT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
AOUT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AOUT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.5 | 8.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $15.0 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.5 | 65% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.4 | 67% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.2 | 86% above |
AOUT has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
AOUT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.5 | $17.5 | +13% |
| 2021 | $17.5 | $19.0 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | $19.0 | $9.67 | -49% |
| 2023 | $9.67 | $8.40 | -13% |
| 2024 | $8.40 | $14.9 | +78% |
| 2025 | $14.9 | $8.28 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.28 | $19.0 | +129% |
AOUT has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.