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Best Leisure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top leisure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best leisure stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Leisure

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Leisure is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
ESCA	ESCALADE INC	$20.20	-2.08%	-0.30%	-5.47%	10.99%	29.65%	62.77%	48.20%	-4.04%	68.19%	$23.07	$11.41	12.46%	77.04%	0.82	21,800	-35.88%
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$15.00	1.56%	50.75%	17.55%	47.64%	69.49%	80.51%	55.76%	-42.81%	N/A	$16.09	$6.26	6.75%	139.65%	0.94	188,000	-77.46%
JAKK	JAKKS PACIFIC INC	$23.85	-2.41%	-2.77%	-6.32%	8.95%	15.78%	36.21%	28.23%	83.04%	-73.35%	$27.22	$14.87	12.38%	60.44%	1.42	62,000	14.18%
FNKO	FUNKO INC	$5.39	-5.11%	-10.02%	-12.92%	4.05%	19.51%	61.86%	-22.45%	-70.50%	N/A	$7.35	$2.72	26.67%	98.16%	1.69	947,000	-2.67%
PTON	PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC	$5.06	0.40%	-5.07%	-8.17%	-9.16%	31.09%	-36.27%	-5.07%	-95.27%	N/A	$9.20	$3.65	45.00%	38.63%	2.07	18,695,000	40.67%
YETI	YETI HOLDINGS INC	$40.51	-0.56%	-2.27%	-23.10%	-17.80%	0.30%	13.76%	-13.66%	-59.30%	N/A	$53.91	$31.66	24.86%	27.97%	1.57	1,372,000	-1.93%
GOLF	ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP	$85.55	-0.28%	-1.52%	-6.44%	-9.26%	-10.65%	12.95%	50.78%	69.04%	N/A	$119.65	$73.09	28.50%	17.05%	0.90	303,000	-6.19%
MSGE	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$76.30	-0.59%	-1.02%	-2.27%	5.40%	29.65%	84.12%	136.08%	N/A	N/A	$90.41	$41.66	15.61%	83.15%	0.90	360,000	0.00%
CLAR	CLARUS CORP	$3.65	-1.88%	-3.44%	-3.44%	25.00%	22.48%	-8.75%	-44.86%	-86.78%	-24.27%	$3.98	$2.53	8.29%	44.55%	1.31	85,000	-33.59%
CALY	CALLAWAY GOLF CO	$15.39	-1.16%	-2.10%	-9.74%	-3.81%	15.37%	68.57%	-6.50%	-45.71%	37.17%	$20.27	$8.39	24.07%	83.43%	1.36	1,698,000	-17.41%
JOUT	JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC	$45.03	-0.27%	-1.51%	-5.79%	-4.05%	0.78%	8.27%	-16.98%	-59.38%	36.17%	$53.54	$35.65	15.89%	26.31%	0.90	30,000	-35.62%
OSW	ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LTD	$22.39	1.22%	2.24%	-13.22%	-6.55%	9.81%	1.17%	91.20%	123.01%	N/A	$29.25	$19.06	23.45%	17.47%	1.07	1,195,000	27.26%
AS	AMER SPORTS INC	$27.77	-3.21%	-2.77%	-23.22%	-20.09%	-18.52%	-24.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42.76	$27.71	35.06%	0.22%	1.53	7,292,000	-40.07%
HAS	HASBRO INC	$88.97	-1.48%	-4.84%	-5.84%	5.59%	-7.11%	13.14%	27.56%	-9.25%	11.31%	$106.98	$69.50	16.83%	28.01%	0.93	1,142,000	-47.32%
LTH	LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$41.75	-1.70%	-4.00%	-1.67%	27.99%	54.06%	45.78%	158.19%	N/A	N/A	$47.24	$24.14	11.61%	72.95%	1.35	2,182,000	-18.15%
PRKS	UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC	$38.82	-5.11%	-4.99%	-11.81%	-12.78%	13.44%	-25.27%	-19.01%	-23.90%	219.51%	$55.71	$28.77	30.32%	34.93%	1.33	883,000	38.62%
PLBY	PLAYBOY INC	$1.15	-2.54%	-2.54%	-2.54%	-14.18%	-34.29%	-35.03%	5.50%	-95.38%	N/A	$2.75	$1.08	58.18%	6.38%	1.45	456,000	-11.97%
PLNT	PLANET FITNESS INC	$49.88	0.00%	-3.48%	1.88%	-2.12%	-35.96%	-51.37%	-14.47%	-36.61%	148.04%	$114.26	$37.03	56.35%	34.70%	0.88	2,372,000	53.23%
MAT	MATTEL INC	$13.76	-2.69%	-6.01%	-6.65%	-5.04%	-14.05%	-24.93%	-35.43%	-32.38%	-56.63%	$22.48	$12.73	38.79%	8.11%	0.98	3,622,000	-14.51%
PUSA	AUREUS GREENWAY HOLDINGS INC	$3.68	0.27%	-4.17%	2.79%	-27.56%	-32.85%	-10.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.25	$1.80	55.39%	104.44%	0.83	397,000	-4.34%
XPOF	XPONENTIAL FITNESS INC	$4.03	-16.04%	-20.51%	-18.91%	-29.55%	-31.69%	-51.03%	-79.06%	-62.34%	N/A	$9.25	$3.83	56.43%	5.22%	1.44	1,367,000	184.79%
FUN	SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION	$14.29	-9.21%	-7.63%	-9.84%	-36.29%	-12.01%	-37.90%	-63.94%	-67.74%	-75.56%	$27.37	$12.51	47.79%	14.23%	1.08	1,581,000	-9.14%
TRON	TRON INC	$1.62	1.25%	4.52%	6.58%	-8.99%	8.00%	-48.41%	0.62%	N/A	N/A	$4.65	$1.12	65.16%	44.64%	2.18	740,000	-20.77%
LUCK	LUCKY STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$5.50	-5.34%	-11.86%	-16.03%	-30.56%	-36.12%	-44.39%	-48.26%	-44.47%	N/A	$10.82	$5.44	49.17%	1.10%	0.96	150,000	57.89%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$1.86	-1.59%	0.00%	-3.13%	4.49%	-57.82%	-78.94%	-70.94%	N/A	N/A	$13.63	$1.50	86.35%	24.00%	0.97	19,700	-25.94%
HWH	HWH INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.86	3.33%	-1.06%	29.17%	51.84%	36.76%	-57.63%	-96.51%	N/A	N/A	$3.59	$0.88	48.20%	111.36%	-0.07	5,600	-80.00%
GDHG	GOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.28	4.32%	0.00%	-3.76%	-16.88%	-31.62%	-83.05%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$8.16	$1.06	84.31%	20.75%	0.90	104,000	-3.70%
KMRK	K-TECH SOLUTIONS CO LTD	$1.03	0.00%	-7.21%	-13.45%	-36.42%	-54.42%	-37.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.59	$0.78	84.37%	32.73%	-0.25	6,500	-71.49%
NWTG	NEWTON GOLF COMPANY INC	$1.25	-3.85%	7.76%	9.65%	25.63%	-20.38%	-32.80%	-99.75%	N/A	N/A	$2.07	$0.70	39.61%	78.57%	0.79	16,700	-57.18%
DOGZ	DOGNESS (INTERNATIONAL) CORP	$0.95	-1.55%	-3.06%	2.15%	0.00%	-40.25%	-92.20%	-91.79%	-98.04%	N/A	$15.69	$0.81	93.95%	17.28%	0.54	8,900	-72.19%
NOMA	NOMADAR CORP	$1.95	-1.52%	-3.47%	-38.10%	-42.14%	-61.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.49	$1.89	86.54%	3.17%	0.11	15,500	20.16%
MMA	MIXED MARTIAL ARTS GROUP LTD	$0.41	-9.35%	-9.96%	0.49%	-49.75%	-8.95%	-71.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.00	$0.35	79.65%	17.63%	0.69	482,000	-52.51%

