Callaway Golf's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Callaway Golf (CALY) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Callaway Golf vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,156M vs 46,398M combined for tracked competitors (2.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+111.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-5.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Callaway Golf generated -44.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs -1.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 12.3% net margin compares with 9.7% for the peer group.
- Scale: Callaway Golf ranks #5 of 20 companies by market capitalization in the Recreational Products industry, holding 8.7% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Callaway Golf accounted for 5.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 9.1% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CALY Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Callaway Golf reported revenue contraction of 44.87 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue change of -1.13 %.
With a net margin of 12.28 %, Callaway Golf achieved higher profitability than its competitors (9.74 %).
Callaway Golf generated 5.28 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 9.10 % a year earlier.
Callaway Golf vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Callaway Golf and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Callaway Golf's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Recreational Products industry grew revenue 1.1% year over year, combined, vs -44.9% for Callaway Golf. Callaway Golf's share of combined industry revenue moved from 18.96% to 10.34%, a loss of 8.62 percentage points.
Callaway Golf's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | Yes | No | No | - |
| Competitors combined (3) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (8) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CALY Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CALY Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CALY Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CALY Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Parsons Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Pinstripes Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Callaway Golf's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Callaway Golf's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Callaway Golf Company
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | 2,678.51 | 1,156.20 |
| Nike Inc | 52,427.40 | 46,398.00 |
| Parsons Corporation | 4,440.82 | 6,301.06 |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | 1.85 | 179.15 |
| SUBTOTAL | 59,548.58 | 54,034.42 |
Sources: Callaway Golf Company's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Callaway Golf's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons Xtreme Golf | Named by the company | 85% |
| Acushnet | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ping | Named by the company | 85% |
| Newton Golf Company Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mizuno | Named by the company | 85% |
| TaylorMade | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bridgestone | Named by the company | 85% |
| Puma | Named by the company | 85% |
| SPGC | Named by the company | 85% |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| L.A.B. Golf | Named by the company | 85% |
| SRI Sports Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nike Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Callaway Golf's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Callaway Golf's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | Golf Equipment 70.29 % |
| Nike Inc | North America 44.56 % |
| Parsons Corporation | Critical Infrastructure Segment 49.16 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Callaway Golf's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | 2,679 | - | - |
| Nike Inc | 52,427 | 635,589 | 42,575 |
| Parsons Corporation | 4,441 | 300,051 | 13,918 |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | 2 | 716,620 | -158,964 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 56,870 | 561,042 | 35,656 |
Callaway Golf's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | United States 67.74 % |
| Parsons Corporation | North America 82.63 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Callaway Golf's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 19 companies in Callaway Golf's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Callaway Golf ranks #5 of 19 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 8.69 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,289, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasbro Inc | 12,547 | 40.72 % |
| 2 | Acushnet Holdings Corp | 4,944 | 16.05 % |
| 3 | Mattel Inc | 3,658 | 11.87 % |
| 4 | Yeti Holdings Inc | 3,109 | 10.09 % |
| 5 | Callaway Golf Company | 2,679 | 8.69 % |
| 6 | Peloton Interactive Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Johnson Outdoors Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Funko Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Jakks Pacific Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Escalade Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Callaway Golf's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-30.
Callaway Golf's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasbro Inc | 12,547 | 15.82 % |
| 2 | Acushnet Holdings Corp | 4,944 | 7.23 % |
| 3 | Mattel Inc | 3,658 | -23.05 % |
| 4 | Yeti Holdings Inc | 3,109 | 26.06 % |
| 5 | Callaway Golf Company | 2,679 | 49.58 % |
| 6 | Peloton Interactive Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 7 | Johnson Outdoors Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 8 | Funko Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 9 | Jakks Pacific Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 10 | Escalade Incorporated | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Callaway Golf's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-30. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Callaway Golf's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Recreational Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (22 companies). See the full Recreational Products industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | - | 42.34 % (avg) | - |
| Operating Margin | 19.65 % | industry median | +17.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 43.82 % | -6.77 % (avg) | +50.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | - | 4.34 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Callaway Golf's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Recreational Products industry average (22 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Recreational Products industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 17.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.7x | 8.3x | -1.7x |
| P/B | 1.5x | 2.6x | -1.2x |
| Return on Equity | 8.37 % | industry aggregate | -13.81 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.57 % | 4.66 % (avg) | -0.09 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Callaway Golf's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 5.24 % | -4.87 % | 20.38 % | 18.51 % | 36.87 % | -1.06 % | -51.40 % |
| Operating Margin | 3.47 % | 3.19 % | 7.52 % | 10.33 % | 7.80 % | 4.22 % | 7.11 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.37 % | 3.42 % | 5.94 % | 8.59 % | 6.00 % | 2.09 % | 2.50 % |
| P/E | 73.2x | 55.8x | 33.3x | 16.2x | 25.7x | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Callaway Golf's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Callaway Golf's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Callaway Golf is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Callaway Golf's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Callaway Golf's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Callaway Golf falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.21x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 2.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Hasbro Inc alone holds 41% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Callaway Golf's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 2,289 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Callaway Golf's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Callaway Golf's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Callaway Golf's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Callaway Golf falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Callaway Golf's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 17.0 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+111.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 13.8 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.21x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Hasbro Inc , holding 40.72 % of industry market cap.
- Losing revenue share to the broader industry (-8.6 points over the past year).
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-5.4% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Callaway Golf's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | 0.42 | 1.65 | 0.38 |
| Nike Inc | 0.64 | 2.12 | 0.61 |
| Parsons Corporation | 0.26 | 1.69 | 0.49 |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | 0.08 | 0.14 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Callaway Golf's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | Q2 2026 | -44.9 % | +270.4 % |
| Nike Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.1 % | +406.6 % |
| Parsons Corporation | Q1 2026 | -4.1 % | -20.3 % |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | Q4 2024 | +10.4 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -5.0 % | +269.3 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Callaway Golf's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | Q2 2026 | +506.2 % | +26.7 % |
| Nike Inc | Q2 2026 | -15.8 % | +38.0 % |
| Parsons Corporation | Q1 2026 | -5.6 % | +10.7 % |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | Q4 2024 | +9.8 % | -44.1 % |
Callaway Golf's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | 3.55% | 6.69% | 8.37% |
| Nike Inc | 8.32% | 13.87% | 22.35% |
| Parsons Corporation | 5.03% | 6.51% | 10.82% |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Callaway Golf's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Callaway Golf Company | - | 2.32 |
| Nike Inc | 16.94 | 1.13 |
| Parsons Corporation | 19.60 | 0.70 |
| Pinstripes Holdings Inc | - | 0.01 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 16.80 | 1.10 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.