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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	$18.54	-1.85%	0.27%	-2.83%	-0.80%	2.49%	56.06%	17.12%	-5.55%	50.12%	$23.07	$11.41	19.65%	62.49%	0.79	29,000	-8.23%
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$17.35	-0.46%	-3.93%	5.09%	35.55%	79.61%	130.41%	94.29%	-27.04%	N/A	$18.47	$6.26	6.06%	177.20%	0.93	77,000	-64.35%
JAKK	JAKKS PACIFIC INC	$30.52	3.32%	6.98%	24.98%	28.18%	35.04%	58.22%	79.64%	163.79%	-55.45%	$32.16	$14.87	5.10%	105.31%	1.40	456,000	183.23%
PTON	PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC	$5.37	-1.65%	2.87%	11.88%	-10.95%	8.48%	-28.40%	14.26%	-94.44%	N/A	$7.94	$3.65	32.36%	47.12%	2.05	6,105,000	-26.11%
FNKO	FUNKO INC	$6.83	-2.91%	3.02%	28.38%	19.41%	56.29%	117.52%	-11.76%	-60.81%	N/A	$7.35	$2.72	7.07%	151.10%	1.67	657,000	-16.31%
YETI	YETI HOLDINGS INC	$42.79	-2.82%	-0.65%	2.22%	-14.61%	7.19%	20.26%	6.26%	-54.70%	N/A	$53.91	$32.26	20.63%	32.64%	1.54	1,027,000	4.37%
MSGE	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$77.81	-0.77%	0.06%	-0.87%	1.89%	26.11%	70.52%	162.43%	N/A	N/A	$90.41	$43.33	13.94%	79.58%	0.88	208,000	-53.26%
GOLF	ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP	$81.31	-0.81%	1.32%	-1.98%	-22.88%	-17.77%	0.02%	57.27%	61.62%	352.98%	$119.65	$75.17	32.04%	8.18%	0.89	199,000	-25.75%
CLAR	CLARUS CORP	$3.83	0.00%	6.39%	9.43%	17.48%	42.38%	12.98%	-29.66%	-87.64%	-22.63%	$3.98	$2.53	3.77%	51.68%	1.28	92,000	-45.56%
JOUT	JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC	$45.00	-0.97%	3.59%	2.20%	-1.68%	-13.89%	5.04%	-9.47%	-58.69%	20.06%	$53.54	$35.65	15.95%	26.23%	0.88	34,800	-5.95%
HAS	HASBRO INC	$117.44	0.18%	18.91%	35.74%	34.45%	21.60%	50.68%	116.68%	32.70%	40.01%	$117.77	$74.78	0.28%	57.05%	0.91	2,767,000	-19.33%
CALY	CALLAWAY GOLF CO	$14.13	-1.60%	2.32%	-3.15%	-21.11%	-6.67%	41.30%	10.13%	-49.19%	32.06%	$20.27	$8.71	30.29%	62.23%	1.33	1,185,000	-34.49%
AS	AMER SPORTS INC	$28.24	-2.55%	-5.93%	4.98%	-15.20%	-21.27%	-10.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42.76	$26.10	33.96%	8.20%	1.50	7,553,000	34.85%
OSW	ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LTD	$23.86	-1.77%	0.04%	7.19%	-7.48%	1.66%	14.00%	136.94%	118.30%	N/A	$29.25	$19.06	18.42%	25.18%	1.06	348,000	-19.26%
PLBY	PLAYBOY INC	$1.09	-0.91%	2.83%	0.93%	-11.38%	-41.08%	-19.26%	80.17%	-96.02%	N/A	$2.75	$0.95	60.36%	14.62%	1.39	330,000	-30.82%
LTH	LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$41.93	-0.14%	3.48%	5.70%	0.00%	54.32%	62.08%	193.63%	145.35%	N/A	$47.24	$24.14	11.23%	73.70%	1.31	4,585,000	43.28%
PRKS	UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC	$30.31	-2.48%	-6.54%	-7.62%	-31.29%	-13.38%	-40.45%	-26.45%	-54.56%	115.42%	$52.03	$28.77	41.75%	5.35%	1.31	584,000	-43.47%
MAT	MATTEL INC	$16.41	-3.13%	-4.59%	25.46%	15.24%	11.18%	-14.44%	-17.25%	-18.36%	-50.41%	$22.48	$12.40	27.00%	32.34%	0.97	4,624,000	-8.63%
PLNT	PLANET FITNESS INC	$52.52	-1.41%	3.14%	28.10%	-3.15%	-24.02%	-45.27%	-1.92%	-33.52%	166.60%	$114.26	$37.03	54.03%	41.83%	0.86	1,637,000	-39.24%
PUSA	POWERUS CORP	$1.96	0.00%	-4.85%	-47.03%	-40.43%	-46.01%	-70.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.25	$1.85	76.24%	5.95%	0.84	429,000	-50.12%
XPOF	XPONENTIAL FITNESS INC	$4.19	-0.24%	-6.26%	13.24%	-30.51%	-37.93%	-40.23%	-70.01%	-72.27%	N/A	$9.25	$3.57	54.70%	17.53%	1.41	406,000	-9.58%
TRON	TRON INC	$1.44	-4.33%	29.86%	-2.38%	-7.42%	-33.87%	-46.05%	-10.87%	N/A	N/A	$3.08	$1.05	53.41%	36.67%	2.03	1,904,000	-49.87%
FUN	SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION	$6.77	-6.49%	-16.52%	-45.53%	-60.66%	-63.21%	-72.83%	-80.68%	-85.84%	-88.18%	$27.37	$6.75	75.26%	0.30%	1.08	4,653,000	-20.43%
LUCK	LUCKY STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$4.18	-6.90%	-12.92%	-20.83%	-39.16%	-44.49%	-50.42%	-61.93%	-58.45%	N/A	$9.59	$4.11	56.41%	1.70%	0.97	71,000	67.06%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$1.48	2.78%	-8.64%	-10.84%	-19.13%	-57.71%	-80.83%	-40.32%	N/A	N/A	$7.95	$1.43	81.38%	3.50%	0.92	6,300	-12.50%
NWTG	NEWTON GOLF COMPANY INC	$0.92	0.44%	-6.12%	-19.65%	-16.36%	-16.36%	-46.51%	-99.67%	N/A	N/A	$1.94	$0.70	52.58%	31.43%	0.76	12,100	16.35%
MMA	MIXED MARTIAL ARTS GROUP LTD	$0.31	-2.56%	-10.56%	-29.56%	-35.11%	-58.56%	-81.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.65	$0.23	81.46%	30.34%	0.63	96,000	-73.33%
KMRK	K-TECH SOLUTIONS CO LTD	$1.34	0.00%	-1.47%	40.76%	31.37%	-68.17%	8.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.59	$0.78	79.67%	72.68%	-0.19	3,000	-74.58%
ESYN	ENERSYN GLOBAL INC	$1.70	-3.41%	-12.37%	-26.09%	18.88%	60.38%	-21.66%	-96.76%	N/A	N/A	$2.81	$0.88	39.50%	93.18%	-0.02	1,300	-35.00%
DOGZ	DOGNESS (INTERNATIONAL) CORP	$0.74	0.95%	-1.33%	-17.78%	-22.35%	-41.27%	-93.86%	-89.72%	-99.17%	N/A	$13.34	$0.71	94.45%	4.52%	0.55	5,700	256.25%
GDHG	GOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.15	9.52%	8.49%	0.00%	-19.58%	-41.92%	-75.89%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$5.31	$1.04	78.34%	10.58%	0.94	405,000	252.17%
NOMA	NOMADAR CORP	$1.53	-3.47%	-10.00%	-1.92%	-51.43%	-63.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.49	$1.31	89.44%	17.24%	-0.08	9,300	-18.42%

