ARKO
Arko Corp.
ARKO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has the edge over ARKO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ARKO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
ARKO's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
GME Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
GME's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ARKO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $0.99 | -76% |
| Fair | 28x | $1.70 | -59% |
| Forward | 29x | $4.10 | — |
| Expensive | 62x | $3.70 | -9.9% |
| Current | 68x | $4.10 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ARKO's PE is in its expensive range at 68x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
GME PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 17x | $25.62 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $27.96 | +9.1% |
| Forward | 38x | $25.62 | — |
| Fair | 43x | $66.84 | +161% |
| Expensive | 252x | $388 | +1414% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GME has the edge over ARKO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ARKO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ARKO has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
GME Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GME's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
ARKO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.14 | +133% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -45% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.20 | +567% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.15 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.11 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.08 | -68% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.03 | -88% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | -46% |
ARKO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.06 over the past year, against $0.60 in mid-2022.
GME Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.67 | -56% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.54 | +93% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.34 | +153% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.77 | +133% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.89 | +394% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.80 | +515% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.53 | +563% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.33 | +1550% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.18 | +$0.21 |
GME has the edge over ARKO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ARKO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | -3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -11% |
ARKO has the edge over GME on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7% | -0.4 points |
ARKO's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
GME Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $790.2M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $835.3M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $821M | -4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $972.2M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $732.4M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $860.3M | -20% |
GME's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $790M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5% | +8.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | +9.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -2.5 points |
GME has the edge over ARKO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ARKO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.5M | -147% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -173% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9M | +$28.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5M | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.8M | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | $16M | +$32.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$13.4M | -162% |
ARKO usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$11M, but it generated $744,000 over the past year.
GME Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60.7M | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $332.9M | +76% |
| Q1 2026 | $187.4M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $107M | +435% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.3M | +73% |
| Q2 2025 | $189.6M | +$304.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $158.8M | +$177.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $20M | +80% |
GME has the edge over ARKO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ARKO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -36K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +644K shares |
| 3 years | -3.7% | -4.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -18.1M shares |
| Available history | -74% | -326M shares |
ARKO has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $51,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $212,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ARKO spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 43% from the year before.
GME Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +8.4% | +46.1M shares |
| 3 years | +94% | +288M shares |
| 5 years | +104% | +302M shares |
| Available history | +80% | +264M shares |
GME has 593M diluted shares, up 8.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $21.8M |
| Q4 2019 | $114M |
ARKO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
ARKO's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 years a year ago.
GME Net Leverage
ARKO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
ARKO's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
GME Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.5 | Neutral |
GME's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
ARKO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ARKO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 68x | 18x | 279% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
ARKO is trading at 68x earnings, a 279% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
GME PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GME | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 7.7% below |
| PE % | 15 | 47 | 32 pts below |
GME has the edge over ARKO on valuation relative to its sector.
ARKO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.04 | 1.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.28 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.78 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.35 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.27 | 35% below |
ARKO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 35% below its 200-week average.
GME Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.2 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $22.4 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.6 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.0 | 7% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.8 | 17% above |
GME has the edge over ARKO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ARKO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.0 | $9.44 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $9.44 | $8.52 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $8.52 | $8.62 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $8.62 | $8.25 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $8.25 | $6.53 | -21% |
| 2025 | $6.53 | $4.64 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.64 | $4.10 | -12% |
ARKO has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 12% so far in 2026.
GME Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.48 | $5.04 | +241% |
| 2021 | $5.04 | $38.0 | +655% |
| 2022 | $38.0 | $20.1 | -47% |
| 2023 | $20.1 | $17.5 | -13% |
| 2024 | $17.5 | $32.2 | +84% |
| 2025 | $32.2 | $21.1 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.1 | $25.6 | +21% |
GME has the edge over ARKO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.