BALL
Ball Corporation
BALL has a slight edge over GME overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BALL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
BALL's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
BALL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $64.91 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $32.46 | -50% |
| Fair | 26x | $52.14 | -20% |
| Current | 33x | $64.91 | — |
| Expensive | 41x | $80.99 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BALL's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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 BALL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BALL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BALL 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.
BALL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.30 | +118% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.97 | -20% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.51 | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.44 | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.30 | -74% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.46 | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.93 | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.68 | -87% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.66 | +468% |
BALL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.97 over the past year, against $13.28 in early 2024.
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 BALL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BALL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $4B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4B | +9.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1B | +7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | -15% |
BALL has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.5% | -15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.2% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2% | +6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2% | -8.6 points |
BALL's operating margin was −3.5% last quarter, down 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 BALL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BALL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32M | -88% |
| Q2 2026 | $467M | +98% |
| Q1 2026 | -$938M | -$192M |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +165% |
| Q3 2025 | $257M | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | $236M | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | -$746M | +$655M |
| Q4 2024 | $393M | -25% |
BALL generated $602M in free cash flow over the past year, about four times what it generated the year before.
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 BALL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BALL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.3M shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -9.1M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -53.5M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -67.8M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -76.3M shares |
BALL has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $157M |
| Q2 2026 | $114M |
| Q1 2026 | $1M |
| Q4 2025 | $215M |
| Q3 2025 | $84M |
| Q2 2025 | $467M |
| Q1 2025 | $555M |
| Q4 2024 | $651M |
BALL spent $487M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 72% 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 |
BALL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
BALL's net debt is about 5.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.4 years a year ago.
GME Net Leverage
BALL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.9 | Neutral |
BALL's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
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).
BALL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BALL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 18x | 83% above |
| PE % | 61 | 47 | 14 pts above |
BALL is trading at 33x earnings, a 83% 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 BALL on valuation relative to its sector.
BALL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.1 | 4.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.4 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $60.1 | 8% above |
| 100 week MA | $56.2 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $57.5 | 13% above |
BALL has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 13% above 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 17% above its 200-week average.
BALL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.7 | $92.3 | +43% |
| 2021 | $92.3 | $90.0 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | $90.0 | $51.6 | -43% |
| 2023 | $51.6 | $57.5 | +11% |
| 2024 | $57.5 | $55.8 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | $55.8 | $52.7 | -5.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.7 | $64.9 | +23% |
BALL has the edge over GME on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +655% in 2021 to −47% in 2022. It's up 21% so far in 2026.