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Nike is the largest athletic footwear and apparel brand in the world. Footwear generates about two-thirds of its sales. Key performance footwear categories include basketball, running, and football (soccer). Its brands include Nike, Jordan (premium athletic footwear and clothing), NikeSkims (women's athleisure), and Converse (casual footwear). Nike sells products worldwide through company-owned stores, franchised stores (including about 5,500 in China), and third-party retailers. The firm also operates e-commerce platforms in more than 40 countries. Nearly all its production is outsourced to contract manufacturers in more than 30 countries. Nike was founded in 1964 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Garmin produces GPS-enabled hardware and software for five sectors: fitness, outdoors, automotive, aviation, and marine. Garmin has built a strong reputation for durable, high-precision devices through a vertically integrated design and manufacturing approach. The company’s product lines include smartwatches, fitness trackers, communication equipment, and a comprehensive suite of systems for marine and aviation navigation. Garmin operates globally, with its business focused primarily on North America and Europe.

Adidas designs, develops, produces, and markets athletic and leisure apparel, footwear, accessories, and sports equipment. Under its eponymous brand, it produces apparel for competitive athletics, casual activewear, and casual fashion. Adidas sells its products in more than 160 countries through about 1,900 owned retail stores, 15,000 Adidas-branded franchise stores (including about 7,500 in China), 150,000 wholesale doors, and an owned e-commerce site that is available in 67 countries. The company was founded in 1949 in Germany.

Anta Sports is a leading Chinese sportswear company. The company designs, manufactures, and markets sportswear, footwear, and accessories, spanning from value-driven offerings to premium segments. Beyond their core Anta brand, the business operate a multi-brand portfolio including Fila (China), Descente (China), Kolon (China), and holds a major stake in Amer Sports, parent company to globally recognized brands like Salomon, Arc'teryx, and Wilson. This diverse portfolio allows Anta to cater to a broad spectrum of consumers, from professional athletes to athleisure enthusiasts.

Amer Sports manages a diverse portfolio of 10 outdoor and action sports brands that collectively generated revenue of $6.6 billion in 2025. Although primarily owned by the Chinese conglomerate Anta Sports, Amer operates with a degree of autonomy. In its rapidly expanding China business, the company is subject to closer oversight, but it manages its operations outside of China with relative independence. In 2025, the firm generated 32% of its revenue from the Americas, 28% from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, 28% from China, and 12% from Asia-Pacific, excluding China.

Lululemon Athletica designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and girls. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for both leisure and athletic activities such as yoga and running. Lululemon also sells fitness accessories, such as bags, yoga mats, and equipment. It sells its products through digital channels, a small number of wholesale partners, more than 800 company-owned stores in about two dozen countries in North America, Asia, and Western Europe, and about more than 40 franchised locations in the Middle East and Europe. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Founded in Switzerland in 2010, sportswear firm On Holding AG generates about 93% of its sales from athletic shoes. The brand is best known for its running shoes and its distinctive CloudTec soles. On also produces athletic apparel (6% of sales) and accessories (1%). The firm’s merchandise is available in more than 80 countries and is sold through both wholesale (58% of sales) and company-owned channels (42%). In 2025, On generated about 57% of its sales in North America, 26% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and 17% in the Asia-Pacific region.

Gildan is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of basic apparel, including T-shirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. Its primary market is the sale of blank T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel to wholesalers, major clothing brands, and printers (printwear). Gildan also sells branded clothing through retail and direct-to-consumer channels. Brands include Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, and Goldtoe. Gildan produces most of its clothing at factories in Latin America but has been ramping up production at its new facility in Bangladesh. Incorporated in 1984, the Montreal-based company operates internationally but generates nearly 90% of its sales in the US. Gildan is acquiring its US rival Hanesbrands to bolster its consumer and printwear operations.

Shimano, founded in 1921 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is a global leader in the development, production, and distribution of bicycle components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company also offers lifestyle gear, including apparel, shoes, and bags. With a strong international presence across Japan, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, Shimano serves a diverse range of recreational and sporting markets worldwide.

