ESCA Stock — Escalade Incorporated

Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ESCA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.29%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 31889.6% over the past 46.6 years.

Escalade, Incorporated manufactures and distributes sporting goods across multiple categories including archery, table tennis, basketball goals, pickleball, fitness equipment, billiard tables, and game recreation products, operating globally with a strong presence in North America and Europe. The company pays a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. The business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the recreational equipment and sporting goods sector.

ESCA performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 31889.6% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 62.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.7%.

ESCA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.13%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/1984

Distribution rate

3.30%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.29%

5-year average yield

4.06

Last close

$18.49 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$254,534,708

Average volume

18980.0

Dividend

$0.1525

Ex-dividend date

10/06/2026

Payment date

10/13/2026

Beta

0.529

Payout ratio

36.4%

P/E ratio

10.81

Forward P/E

15.7729

EPS

$1.71

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.30%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.29%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ESCA risks and drawbacks

ESCA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.7%.

Who may consider ESCA — and who may not

ESCA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ESCA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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