Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. RGR

Consumer DiscretionaryLeisure ProductsUnited States of America

Last close 44.83 USD on Nov 2, 2026, +38.7% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 221 of 344 in Consumer Discretionary

Growth B 117 of 344
Valuation D 261 of 344
Quality C 156 of 344
Revisions D 259 of 344
Momentum C 152 of 344

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.50)Average target 43.00 USD −4.1%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 716M
Enterprise value: 599M
52-week range: 28.47 – 50.84
3-year range: 28.47 – 50.84
Dividend yield: 1.00%
Beta (5 years): 0.10
Shares outstanding: 16.0M
Next earnings: Nov 4, 2026

About the company

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is principally engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of firearms to domestic customers. The Company's segments include firearms and castings. The firearms segment manufactures and sells rifles, pistols, revolvers, and shotguns principally to a number of federally licensed, independent wholesale distributors primarily located in the United States. The Company also manufactures and sells accessories and replacement parts for its firearms. The Company offers firearm products, under the Ruger name, in the following industry categories: rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers. In addition, the Company offers lever-action rifles under the Marlin name and bolt-action rifles under the Glenfield name. The castings segment manufactures and sells steel investment castings and metal injection molding (MIM) parts. The castings and MIM parts are sold to outside customers, either directly or through manufacturers' representatives.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends December 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	546	536	544	596	731	–
Revenue growth	1.9%	−1.5%	−8.7%	−18.5%	28.5%	−0.8%
EPS (basic, normalized)	−0.27	1.77	2.71	4.96	8.78	–
EPS growth	–	−34.7%	−45.4%	−43.5%	–	–
Gross margin	14.9%	21.4%	24.6%	30.2%	38.3%	25.9%
Net margin	−0.8%	5.7%	8.9%	14.8%	21.3%	10.0%
ROE	−1.5%	9.4%	14.9%	26.0%	49.6%	19.7%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	117
Current ratio	3.35x
Long-term debt (mil)	0
Net debt (mil)	−117
Total equity (mil)	290
Net debt / equity	−0.41x
Net debt / EBITDA	−3.98x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2025 actual	546	+1.9%	1.1x	29.5	−47.6%	20.3x	−0.27	−115.3%	−166.0x
2026	584	+6.9%	1.0x	52.7	+78.4%	11.4x	1.70	+729.6%	26.4x
2027	593	+1.6%	1.0x	59.9	+13.8%	10.0x	1.98	+16.5%	22.6x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2026	584	0.0%	0.0%	+5.5%	1.70	0.0%	0.0%	−10.3%
2027	593	0.0%	0.0%	–	1.98	0.0%	0.0%	–
2028	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 1 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)	137	131	122	146	136	132	127	151	141	158
Sales mean (mil)	153	138	137	138	148	118	124	139	137	132
Surprise	−10.8%	−5.0%	−10.8%	+5.8%	−8.3%	+12.4%	+2.1%	+8.5%	+3.0%	+19.3%
EPS reported	0.40	0.47	0.28	0.62	0.46	0.41	0.11	0.21	0.27	0.52
EPS mean	0.84	0.76	0.56	0.62	0.65	0.38	0.38	0.32	0.34	0.46
Surprise	−52.4%	−38.2%	−50.0%	0.0%	−29.2%	+7.9%	−71.1%	−33.3%	−20.6%	+14.3%

Peer comparison Leisure Products

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
RGR Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	716M	−3.98x	−0.8%	2.47x	26.4x	22.6x	11.4x	10.0x
HAS Hasbro, Inc.	16.6B	1.55x	−6.9%	18.18x	16.6x	16.8x	11.6x	11.3x
POOL Pool Corporation	7.7B	1.62x	7.6%	6.25x	19.6x	18.7x	13.4x	12.8x
MAT Mattel Inc	4.4B	1.95x	7.4%	2.22x	12.0x	9.9x	7.4x	6.8x
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp	5.2B	2.18x	7.4%	5.65x	22.0x	21.7x	13.3x	13.4x
BC Brunswick Corp	5.1B	2.73x	−2.5%	3.05x	17.3x	14.7x	9.6x	8.7x
Mean		1.01x	2.0%	6.30x	19.0x	17.4x	11.1x	10.5x
Median		1.79x	3.3%	4.35x	18.4x	17.7x	11.5x	10.7x

