BBY
Best Buy Co., Inc.
BBY has the edge over GME overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BBY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BBY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
BBY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $66.80 | -35% |
| Fair | 14x | $83.80 | -19% |
| Forward | 15x | $103 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $104 | +0.3% |
| Current | 17x | $103 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBY's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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 BBY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BBY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
BBY 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.
BBY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.12 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.01 | +66% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.40 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.04 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.03 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.63 | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.10 | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.28 | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.84 | +0.7% |
BBY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $6.01 over the past year, against $10.32 in late 2021.
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 BBY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BBY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.8B | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.9B | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7B | +2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4B | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.8B | -0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9B | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4B | -3.2% |
BBY has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2% | -1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
BBY's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.6 points from 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 BBY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BBY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $737M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $215M | +$347M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | -$287M | +$162M |
| Q3 2025 | $574M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | -$132M | -3400% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | -$449M | -$341M |
BBY still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $1.8B 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 BBY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BBY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +1.4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +700K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.1M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -52.5M shares |
BBY has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $73M |
| Q4 2025 | $35M |
| Q3 2025 | $65M |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $215M |
| Q4 2024 | $137M |
BBY spent $144M 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 |
BBY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
BBY has more cash than debt.
GME Net Leverage
BBY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
BBY's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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).
BBY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BBY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 4.5% below |
| PE % | 82 | 47 | 35 pts above |
BBY is trading at 17x earnings, in line with 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 BBY on valuation relative to its sector.
BBY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $94.6 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $89.3 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $75.6 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $77.9 | 33% above |
BBY has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 33% 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.
BBY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $87.0 | $102.6 | +18% |
| 2021 | $102.6 | $98.1 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | $98.1 | $81.4 | -17% |
| 2023 | $81.4 | $78.3 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $78.3 | $88.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $88.0 | $69.6 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.6 | $103.4 | +49% |
BBY 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.