SBA Loans for Sporting Goods Stores
SBA has approved 9,208 7(a) loans worth $1.6B to Sporting Goods Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 72% versus the prior decade.
- 9,208
- 7(a) loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- $170,397
- Average loan size
- #31
- Rank among industries
- -72%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.9%
- Active-status distress
- 8%
- Franchise-branded
Sporting Goods Stores is the #31 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 9,208 such loans worth $1.6B, averaging $170,397 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 72% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 470 active-status sporting goods stores loans, 10.9% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.