Escalade Inc. (ESCA)
Nasdaq · Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec · Manufacturing · CIK 33488 · fiscal year ends in Dec
Closing price $19.71 on 30 Oct 2026; 52-week range $11.42 to $22.60.
Key figures
The last twelve months reported, with the latest price and balance sheet.
- Revenue, last twelve months
- $241.7M
- Revenue growth
- 0.0%
- Net income, last twelve months
- $24.2M
- Earnings per share
- $1.75
- Gross margin
- 28.5%
- Operating margin
- 13.1%
- Net margin
- 10.0%
- Free cash flow
- $41.1M
- Return on equity
- 12.9%
- Market value
- $271.3M
- Price to earnings
- 11.3x
- Dividend yield
- 3.1%
- Cash
- $24.5M
- Debt
- $13.1M
- Debt to equity
- 0.07
- Shares outstanding
- 13.8M
Financial statements
Revenue, profit and cash flow by fiscal year, each year linked to its annual report.
| Fiscal year | Year end | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | $240.2M | $18.7M | $13.7M | $0.99 | $28.5M | 10-K filed 27 Feb 2026 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | $251.5M | $20.0M | $13.0M | $0.93 | $34.0M | 10-K filed 10 Mar 2025 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | $263.6M | $17.8M | $9.8M | $0.71 | $46.2M | 10-K filed 29 Mar 2024 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | $313.8M | $26.3M | $18.0M | $1.31 | $6.5M | 10-K filed 24 Feb 2023 |
| FY2021 | 25 Dec 2021 | $313.6M | $31.9M | $24.4M | $1.76 | -$8.6M | 10-K filed 22 Feb 2022 |
By quarter
| Quarter | Quarter end | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | $65.6M | $6.7M | $0.48 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | $57.7M | $9.4M | $0.68 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | $55.8M | $4.4M | $0.32 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | $62.6M | $3.7M | $0.27 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | $67.8M | $5.6M | $0.40 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | $54.3M | $1.8M | $0.13 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | $55.5M | $2.6M | $0.19 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | $63.9M | $2.7M | $0.19 |
Revenue by segment
As the company reports it in the segment note of its annual report.
By region, FY2025
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $228.6M | 95.2% |
| Canada | $5.7M | 2.4% |
| Other | $4.4M | 1.8% |
| Australia | $1.5M | 0.6% |
Company events
The newest 8-K filings of 227 held.
| Filed | Form | Event | Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 5 May 2026 | 8-K | Shareholder vote | 5.07 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 8-K | Leadership change | 5.02, 9.01 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 8-K/A | Leadership change | 5.02, 9.01 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | 8-K | Results, Leadership change, Investor update, Other events | 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 29 Sep 2025 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01, 9.01 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
Every filing
The newest filings with the SEC of 475 held.
| Filed | Form | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | 10-Q | 30 Sep 2026 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 8-K | 27 Oct 2026 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 24 Aug 2026 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 10-Q | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 8-K | 29 Jul 2026 |
| 15 May 2026 | SD | – |
| 5 May 2026 | 8-K | 5 May 2026 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 10-Q | 31 Mar 2026 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 8-K | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | ARS | 31 Dec 2025 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | DEF 14A | 5 May 2026 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 8-K | 5 Mar 2026 |
Insider trades
Form 4 trades by officers, directors and 10% owners, last 12 months.
| Traded | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Held after | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | Williams Edward E, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 2,373 | $20.99 | $49.8K | 129,452 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Williams Edward E, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 362 | $20.96 | $7.6K | 131,825 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Williams Edward E, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 30,315 | $20.98 | $635.9K | 132,187 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Baalmann Richard Fenton Jr, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 5,000 | $22.27 | $111.4K | 97,794 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Glazer Walter P. Jr., Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 16,374 | $21.08 | $345.1K | 344,380 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Wawrin Stephen, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sale outside a trading plan | 3,177 | $21.40 | $68.0K | 45,000 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 8 May 2026 | Glazer Walter P. Jr., Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 1,048 | $19.80 | $20.8K | 360,754 | 11 May 2026 |
| 7 May 2026 | Glazer Walter P. Jr., Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 32,578 | $19.83 | $646.1K | 361,802 | 11 May 2026 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Griffin Patrick J, INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO | Took pay in stock | 11,263 | $14.40 | $162.2K | – | 3 Mar 2026 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Baalmann Richard Fenton Jr, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 5,490 | $13.00 | $71.4K | 100,394 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Baalmann Richard Fenton Jr, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 4,224 | $13.00 | $54.9K | 105,884 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Baalmann Richard Fenton Jr, Director | Sale outside a trading plan | 286 | $13.35 | $3.8K | 110,108 | 9 Dec 2025 |
Planned insider sales
Form 144 notices, filed when the sell order goes to the broker.
| Filed | Seller | Shares | Value | Planned sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | Richard F Baalmann, Director | 5,000 | $112.5K | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Richard F Baalmann, Director | 10,000 | $130.7K | 2 Dec 2025 |
Large holders
Schedule 13D and 13G filings by holders of more than 5% of the voting shares.
| Filed | Holder | Schedule | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Patrick J Griffin | 13D | 20.6% | 2.8M |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, on each FINRA settlement date.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 281.2K | -0.56% | 9.28 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 282.8K | -3.93% | 10.04 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 294.4K | +4.73% | 10.64 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 281.1K | +1.26% | 8.15 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 277.6K | +26.41% | 4.13 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 219.6K | +1.68% | 6.86 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 215.9K | +16.07% | 6.36 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 186.1K | +0.17% | 3.94 |
Funds that hold it
From each fund's latest Form 13F.
91 funds held it at 30 Jun 2026: 31 added and 31 trimmed in the quarter. The largest:
| Fund | Shares | Value | Change in the quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Advisors LLC | 567,222 | $10.7M | -399 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 524,543 | $9.9M | -15,238 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 461,298 | $8.7M | +5,509 |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 420,345 | $7.9M | -2,000 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 358,589 | $6.7M | -39,348 |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 309,213 | $5.8M | 0 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 215,673 | $4.1M | -8,037 |
| State Street Corp. | 132,569 | $2.5M | -3,254 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 91,597 | $1.7M | -567 |
| Mork Capital Management, LLC | 80,000 | $1.5M | 0 |
Peers
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