Sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 5.2% year on year to $3.17 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $13.75 billion at the midpoint came in 0.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $3.24 per share was 0.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Company Overview

Started as a hunting supply store, Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is a retailer that sells merchandise for traditional sports as well as for fitness and outdoor activities.

Sales Growth

Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul.

With $13.6 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, Dick's is a mid-sized retailer, which sometimes brings disadvantages compared to larger competitors benefiting from better economies of scale.

As you can see below, Dick's grew its sales at a mediocre 8.3% compounded annual growth rate over the last six years (we compare to 2019 to normalize for COVID-19 impacts) as its store footprint remained unchanged.

This quarter, Dick's reported year-on-year revenue growth of 5.2%, and its $3.17 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 0.7%.

Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 3% over the next 12 months, a deceleration versus the last six years. We still think its growth trajectory is satisfactory given its scale and indicates the market is forecasting success for its products.

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Store Performance

Number of Stores

Dick's listed 885 locations in the latest quarter and has kept its store count flat over the last two years while other consumer retail businesses have opted for growth.

When a retailer keeps its store footprint steady, it usually means demand is stable and it’s focusing on operational efficiency to increase profitability.

Same-Store Sales

The change in a company's store base only tells one side of the story. The other is the performance of its existing locations and e-commerce sales, which informs management teams whether they should expand or downsize their physical footprints. Same-store sales gives us insight into this topic because it measures organic growth for a retailer's e-commerce platform and brick-and-mortar shops that have existed for at least a year.

Dick’s demand has been spectacular for a retailer over the last two years. On average, the company has increased its same-store sales by an impressive 4% per year. Given its flat store base over the same period, this performance stems from not only increased foot traffic at existing locations but also higher e-commerce sales as demand shifts from in-store to online.

In the latest quarter, Dick’s same-store sales rose 4.5% year on year. This performance was more or less in line with its historical levels.

Key Takeaways from Dick’s Q1 Results

We liked that Dick's revenue and EPS narrowly outperformed Wall Street’s estimates. On the other hand, its full-year EPS guidance missed and its gross margin fell slightly short of Wall Street’s estimates. Overall, this print was mixed. The stock remained flat at $172.50 immediately following the results.

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