ESCA
Escalade, Incorporated
ESCA has the edge over LCID overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ESCA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ESCA's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ESCA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.9x | $15.66 | -25% |
| Current | 12x | $20.99 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $24.67 | +18% |
| Expensive | 18x | $30.70 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ESCA's PE is in its fair range at 12x.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESCA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ESCA to show an outlook.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ESCA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.75 | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.67 | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.99 | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.92 | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.92 | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.93 | +31% |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
ESCA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.6M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.7M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.8M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.6M | -2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.8M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $54.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.5M | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.9M | -2.4% |
ESCA's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $66M last quarter, down 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.2% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.1% | -0.5 points |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over ESCA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
ESCA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14M | +$15.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.2M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -112% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | +$3.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.7M | -42% |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
ESCA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +31K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +15K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +94K shares |
| Available history | -3.7% | -537K shares |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $281,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $927,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $790,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2021 | $1.3M |
ESCA spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
ESCA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
ESCA has more cash than debt.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ESCA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.4 | Neutral |
ESCA's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
ESCA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ESCA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 18x | 33% below |
| PE % | 36 | 47 | 11 pts below |
ESCA is trading at 12x earnings, a 33% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ESCA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.5 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.7 | 6.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.6 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.7 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.3 | 38% above |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
ESCA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.79 | $21.7 | +122% |
| 2021 | $21.7 | $15.7 | -28% |
| 2022 | $15.7 | $9.81 | -37% |
| 2023 | $9.81 | $20.1 | +105% |
| 2024 | $20.1 | $14.4 | -29% |
| 2025 | $14.4 | $13.4 | -6.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.4 | $21.0 | +57% |
ESCA has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.