Academy Sports + Outdoors Cashback: Every Portal's Rate, Compared
The best Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback we found is 6% at Active Junky, read from Active Junky's own Academy Sports + Outdoors page.
Academy Sports + Outdoors cash back rates by portal
Every rate below was read from that portal's own Academy Sports + Outdoors page, and every row shows when we last looked. Where a rate has a catch, the catch is printed next to the number rather than underneath it.
| Portal | Rate | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Active Junky | 6%source | |
| Fluz | 2.5%source | |
| Rakuten | 2%source | |
| TopCashback | 2%source | |
| Raisenot on other comparison sites | 1%source | |
| Extrabux | 0.8%source | |
| Price.com | Rate not publishedThis portal lists the merchant but did not show a rate we could read. That is different from paying nothing.source | |
| BeFrugal | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| chirpyest | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| CouponFollow | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| GoCashBack | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Hoopla Doopla | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Lollinot on other comparison sitespaid in bitcoin | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| MaxRebates | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Mr. Rebates | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| MyPointspaid in points | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| RebatesMe | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| RetailMeNot | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| ShopBack | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. | |
| Sunshine Rewards | Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant. |
Rates move without notice, so treat anything more than a couple of days old as worth re-checking at the portal before you shop.
How to get Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback, step by step
- Open Active Junky's Academy Sports + Outdoors page and click through to Academy Sports + Outdoors from there. That click is what ties the order to your account, so start every Academy Sports + Outdoors order this way rather than from a bookmark or a search result. The rate as we last read it was 6%.
- Shop in that same tab and session. Don't leave for a coupon site and come back, and turn off any other cashback or coupon extension before you check out: the last click before the order is the one that gets credited, and another extension's click can take it.
- Check out in one go, using only codes Active Junky itself shows for Academy Sports + Outdoors. A code from somewhere else can void the cashback on many stores.
- Wait for it to confirm. Orders stay pending until the partner store approves them. For travel and events, partners typically approve within about 3 months after the trip or event. Returning part of the order, or cancelling it, changes what gets paid.
- Get paid. Active Junky pays by: Check, PayPal, Venmo or a credit/debit card. Approved cash back can also be cashed out early as a gift card. Minimum: None stated for the monthly payout. Cashing out early as a gift card takes $5.01 in approved cash back. Timing: On the 20th of each month, or the next business day when the 20th falls on a weekend or holiday.
Getting paid, portal by portal
Each portal's own help pages, as written there. The source link on each row goes to the page it came from. These are the portal's terms, not Academy Sports + Outdoors's.
| Portal | Paid by | Minimum | Confirmation window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Junkysource | Check, PayPal, Venmo or a credit/debit card. Approved cash back can also be cashed out early as a gift card. | None stated for the monthly payout. Cashing out early as a gift card takes $5.01 in approved cash back. | Orders stay pending until the partner store approves them. For travel and events, partners typically approve within about 3 months after the trip or event. |
| Fluzsource | Bank transfer (ACH), PayPal or Venmo, or spent in the app on more gift cards. Without a US bank account, PayPal or Venmo. | $15 in lifetime earnings once, then $1 per withdrawal. | Instant. The cashback lands in the Fluz balance when the gift card is bought. |
| Rakutensource | Big Fat Check by mail, PayPal, American Express Membership Rewards points, or Bilt. A confirmed balance of $5.00 or more can also be redeemed as a gift card within minutes. | $5.01 in confirmed cash back before the payment date; $5.00 or less carries over to the next one. | 3 to 14 weeks for online and in-store purchases; 45 to 120 days for travel. |
| TopCashbacksource | Bank transfer, Venmo, PayPal, gift cards, a Virtual Visa Prepaid Card or an American Express Virtual Reward Card. | None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one. | No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page. |
| Raisesource | Raise Cash, posted to your Raise account each time you buy a gift card. It's redeemed at checkout on Raise toward any gift card or other product Raise sells, and Raise's catalogue includes a Prepaid Mastercard. Raise doesn't offer cash distribution, bank transfers or PayPal transfers. | None to redeem; Raise applies it at your next checkout. Gift cards must be bought for at least $5, and with more than $1,000 in Raise Cash on hand you have to redeem some before earning more. | Posted to the Raise account when the gift card is bought, and rescinded if that purchase is refunded or cancelled for any reason. |
| Extrabuxsource | PayPal, eGift cards, ACH bank deposit (US only), check (US only), or a donation to a charity. | $10 available balance, with at least one confirmed purchase carrying more than $1 in available cash back. | Usually tracked within 1 to 7 days of purchase, then held through a 90-day window for returns or cancellations at most stores before it becomes available. |
| Price.comsource | Debit card deposit, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, gift cards, a donation to charity, or crypto. | $10 per withdrawal, with a $500 cap per withdrawal and per day. | Typically 30 to 90 days: pending until the retailer confirms the purchase and its return period ends. |
Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback rate history
Only changes are listed. Re-confirmations are not noise worth showing.