Brunswick is a leading manufacturer in the marine recreation industry. The firm has more than 60 brands delivering products across propulsion (outboard, sterndrive, and inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers), parts, accessories, and technology, and boats (including well-known brands like Boston Whaler and Sea Ray). It also owns 442 Freedom Boat Club locations as well as Boateka, which facilitates transactions in the used-boat market. Brunswick’s focus surrounds building the innovative marine and recreational experiences, technologies, and connections supported by quality and innovation.

Acushnet Holdings Corp is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of golf products. Its product category includes golf balls, golf shoes, golf clubs, wedges, putters, golf gloves, golf gear and golf wear, and others. These products are offered through different brands such as Titleist, FootJoy, Scotty Cemeron, Vokey Design, Pinnacle, KJUS, and others. The company's reportable segments are Titleist golf equipment, FootJoy golf wear, and Gofl gear. A majority of its revenue is generated by the Titleist golf equipment segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA), Japan, Korea, and the Rest of the world.

Puma designs and markets footwear, apparel, and accessories under its own name and golf clubs and golf accessories under the Cobra Golf name. Footwear (53% of 2024 sales) is its largest category, followed by apparel (32%) and accessories (14%). Puma also licenses its name for fragrances, eyewear, and watches. Most (73% in 2024) of its sales are through wholesale partners, with the rest through approximately 1,000 owned retail and outlet stores and online channels. The company's products are sold in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (39% of 2024 sales), the Americas (40%), and Asia-Pacific (21%).

Technogym SpA is a fitness equipment manufacturer. The company offers integrated solutions for personal wellness consisting of equipment, services, and digital solutions that can be personalized and adapted to specific needs of end users and professional operators. The company offers a range of wellness, physical exercise, and rehabilitation solutions to the segments of the fitness equipment market and the overall wellness industry. Its geographical segments are Europe (except Italy), APAC, Americas, MEIA, and Italy.

BRP designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and personal watercraft under the Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Can-Am, and Lynx brand names. It also builds engines under the Rotax brand (after shuttering the Evinrude outboard engine business in 2020) and offers clothing, parts, and accessories that cater to its core consumers. In 2018, BRP created a marine group, which has largely been divested; Manitou was sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, and Telwater remains up for sale. At the end of fiscal 2026, the company sold its products through a network of more than 2,050 independent dealers and 140 distributors in around 110 countries.

Ninebot Ltd is engaged in the research and development, design, manufacturing, distribution and sales of short-distance transportation products. The products offered by the company include electric balance bikes and electric scooters for short distance commuting.

Asmodee Group AB is an entertainment company specializing in tabletop games, miniatures board games, card games, and others to bring people together through great games and amazing stories. The company operates in Sweden, France, Germany, the USA, the UK, Other American and European countries, with the majority of revenue from France.

Sportradar Group AG is a technology platform enabling next-generation engagement in sports, and a provider of B2B solutions to the sports betting industry. It generates revenue through two primary sources: subscription-based revenue and revenue sharing. Geographically, it operates in North America, Africa, AsiaPac & Middle East, Europe, and LATAM & Caribbean.

YETI Holdings Inc is a designer, marketer, and distributor of premium products for the outdoor and recreation market sold under the YETI brand. The company offers products including coolers and equipment, drinkware, and other accessories. Its trademark products include YETI Tundra, Hopper, YETI TANK, Rambler, Colster, Rambler among others. The company distributes products through wholesale channels and through direct-to-consumer, or DTC, channels.

Trigano SA is a French design, manufacturer and distributer of leisure vehicles and trailers. The company organizes itself into two segments: leisure vehicles and leisure equipment. Leisure vehicles, which constitute majority of the company revenue, it manufactures campervans, caravans, mobile homes, and related accessories. The vehicles segment largely derives revenue from campervan sales. Leisure equipment includes trailers, garden equipment, and camping equipment. The company generates maximum of its sales across France, from Leisure Vehicles Segment.

Yamaha Corp is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments and audio equipment. The company operates through two business segments. The Musical Instruments segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of pianos, electronic musical instruments, orchestral instruments, percussion instruments, and other related products. The Audio Equipment segment manufactures and sells audio equipment, professional audio systems, and information and communication equipment (ICT devices). The Company is also involved in components and equipment, including electronic devices, automotive interiors, and factory automation (FA) equipment, along with businesses in golf goods and resorts. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Musical instruments segment.

Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of footwear products, as well as the retail and distribution of sportswear and footwear products. Retail operation also includes the provision of large-scale commercial spaces to retailers and distributors. The company operates in two reportable segments: Manufacturing Business and Retailing Business. Manufacturing Business contributes the majority of the revenue. Its products include athletic shoes, casual shoes, outdoor shoes, sports sandals, soles, components, and Apparel wholesale. The company operates in the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and other countries, and the majority of its revenue is generated from China.

Callaway Golf Co is a golf equipment, gear and apparel company with a portfolio of world-wide brands, including Callaway Golf, Odyssey, TravisMathew, and OGIO. Callaway designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance golf clubs, golf balls, apparel, bags, and other accessories-setting the standard for performance in the game of golf.

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp is a modern golf and active lifestyle company that provides world-class golf entertainment experiences, designs and manufactures premium golf equipment, and sells golf and active lifestyle apparel and other accessories through brands such as, Topgolf, Callaway Golf, Odyssey, TravisMathew, Jack Wolfskin, OGIO and Toptracer. The company's reportable segments are; Topgolf, Golf Equipment and Active Lifestyle. Majority of the revenue is generated from its Topgolf segment which is predominantly comprised of service revenues and expenses from the company operated Topgolf venues, Toptracer ball-flight tracking technology, and WGT digital golf game. Geographically, majority of the revenue for the company is derived from United States.

Husqvarna AB provides products and solutions for managing forests, parks, and gardens. The product range includes robotic mowers, battery and petrol-powered chainsaws, trimmers, riding lawn mowers, as well as watering solutions. In addition, the group offers equipment for sawing and drilling in concrete surfaces, floor preparation, as well as diamond tools for the light construction industry. Its products are marketed mainly under the Husqvarna and Gardena brands. The group's operating segments include the Husqvarna Forest and Garden Division, which generates key revenue, the Gardena Division, and the Husqvarna Construction Division. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the United States and the rest from Germany, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Austria, and other regions.

Thule Group AB is a manufacturer of sports and outdoor products. It develops and manufactures premium products that facilitate an active outdoor life. Its product categories; Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes, and carriers for transporting cycling, water, and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Juvenile & Pet Products (strollers, bike trailers, and child bike seats), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Packs, Bags & Luggage (hiking backpacks, luggage, and camera bags). It has two operating segments: Region Europe and ROW, and Region Americas. Geographic markets: Sweden, Other Nordic countries, Germany, Other Europe, the USA, Other North America, Central/South America, Asia/Pacific Rim, and the Rest of the world.

Peloton Interactive Inc operates an interactive fitness platform. It operates its business in two reportable segments: Connected Fitness Products and Subscription. Connected Fitness Product derives revenue from the portfolio of Connected Fitness Products and related accessories, as well as Precor-branded fitness products, delivery and installation services, Peloton Bike portfolio rental products, extended warranty agreements, branded apparel, and commercial service contracts. Subscription revenue is derived from monthly Subscription fees. The company generates maximum revenue from the Subscription segment. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from North America and the rest from International markets.

Toread Holdings Group Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, design, production and retail of outdoor products. It offers skin suits, children's outdoor equipment, and outdoor sports shoes, as well as equipment supplies.

DeNA Co Ltd is a social media service provider in Japan. It generates majority of the portion of its revenue by providing social media and Internet marketing-related services through its Social Media segment. The E-commerce segment offers E-Commerce related services, including the operation of auction shopping and cellular phone websites under the names DeNA shopping and Mobaoku, respectively. The Others segment is engaged in travel agency and insurance agency services, and professional baseball related business. The company has its primary market in North America.

Alpargatas SA primarily manufactures footwear, apparel, and sports items. Brands the company owns or manufactures under license include Havaianas, dupe, Osklen, Mizuno, Megga, and Sete Leguas. Alpargatas reaches consumers through third-party retailers and through its own retail stores. Most of the company's sales are in Brazil and Argentina, with sales in Brazil accounting for more than half of the company's total sales. Remaining revenue is generated by the company's subsidiaries in Europe and the United States, and through direct exports.