Leisure Stocks FAQ

What are the best leisure stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best leisure stocks to buy right now are:

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the #1 top leisure stock out of 32 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 28 points higher than the leisure industry average of 32.

ESCA passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 62.77% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 67 percentage points.

2. American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT)

American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) is the #2 top leisure stock out of 32 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -2 points lower than the leisure industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AOUT as a "A".

AOUT passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. American Outdoor Brands has seen its stock return 80.51% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 84 percentage points.

American Outdoor Brands has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 6.67% from American Outdoor Brands's current stock price of $15.00.

American Outdoor Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering American Outdoor Brands, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) is the #3 top leisure stock out of 32 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 16 points higher than the leisure industry average of 32.

JAKK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jakks Pacific has seen its stock return 36.21% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 40 percentage points.

Jakks Pacific has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 25.79% from Jakks Pacific's current stock price of $23.85.

Jakks Pacific stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Jakks Pacific, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the leisure stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 leisure stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 leisure stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK)

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) has an annual dividend yield of 4.36%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.8%.

Lucky Strike Entertainment's dividend payout ratio of -71.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) has an annual dividend yield of 4.19%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.8%. Jakks Pacific's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Jakks Pacific's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Jakks Pacific's dividend payout ratio of 69.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS)

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.15%, which is the same as the leisure industry average of 2.8%. Hasbro's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hasbro's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hasbro's dividend payout ratio of 49.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are leisure stocks down?

Leisure stocks were down -1.51% in the last day, and down -2.26% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why leisure stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued leisure stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued leisure stocks right now are:

1. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) is the most undervalued leisure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mattel has a valuation score of 86, which is 62 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mattel's stock has dropped -24.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -21 percentage points.

2. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) is the second most undervalued leisure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

United Parks & Resorts has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Parks & Resorts's stock has dropped -25.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -21 percentage points.

3. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) is the third most undervalued leisure stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Peloton Interactive has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PTON a Valuation Rating of "B".

Peloton Interactive's stock has dropped -36.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -32 percentage points.

Are leisure stocks a good buy now?

45% of leisure stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect leisure stocks to rise by 29.49% over the next year.

12.5% of leisure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.17% of leisure stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.67% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 4.17% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the leisure industry?

The average P/E ratio of the leisure industry is 19.36x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalLeisure
Best Leisure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top leisure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best leisure stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Leisure Stocks FAQ

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

2. American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT)

3. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

1. Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK)

2. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

3. Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS)

1. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

2. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

3. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalLeisureBest Leisure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top leisure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best leisure stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Leisure Stocks FAQ

1. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

2. American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT)

3. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

1. Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK)

2. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)

3. Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS)

1. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

2. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

3. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

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Best Leisure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top leisure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best leisure stocks to buy now. Learn More.