Academy Sports & Outdoors: These Are The 4 Biggest Challenges In Its Path In 2025 & Beyond! 

Academy Sports and Outdoors reported its fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results, reflecting a nuanced performance amidst a challenging market environment. The company recorded net sales of $1.68 billion for the quarter, showing a 6.6% decline year-over-year, although comparability issues arise due to a 53rd operational week in the prior year. Adjusting for this calendar discrepancy, the fourth-quarter net sales were relatively flat, reflecting a negative 3% in comparable store sales, which marked an improvement over earlier periods as it outperformed midpoint guidance expectations despite a compressed holiday period and constrained consumer spending.