PT MNC Digital Entertainment Tbk is a content provider in Indonesia, has its core business in producing, developing, and distributing content and intellectual properties across all existing media platforms. The company's main business is supported by its various business units engaged in media and entertainment activities, such as drama production houses, infotainment, reality shows, game shows, animation, films, original content, music labels, advertising agencies, content & IP licensing, talent management, social media, including multi-channel networks (MCN), OTT superapps, and online portals. The company's operating segments include Digital, Content and IP, Talent, and Subscription. The company generates maximum revenue from the Content and IP, Talent segment.

Yonex Co Ltd is a Japan based company engaged in manufacture and sale of sporting goods and golf course management. It produces Badminton Equipment, Tennis, Soft Tennis Equipment, and Golf Equipment. The Badminton Equipment includes Racquets, shuttlecocks, strings, apparel, shoes, bags, etc.; The Tennis, Soft Tennis Equipment includes Racquets, strings, apparel, shoes, bags, balls, etc. and Golf Equipment includes Woods, irons, putters, shafts, apparel, shoes, bags, accessories, etc. It has four geographical segments Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia.

Herbalife Ltd is a health and wellness company. It provides health and wellness products in 95 markets through a direct-selling business model. Its product categories include Weight Management, Targeted Nutrition, Energy, Sports and Fitness, Outer Nutrition, and Literature, Promotional, and Other. Weight Management generates the majority of revenue, with products such as meal replacements, protein shakes, drink mixes, weight loss enhancers, and healthy snacks. Products are manufactured at facilities in Changsha and Suzhou, China; Lake Forest, California; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as well as by third-party providers. Revenues reflect sales to Members across North America, Latin America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and China.

Fusheng Precision Co Ltd is engaged in the business of exporting high-quality golf club heads, carbon fiber golf shafts, golf club assembled sets, baseball, and softball bats, and industrial precision parts. Its business segments include Golf Business and Sports Equipment Business. Also the company provides aerospace and automotive precision parts.

Johnson Health Tech Co Ltd is a producer of fitness equipment. The main activities of the company is manufacturing and selling sports equipment, cardio equipment, weight training equipment, and related electronic components.

Dometic Group AB provides leisure products for recreational vehicles (RV), marine and commercial and passenger vehicles (CPV) markets. It provides branded solutions for mobile living in the areas of climate, Power & Control, hygiene and sanitation, and food and beverage. It serves the market with a complete range of air conditioners, refrigerators, awnings, cookers, sanitation, lighting, mobile power equipment, windows, doors, and other comfort and safety products that make life away from home more comfortable. The group is organized into four regions, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC), and other countries.

Shuhua Sports Co Ltd is a provider of fitness equipment and health solutions in China. It has four production bases and two operation centers in China. The company offers home fitness, commercial fitness, physical training, campus sports and various others. Its global business covers more than 60 countries and regions, including Europe and the United States, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Daktronics Inc designs and manufactures electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large-screen video displays for sporting, commercial, and transportation applications. It is engaged in a full range of activities: marketing and sales, engineering and product design and development, manufacturing, technical contracting, professional services, and customer service and support. The company offers a complete line of products, from small scoreboards and electronic displays to large multimillion-dollar video display systems as well as related control, timing, and sound systems. The company has five reportable segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company makes the majority of its revenue from Live events.

Harvia PLC is a sauna and spa company. The company's brands and product range are well known in the market and the company's comprehensive product range aims to meet the needs of the international sauna and spa market, both for professionals and consumers.The Group’s product range includes sauna heaters, sauna rooms, infrared and steam saunas, steam showers, spa components, control units, heater stones, sauna accessories and sauna interior solutions such as sauna benches, audio speakers and lighting solutions. The company's production plant for saunas and sauna components is also located in Muurame in connection with Harvia's head office.

Winnebago Industries manufactures Class A, B, and C motor homes along with towables, customized specialty vehicles, boats, and parts. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Winnebago has been producing recreational vehicles since 1958. Revenue was $2.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Winnebago expanded into towables in 2011 with the acquisition of SunnyBrook and acquired Grand Design in November 2016. Towables made up 84% of the firm's RV unit volume, up from 31% in fiscal 2016. The company's total fiscal 2025 RV unit volume was 36,911. Winnebago expanded into boating in 2018 with the purchase of Chris-Craft, bought premium motor home maker Newmar in November 2019, and bought Barletta pontoon boats in August 2021. It also is developing electric and autonomous technology.

Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd is engaged in information software service, electronic information supply service, system integration service, and solar power equipment engineering contract. The company produces bicycles for both recreational and professional use. Products include mountain bicycles, road and racing bicycles, bicycle motocross, or BMX, folding bicycles, children and youth bicycles, electric bicycles, helmets, components, and related parts and accessories. Giant distributes bicycles and components both domestically and internationally, and largely sells products under the Giant brand name.

Catapult is a technology company that provides analytics solutions to the global sports industry. It is the world’s largest sports technology company for professional sports teams and helps over 5,000 teams in over 40 different sports to gain a competitive edge through athlete monitoring, video analysis, and athlete lifecycle management.

Roland Corporation is a leisure based goods and services provider in Japan. Its business comprises of the manufacture and sale of electronic musical instruments such as pianos, organs, keyboards, guitar, amplifiers and accessories essential for music creation. The musical instrument production falls under the electronic musical instruments segment, which secures the maximum revenue share for the company. Its other segment is the computer peripherals business. The Computer Peripheral Equipment segment is involved in the development, manufacture, and sale of printers, plotters, and other work machines. Roland Corporation distributes its products predominantly in North America and in Europe and Japan.

Better Collective AS is a developer of educational platforms within the iGaming industry. The company's segment includes Publishing and Paid Media. It generates maximum revenue from the Publishing segment. The publishing business segment includes revenue from Collective’s proprietary online platforms and media partnerships, where online traffic comes either directly or through organic search results.

Mips AB manufactures and sells helmet-based safety and brain protection products in Sweden. The company sells MIPS Brain Protection System for helmet solutions in the consumer market, such as bicycles, winter sports, motorcycles, horse riding, team sports, and others; and in commercial markets such as military, police, and rescue services. The main component of the Mips safety system is the Mips low-friction layer, which imitates the brain’s protection system and enables a relative motion between the head and the helmet.

Beneteau SA is a boat and housing manufacturer, domiciled in France. The company organises itself into two segments: boats and housing. The boats business, which contributes the majority of revenue, manufactures and markets boats. Beneteau produces both motor and sail boats, and derives revenue from France, Europe, and North America. The housing segment manufactures mobile homes for campsites and tour operators, and timber-frame homes. The housing business derives the vast majority of income domestically.

Helen Of Troy Ltd is a consumer products company offering creative products and solutions for its customers through a diversified portfolio of brands. It has two operating segments: Home and Outdoor segment provides a broad range of consumer products for home activities such as food preparation, cooking, cleaning, and organization; as well as products for outdoor and on-the-go activities such as hydration, food storage, backpacks, and travel gear, and The Beauty and Wellness segment provides beauty and wellness products including mass and prestige market beauty appliances, prestige market liquid-based hair and personal care products, and wellness devices including thermometers, water and air filtration systems, humidifiers, and fans.

Merida Industry Co Ltd is a manufacturer and distributor of bicycles and bicycle-related components, domiciled in Taiwan. The company produces bicycles for both recreational and professional use. Products include mountain bicycles, road and racing bicycles, bicycle motocross, or BMX, folding bicycles, children and youth bicycles, electric bicycles, helmets, components, and related parts and accessories. It distributes bicycles and components both domestically and internationally, and products are largely sold under the Merida brand name.

Genda Inc is a pure holding company engaged in management support for several subsidiaries in entertainment businesses. The company has two business segments: Entertainment Platform Business and Entertainment and Content Business. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Entertainment Platform Business segment, which is engaged in developing "Karaoke," which operates karaoke facilities and distributes equipment, and "Food & Beverage (F&B)," which provides food and drinks as a platform to deliver "Food as Entertainment". The Entertainment and Contents Business includes Character Merchandising (MD), which plans and provides product and events that utilize the characters that appear in IPs and the worldview and appeal of those IPs, as well as anime production and publishing.