Academy: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Academy (NASDAQ: ASO) is a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
Academy Sports + Outdoors was founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas and operated 322 stores in 21 states as of January 31, 2026, through its subsidiary Academy, Ltd.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1938
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: ASO
- SEC CIK
- 0001817358
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Academy in numbers
- Academy owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is retail with 1 brands.[1]
Everything Academy owns
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Academy in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 529900HST589BD301M91
- Registered name
- ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 27 August 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Academy own?
Academy owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Is Academy an American company?
Yes. Academy is headquartered in the United States and was founded in 1938.
Who owns Academy?
Academy is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as ASO on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 March 2026; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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