Acushnet Holdings Corp. GOLF

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
72/100
Moderate

Ranked against 29 peers in Leisure

About Acushnet Holdings Corp.

Acushnet Holdings Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes golf products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, Korea, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Titleist Golf Equipment, FootJoy Golf Wear, and Golf Wear. The company offers golf equipment comprising golf clubs, such as drivers, fairways, hybrids, and iron, as well as wedges; and golf bags, headwear, … Full GOLF analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 80.8th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 1.00), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.48), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

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Where GOLF ranks in Leisure

Acushnet Holdings Corp. ranks #4 of 30 scored companies in Leisure by moat score — the top 13%. The widest moat in the group is Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) at 76/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
1 Planet Fitness, Inc. PLNT 76/100 Strong
2 YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI 73/100 Moderate
3 United Parks & Resorts Inc. PRKS 72/100 Moderate
4 Acushnet Holdings Corp. GOLF 72/100 Moderate
5 Mattel, Inc. MAT 69/100 Moderate
6 Escalade, Incorporated ESCA 68/100 Moderate
7 Madison Square Garden Entertain MSGE 66/100 Moderate
8 Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. LTH 65/100 Moderate
9 Peloton Interactive, Inc. PTON 64/100 Moderate

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How GOLF scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 80 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 67 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 61 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 92 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 60 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 64 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding GOLF's moat

What is Acushnet Holdings Corp.'s moat score?

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (GOLF) scores 72 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #4 of 30 scored companies in Leisure, the top 13%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 29 companies in Leisure. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (92/100) and its weakest is Resilience (60/100).

How does Acushnet Holdings Corp. compare with other Leisure companies?

Acushnet Holdings Corp. ranks #4 of 30 scored companies in Leisure by moat score. The widest moat in Leisure is Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) at 76/100. The companies ranked closest are United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) at 72 just above it and Mattel, Inc. (MAT) at 69 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 29 companies in Leisure. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Acushnet Holdings Corp. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Acushnet Holdings Corp.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and GOLF scores: Pricing Power (80), Cost Advantage (67), Customer Stickiness (61), Capital Efficiency (92), Resilience (60), Scale & Market Position (64). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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