Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
DICK S Sporting Goods, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, referred to as the Company , we , us and our unless specified otherwise) is a leading global sports retailer offering an extensive assortment of authentic, high-quality sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. Our banners include DICK S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Public Lands and Going Going Gone! stores in addition to t…
$141.97
-$1.11 (-0.78%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 6.37%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 28.1%, still solid. Margins contracted 4.6pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
Free cash flow declined 21% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 19.31% to 9.12%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
15.7x earnings, 53.4x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$21.15B
▲ +28.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$839M
▼ -27.1% YoY
Op. Margin
5.53%
▼ -4.6pp YoY
ROIC
7.29%
▼ -10.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$239M
▼ -21.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$1.59B
▲ +17.2% YoY
Net Debt
$5.14B
Cash & Equiv.
$914M
5Y CAGR: +12.4%
5Y CAGR: -21.3%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 3 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 1 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 2 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Jan. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) overvalued?
At a P/E of 15.7 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 53.4, Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $-11.03 per share, so at $141.97 the stock looks overvalued (107.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Dick's Sporting Goods scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Dick's Sporting Goods's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $-11.03 per share for DKS, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $-8.27. At today's $141.97, that puts the stock about 107.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Dick's Sporting Goods a high-quality business?+
Dick's Sporting Goods scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 5.5% operating margin and a 7.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Dick's Sporting Goods pays a regular dividend of about $4.91 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 52.8% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For DKS's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Dick's Sporting Goods a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. DKS currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 3.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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