Academy Sports + Outdoors vs Backcountry

Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities

Backcountry leads in AI visibility (45 vs 22)

Academy Sports + Outdoors

UnknownSporting Goods & Outdoor

General

NASDAQ-listed southern US sporting goods retailer with $6B revenue and 270+ stores; maintains hunting/firearms business that Dick's Sporting Goods exited, serving value-focused outdoor families.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
D22
Category Rank
#688 of 1167
AI Consensus
51%
Trend
down
Per Platform
ChatGPT
33
Perplexity
19
Gemini
15

About

Academy Sports + Outdoors is a full-line sporting goods retailer operating 270+ stores primarily across the southern and southeastern United States — offering sports equipment, athletic apparel, footwear, and outdoor recreation products (hunting, fishing, camping gear) at competitive prices that undercut specialty retailers like REI and Dick's Sporting Goods. Listed on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: ASO) after its October 2020 IPO, Academy generates approximately $6 billion in annual revenue and targets value-oriented families and outdoor enthusiasts in markets where it is the dominant sporting goods destination.

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Backcountry

EmergingSporting Goods & Outdoor

Outdoor Retail

Salt Lake City premium outdoor e-commerce with Gearhead expert advisory for ski, climb, and hike gear; CSC Generation-owned at $400M+ revenue competing with REI for technical outdoor enthusiast purchases.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
C45
Category Rank
#6 of 6
AI Consensus
68%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
49
Perplexity
55
Gemini
56

About

Backcountry is a Salt Lake City-based premium outdoor specialty e-commerce retailer — owned by CSC Generation (following acquisition from Altamont Capital in 2021) — selling gear, apparel, and footwear for skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, camping, and water sports from brands including Patagonia, Arc'teryx, The North Face, Black Diamond, and Osprey. Backcountry.com generates an estimated $400+ million in annual revenue, serving the enthusiast outdoor consumer who prioritizes technical performance and brand quality over price and is willing to pay premium prices for the right gear for their specific activity.

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AI Visibility Head-to-Head

22
Overall Score
45
#688
Category Rank
#6
51
AI Consensus
68
down
Trend
stable
33
ChatGPT
49
19
Perplexity
55
15
Gemini
56
15
Claude
44
28
Grok
46

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