Employees: 1,780
Size Sturm, Ruger & (RGR) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Recreational Products) with a market value of $798M, the 2396th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $49.93 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 27.9%, against -13.4% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.2%); the operating margin is 1.7% (peer median 2.8%).
Valuation It trades at 26.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (4th most expensive of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 22% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -1%, so the hurdle is +23 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.0 points below its cost of capital (6.4% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $1.70M at 31 Dec 2025, up 1,600% on a year earlier — 0.0 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 11.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $577M | $546M | $536M | $544M | $596M |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | -1% | -9% | — |
| Gross profit | $108M | $89.6M | $123M | $143M | $190M |
| EBITDA | $33.7M | $11.3M | $53.7M | $74.5M | $129M |
| Net income | $12.2M | -$4.39M | $30.6M | $48.2M | $88.3M |
| Free cash flow | $47.3M | $38.5M | $34.7M | $18.1M | $49.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $17.2M | $15.8M | $20.8M | $15.8M | $27.7M |
| Total debt | $1.49M | $1.80M | $2.35M | $2.78M | $3.68M |
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| Measure | RGR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +14.5% | -1.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +27.9% | -13.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -2.9% | -38.9% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.6% | +10.2% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 2.8% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 26.8× | 15.2× | 4th most expensive of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 21.9% | 5.0% | 3rd most demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -0.8% | +8.7% | 3rd lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +22.8 pp | -5.7 pp | 3rd most demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.0 pp | -1.4 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.2× | 7.6× | 2nd most expensive of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -3.4× | -1.0× | 2nd least indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm, Ruger & RGR | United States | $798M | +28% | +8% | 2% | 26.8× | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| Guangzhou Pearl River Piano 002678.SZ | China | $852M | -30% | +14% | -54% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Winnebago Industries WGO | United States | $892M | -1% | -3% | 2% | 15.8× | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| Tron TRON | United States | $669M | -37% | +20% | -45% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ferretti YACHT.MI | Italy | $967M | -27% | +1% | 7% | 11.6× | 3.2% | +15.9% |
| Thunder Tiger 8033.TW | Taiwan | $647M | -14% | +11% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shuhua Sports 605299.SS | China | $642M | -60% | +20% | 9% | 32.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Johnson Health Tech 1736.TW | Taiwan | $1.01B | -12% | +8% | 8% | 8.5× | -8.0% | +13.9% |
| GoldLok Holdings (Guangdong) 002348.SZ | China | $1.03B | -38% | +77% | -14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Roland 7944.T | Japan | $605M | -11% | +8% | 9% | 10.6× | -8.3% | +9.5% |
| Fusheng Precision 6670.TW | Taiwan | $1.07B | -1% | +1% | 15% | 9.3× | -14.6% | +15.9% |
| Alpen 3028.T | Japan | $590M | +26% | +6% | 3% | n/a | -3.0% | +4.2% |
| Mips MIPS.ST | Sweden | $1.24B | +75% | +41% | 37% | 47.3× | 32.9% | +7.9% |
| Mastercraft Boat MCFT | United States | $493M | -26% | +23% | 3% | n/a | 28.3% | -7.9% |
| Johnson Outdoors JOUT | United States | $490M | -8% | +17% | 3% | 55.0× | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| Yonex 7906.T | Japan | $1.31B | -10% | +15% | 10% | 14.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Dream International 1126.HK | Hong Kong | $474M | -27% | +10% | 11% | n/a | -20.1% | +9.6% |
| Zhejiang Natural Outdoor Goods 605080.SS | China | $472M | -12% | -2% | 14% | 17.8× | 7.6% | +11.9% |
| New Gonow Recreational Vehicles 0805.HK | Hong Kong | $1.36B | +491% | +13% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beneteau BEN.PA | France | $457M | -32% | +1% | 0% | 26.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Fenix Outdoor International AG Series B FOI-B.ST | Sweden | $443M | -25% | +1% | 3% | 6.3× | 6.8% | +5.4% |
Sturm, Ruger & reported $1.70M of remaining performance obligations at 31 Dec 2025, up 1,600% from a year earlier. That is 0.0 years of trailing revenue already under contract.