Dick's Sporting Goods vs Sally Beauty
Dick's Sporting Goods reported revenue of $17.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 4.7 times Sally Beauty's $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Dick's Sporting Goods' revenue grew 28.1% in its latest year, and Sally Beauty's fell 0.4%. Dick's Sporting Goods had an operating margin of 6.4%, against 8.9% at Sally Beauty. Free cash flow was $400 million at Dick's Sporting Goods and $173 million at Sally Beauty. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Dick's Sporting Goods | Sally Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $17.2B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth | 28.1% | −0.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 12.4% | 1.0% |
| Gross margin | 32.9% | 51.6% |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| Free cash flow | $400M | $173M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.3% | 4.7% |
| Return on capital | — | 16.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $761M | $54M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.7% | −2.9% |
| Last close | $144.48 | $17.43 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.7× | 9.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $5.6 million, sold $47.1 million | sold $879,931 |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Dick's Sporting Goods and Sally Beauty pages.