- RetailMeNotmerchant dropped by this portal
- MyPointsmerchant dropped by this portal
- chirpyestmerchant dropped by this portal
- Mr. Rebatesmerchant dropped by this portal
- CouponFollowmerchant dropped by this portal
- ShopBackmerchant dropped by this portal
- Raise1%
- Lollimerchant dropped by this portal
- GoCashBackmerchant dropped by this portal
- Active Junky6%
- Sunshine Rewardsmerchant dropped by this portal
- Extrabux0.8%
- RebatesMemerchant dropped by this portal
- BeFrugalmerchant dropped by this portal
- Fluz2.5%
- Price.comrate no longer published
- TopCashback2%
- Rakuten2%
- MaxRebatesmerchant dropped by this portal
- Hoopla Dooplamerchant dropped by this portal
How these Academy Sports + Outdoors numbers were produced
- Read directly from each portal's own merchant page, never copied from another comparison site.
- A rate we could not read is reported as unread. It is never converted into a zero, and a failed check never overwrites a previously good number.
- "Up to" and new-customer-only rates are labelled as such and are not allowed to win the top spot over a lower rate that everyone actually gets.
Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback FAQ
Which portal pays the most for Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback right now?
Active Junky, at 6%. That's the rate a returning shopper gets, which is how the table ranks: an "up to" ceiling or a new-customer rate never takes this spot over a lower rate everyone gets.
How long does Academy Sports + Outdoors cashback take to pay out?
On a click-through portal there are two waits, one after the other: the portal has to confirm the order with Academy Sports + Outdoors, which mostly tracks Academy Sports + Outdoors's return window, and then the confirmed balance has to be paid out, which is the portal's own rule. Buying Academy Sports + Outdoors's gift card through a portal skips the first wait: that cashback is paid when the card is bought.
- Active Junky: Orders stay pending until the partner store approves them. For travel and events, partners typically approve within about 3 months after the trip or event. Payout: On the 20th of each month, or the next business day when the 20th falls on a weekend or holiday.
- Fluz: Instant. The cashback lands in the Fluz balance when the gift card is bought. Payout: On request; 2 to 7 business days. Fluz charges no fee, but passes on any transfer fee it's charged.
- Rakuten: 3 to 14 weeks for online and in-store purchases; 45 to 120 days for travel. Payout: Every three months: February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15.
- TopCashback: No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page. Payout: On request, once the cash back is payable. Adding bank, PayPal or Venmo details puts a 72-hour hold on the account first.
- Raise: Posted to the Raise account when the gift card is bought, and rescinded if that purchase is refunded or cancelled for any reason. Payout: Posted on each gift-card purchase. Raise Cash expires 180 days after the day it was earned.
- Extrabux: Usually tracked within 1 to 7 days of purchase, then held through a 90-day window for returns or cancellations at most stores before it becomes available. Payout: On request. Requests are processed within 3 business days; PayPal and eGift cards typically land within 24 to 48 hours after that, ACH takes about 5 business days, and a check 1 to 2 weeks by post.
- Price.com: Typically 30 to 90 days: pending until the retailer confirms the purchase and its return period ends. Payout: On request, once the cash back is approved.
Is there a minimum payout?
- Active Junky: None stated for the monthly payout. Cashing out early as a gift card takes $5.01 in approved cash back.
- Fluz: $15 in lifetime earnings once, then $1 per withdrawal.
- Rakuten: $5.01 in confirmed cash back before the payment date; $5.00 or less carries over to the next one.
- TopCashback: None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one.
- Raise: None to redeem; Raise applies it at your next checkout. Gift cards must be bought for at least $5, and with more than $1,000 in Raise Cash on hand you have to redeem some before earning more.
- Extrabux: $10 available balance, with at least one confirmed purchase carrying more than $1 in available cash back.
- Price.com: $10 per withdrawal, with a $500 cap per withdrawal and per day.