Academy Sports + Outdoors
About Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASO) is one of the largest sporting goods and outdoor retailers in the United States, headquartered at 1800 N. Mason Road in Katy, Texas — technically in unincorporated western Harris County — on a shared campus that also houses the Katy Distribution Center. Founded in 1938 in San Antonio, Texas, Academy has grown to 322 store locations across 21 states as of fiscal year 2025, with distribution centers in Jeffersonville, Georgia and Cookeville, Tennessee. The company reported $6.05 billion in FY2025 net sales — its first return to topline growth in two years — and CEO Steve Lawrence (since June 2023) has described 2025 as an “inflection point” for the business. FY2026