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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended January 30 , 2021 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File No. 001-39589 Delaware to ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Academy® SPORTS + OUTDOORS Academy Sports and Outdoors , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1800 North Mason Road Katy , Texas 77449 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) 85-1800912 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 281 ) 646-5200 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , including Area Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . Title of each class ASO Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " , and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of August 1 , 2020 , the last day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter , the registrant's common stock was not publicly traded . The registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share , began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market , or Nasdaq , on October 2 , 2020. As of March 30 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 1,103,587,377 ( based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on that date on the Nasdaq ) . As of March 30 , 2021 , Academy Sports and Outdoors , Inc. had 91,296,308 shares of common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share , outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K incorporates certain information from the registrant's definite proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 3 , 2021 .