Leisure Stocks FAQ

What are the best leisure stocks to buy right now in Oct 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 29 points higher than the leisure industry average of 31.

ESCA passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 56.06% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 55 percentage points.

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

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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -5 points lower than the leisure industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AOUT as a "A".

AOUT passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. American Outdoor Brands has seen its stock return 130.41% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 129 percentage points.

American Outdoor Brands has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 3.75% from American Outdoor Brands's current stock price of $17.35.

American Outdoor Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the leisure industry average of 31.

JAKK passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Jakks Pacific has seen its stock return 58.22% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 57 percentage points.

Jakks Pacific has an average 1 year price target of $43.50, an upside of 42.53% from Jakks Pacific's current stock price of $30.52.

Jakks Pacific stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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 5.74%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.78%.

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 3.28%, which is the same as the leisure industry average of 2.78%. 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.26%, which is the same as the leisure industry average of 2.78%. Escalade's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Escalade's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Escalade's dividend payout ratio of 36.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are leisure stocks down?

Leisure stocks were down -0.99% in the last day, and up 2.87% 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. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) 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.

United Parks & Resorts has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the leisure industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Parks & Resorts's stock has dropped -40.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -42 percentage points.

2. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) is the second 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 -8 points higher than the leisure industry average of 22. 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 -28.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -30 percentage points.

3. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) 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.

Mattel has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the leisure industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mattel's stock has dropped -14.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -16 percentage points.

Are leisure stocks a good buy now?

38.1% of leisure stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect leisure stocks to rise by 22.79% over the next year.

8.33% of leisure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.17% of leisure stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.83% 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 20.7x.

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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. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

1. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

2. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

3. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

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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. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)

1. United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS)

2. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON)

3. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

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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.