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 +32.52% 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 55th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
HAS
HASBRO INC
$13.38B-52.30%-5.80%1.55%1.20%8.821.3872.40%-6.90%1.22%
ESCA
ESCALADE INC
$226.95M8.00%6.10%9.84%13.70%0.284.2826.90%5.70%7.85%
JOUT
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
$462.55M-5.20%-3.60%1.75%2.20%0.453.7836.40%-3.60%1.38%
JAKK
JAKKS PACIFIC INC
$230.03M4.00%2.20%5.18%5.70%0.781.8232.40%1.70%2.67%
MSGE
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP
$2.67B-618.90%3.00%10.89%6.10%49.630.6845.20%5.10%12.93%
YETI
YETI HOLDINGS INC
$2.72B22.70%13.10%24.50%33.80%0.901.9857.40%8.90%11.81%
PTON
PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC
$1.60BN/A-2.40%5.78%3.70%-7.631.9851.70%-2.10%3.27%
OSW
ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LTD
$2.08B13.20%9.90%12.88%41.10%0.301.9116.60%7.50%8.51%
PLBY
PLAYBOY INC
$182.11MN/A-10.50%-7.52%-8.40%72.820.9265.50%-17.00%-9.89%
MAT
MATTEL INC
$4.90B18.10%6.20%11.69%12.90%1.972.1548.70%7.40%11.33%
AS
AMER SPORTS INC
$18.04B7.70%4.60%9.03%19.10%0.731.5057.60%6.50%10.80%
TRON
TRON INC
$375.39M13.30%13.00%6.36%18.20%0.0215.0423.00%269.60%347.94%
XPOF
XPONENTIAL FITNESS INC
$290.38MN/A-10.20%5.15%2.80%-2.670.8266.60%-12.30%3.76%
CALY
CALLAWAY GOLF CO
$2.42B-17.30%-5.40%-10.28%-4.90%2.521.3642.10%-19.90%-14.56%
LTH
LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$5.71B12.80%4.90%7.78%6.00%1.560.6336.30%12.50%19.22%
GOLF
ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP
$5.44B23.40%7.90%15.64%14.80%1.992.3847.70%7.40%11.69%
PRKS
UNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC
$1.51B-41.60%6.30%16.16%8.50%-7.000.7446.30%10.10%21.69%
YYAI
AIRWA INC
$17.65M8.10%7.30%3.97%35.20%0.0424.1875.70%40.00%53.53%
PLNT
PLANET FITNESS INC
$5.98B-83.00%7.10%14.81%10.20%-7.432.1151.90%16.50%31.21%
FNKO
FUNKO INC
$238.80M-35.30%-9.90%-9.93%-14.00%2.691.1938.70%-7.40%-4.83%
CLAR
CLARUS CORP
$110.60M-21.20%-16.80%-27.38%-41.50%0.274.2333.10%-18.60%-22.80%
DOGZ
DOGNESS (INTERNATIONAL) CORP
$23.53M-5.90%-4.70%-5.65%-5.90%0.203.3524.30%-24.60%-30.22%
LUCK
LUCKY STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT CORP
$1.08BN/A-2.90%6.26%3.70%-9.620.6935.50%-7.60%15.35%
FUN
SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
$1.58B-134.00%-18.60%-19.72%-14.80%13.190.6935.80%-51.60%-45.26%
GDHG
GOLDEN HEAVEN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$4.91M-6.50%-5.90%-3.70%-7.30%0.0625.0150.20%-56.20%-45.33%
NOMA
NOMADAR CORP
$79.81M-91.40%-38.90%-30.69%-56.50%0.940.0760.50%-214.30%-209.90%
AGH
AUREUS GREENWAY HOLDINGS INC
$79.80M-19.50%-16.90%-8.31%-68.00%0.0435.4946.40%-95.20%-97.49%
HWH
HWH INTERNATIONAL INC
$8.81M-35.10%-15.20%-31.18%-94.90%0.801.7148.60%-99.20%-83.15%
MMA
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS GROUP LTD
$5.82M-4,421.30%-430.20%-5,290.64%661.90%-5.900.3484.50%-1,888.10%-1,865.31%
KMRK
K-TECH SOLUTIONS CO LTD
$47.09M19.20%6.80%16.24%-160.70%1.482.0213.20%2.60%3.32%
NWTG
NEWTON GOLF COMPANY INC
$7.60M-566.80%-160.80%-391.79%429.60%0.721.9768.70%-172.70%-176.37%

Leisure Stocks FAQ

What are the best leisure stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS)


Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) is the #1 top leisure stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is equal to the leisure industry average of 27.

HAS passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Hasbro has seen its stock return 53.75% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 94 percentage points.

Hasbro has an average 1 year price target of $107.30, an upside of 12.82% from Hasbro's current stock price of $95.11.

Hasbro stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Hasbro, 70% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)


Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the #2 top leisure stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the leisure industry average of 27.

ESCA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Escalade has seen its stock return 6.15% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 46 percentage points.

3. Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT)


Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) is the #3 top leisure stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the leisure industry average of 27.

JOUT passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Johnson Outdoors has seen its stock return 71.64% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 112 percentage points.

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. Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK)


Jakks Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) has an annual dividend yield of 4.98%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.85%. 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 142% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA)


Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.62%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.85%. 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 60% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR)


Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.47%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.85%. Clarus's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Clarus's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clarus's dividend payout ratio of -8.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are leisure stocks down?

Leisure stocks were down -2.02% in the last day, and down -4.61% 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 57, which is 38 points higher than the leisure industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Parks & Resorts's stock has dropped -33.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by 7 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 0, which is -19 points higher than the leisure industry average of 19. It passed 0 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 -38.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by 2 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 57, which is 38 points higher than the leisure industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mattel's stock has dropped -20.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by 19 percentage points.

Are leisure stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of leisure stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect leisure stocks to rise by 28.38% over the next year.

8.33% of leisure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of leisure stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 8.33% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% 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 12.16x.
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