Technical analysis

1M+1.0%
3M+21.3%
1Y+6.9%
3Y+3.3%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Total revenue	546	536	544	596	731	569
Cost of revenue	465	421	410	416	451	377
Gross profit	81.2	114	134	180	280	191
Selling, general & administrative expenses	93.3	82.8	81.5	76.7	76.5	72.3
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other operating expenses	0.2	0	0	0	−0.1	−0.1
Operating income	−12.3	31.7	52.1	103	203	119
Net interest income (expense)	3.2	4.8	5.3	2.3	−0.1	0.9
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	0	0	0	0.1	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	2.0	1.3	1.5	2.5	3.4	0.9
Net income before taxes	−7.2	37.8	58.8	108	207	121
Provision for taxes	−2.8	7.2	10.6	19.9	50.7	30.6
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	−4.4	30.6	48.2	88.3	156	90.4
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	−4.4	30.6	48.2	88.3	156	90.4
EBIT, normalized	−12.3	31.7	52.1	105	205	121
EBITDA, normalized	10.1	53.3	73.6	130	231	148
Basic EPS, normalized	−0.27	1.77	2.71	4.96	8.78	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	92.5	105	118	224	221	141
Receivables	64.5	67.1	59.9	65.4	57.0	57.9
Total inventory	42.9	76.5	79.8	65.0	43.9	29.1
Prepaid expenses	11.7	9.2	14.1	7.1	6.8	6.3
Other current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total current assets	212	258	271	362	329	234
Property, plant & equipment	81.9	73.6	74.3	80.5	75.3	72.9
Goodwill	–	–	–	–	–	–
Intangibles	8.8	10.1	10.9	11.6	12.5	12.6
Long-term investments	–	–	–	–	–	–
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	39.7	42.0	42.2	30.8	25.8	28.4
Total assets	342	384	399	485	442	348
Liabilities
Accounts payable	10.0	13.2	11.1	13.3	12.2	12.8
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	−0.5
Accrued expenses	43.7	47.2	51.3	59.0	64.1	68.3
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other current liabilities	1.0	0.4	0.8	90.8	0.8	1.1
Total current liabilities	54.7	60.8	63.2	163	77.1	81.8
Long-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other liabilities	3.5	3.6	3.9	5.0	1.6	1.8
Total liabilities	58.2	64.5	67.1	168	78.7	83.6
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Common stock	24.5	24.5	24.4	24.4	24.3	24.2
Additional paid-in capital	55.4	50.5	46.8	45.1	46.8	43.5
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	422	437	418	393	438	343
Treasury stock	−218	−192	−158	−146	−146	−146
Other equity	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total equity	284	320	332	317	364	265
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	342	384	399	485	442	348

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating activities
Net income	−4.4	30.6	48.2	88.3	156	90.4
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	22.9	22.1	22.4	25.8	26.2	27.6
Deferred taxes	−3.0	−4.7	−5.9	−5.6	1.0	3.9
Non-cash items	21.4	4.8	5.3	2.1	9.1	6.1
Changes in working capital	17.4	2.8	−36.1	−33.5	−19.8	15.9
Cash from operations	54.3	55.5	33.9	77.2	172	144
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−30.9	−20.8	−15.8	−27.7	−28.8	−52.5
Other investing cash flows	21.4	7.0	56.7	40.9	−78.8	8.7
Cash from investing	−9.5	−13.8	40.9	13.2	−108	−43.9
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−0.2	−0.6	−2.2	−3.4	−4.8	−1.3
Cash dividends paid	−10.1	−11.8	−111	−42.7	−59.1	−114
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−26.1	−34.4	−11.8	−0.2	0	0
Cash from financing	−36.4	−46.9	−125	−46.3	−63.9	−115
Foreign exchange effects	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net change in cash	8.4	−5.1	−50.0	44.1	0.9	−15.3
Free cash flow	23.5	34.7	18.1	49.5	144	91.3

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