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Amer Sports, Inc. · AS · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
Amer Sports raises guidance as Arc'teryx and Salomon drive Q2 growth
The quarter supports a constructive but conditional view: strong brand demand, direct-to-consumer expansion and raised guidance provide evidence for continued growth, while tariffs, elevated inventory and execution requirements around stores and acquisitions remain material tests.
Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical
$15.89B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.06
Consensus $0.02
EPS surprise
+143.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.24B
Consensus $1.18B
Revenue surprise
+5.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-4.7%
Event window
SPY move
-0.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
-4.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
4.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+3.8%
Up to 20 sessions
ASSPY benchmark
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Why did AS fall 4.7% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q2?What changed in AS's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for AS after FY2025 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, management reported another 23% sales-growth quarter, raised full-year revenue growth guidance to 17%-21% and EPS guidance to $0.77-$0.82, and added the Nelson Sports acquisition in Korea as a near-term execution priority.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year revenue growth guidance from 15% to 17%-21% and EPS guidance to $0.77-$0.82.
Key takeaways
- Q2 sales grew 23% year over year, while adjusted operating margin increased 260 basis points to 5.5%.
- Arc'teryx and Salomon delivered double-digit growth, led by footwear and direct-to-consumer channels.
- Management cited pricing power and tariff mitigation while acknowledging inventory up 29% year over year.
- The company plans further store expansion, product launches and the Nelson Sports acquisition in Korea.
Management priorities
- Expand Arc'teryx and Salomon stores, including approximately 25 net new Arc'teryx stores and about 290 Salomon stores in Greater China.
- Advance new footwear, gravel and women's-apparel product pipelines.
- Complete the Nelson Sports acquisition in Korea and bring the distribution business in-house.
- Use pricing and supply-chain mitigation to manage tariff exposure.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$27.76Current
$19Low
$43.23Average
$62High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 6, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 19, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 19, 2025 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 21, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 8, 2024 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $27.76. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $27.17 | +36.9% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $26.27 | +54.9% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $27.77 | +51.3% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Alex Straton | $31 | $27.77 | +11.7% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $28.69 | +36.9% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $33.62 | +80.1% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Anna Andreeva | $45 | $35.13 | +62.1% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Jay Sole | $62 | $35.24 | +123.3% | May 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $35.14 | +87.3% | May 20, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jonathan Komp | $51 | $33.83 | +83.7% | May 20, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $33.82 | +80.1% | May 19, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $33.03 | +80.1% | May 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Joseph Civello | $49 | $36.52 | +76.5% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Michael Binetti | $50 | $41.15 | +80.1% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $40.69 | +116.1% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Joseph Civello | $46 | $37.14 | +65.7% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $39.35 | +76.5% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $38.39 | +108.9% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Ike Boruchow | $45 | $39.04 | +62.1% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $37.19 | +76.5% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Michael Binetti | $46 | $33.36 | +65.7% | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Nomura | Analyst unavailable | $39.8 | $33.36 | +43.4% | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $31.76 | +51.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Ike Boruchow | $40 | $34.48 | +44.1% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Ike Boruchow | $38 | $37.45 | +36.9% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Alex Straton | $41 | $37.45 | +47.7% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jonathan Komp | $46 | $38.21 | +65.7% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| HSBC | Akshay Gupta | $50 | $40.71 | +80.1% | Aug 26, 2025 |
| KGI Securities | Analyst unavailable | $44.3 | $37.31 | +59.6% | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Ike Boruchow | $35 | $37 | +26.1% | May 21, 2025 |
| UBS | Jay Sole | $37 | $25.64 | +33.3% | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Michael Binetti | $25 | $19.92 | -9.9% | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jonathan Komp | $20 | $14.04 | -28.0% | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Lorraine Hutchinson | $19 | $14.08 | -31.6% | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Alex Straton | $15 | $15.01 | -46.0% | May 22, 2024 |
| UBS | Jay Sole | $23 | $15.05 | -17.1% | May 22, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Ike Boruchow | $17 | $14.76 | -38.8% | May 22, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brooke Roach | $21 | $16.1 | -24.4% | Feb 26, 2024 |
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Snapshot as of publicationAmer Sports, Inc. is a global enterprise dedicated to the creation, production, promotion, and sale of athletic equipment, clothing, footwear, and related accessories. The company's extensive reach covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, and the wider Asia Pacific region. Its operations are structured into three main divisions. The Technical Apparel segment focuses on high-performance outdoor wear, shoes, and accessories, primarily under the Arc'teryx and Peak Performance brands. The Outdoor Performance segment supplies a variety of outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories, and winter sports gear from labels such as Salomon, Atomic, Armada, and ENVE. Finally, the Ball & Racquet Sports segment delivers sports equipment, activewear, and accessories, featuring prominent brands like Wilson, DeMarini, Louisville Slugger, EvoShield, and ATEC.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-06T19:30:42.237808+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-06T19:30:42.234017+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-06. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.