COLM
Columbia Sportswear Company
COLM has the edge over GME overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
COLM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
COLM'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.
COLM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $69.30 | -3.3% |
| Current | 16x | $71.64 | — |
| Forward | 17x | $71.64 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $83.30 | +16% |
| Expensive | 26x | $117 | +63% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COLM's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 17x.
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 COLM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
COLM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
COLM has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue 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.
COLM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.34 | -4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.56 | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.14 | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.24 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.26 | -8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.87 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.86 | -4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.82 | -6.6% |
COLM earned $4.56 per share over the past year, up 40% from the year before.
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 COLM on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COLM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $962.6M | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $614.4M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $779M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $943.4M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $605.2M | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $778.5M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +3.5% |
COLM has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.9% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.8 points |
COLM's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 4.3 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 COLM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COLM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$333M | -$45.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $101.6M | +$147M |
| Q1 2026 | -$90M | -$42.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $596.8M | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | -$287.2M | -$87.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$45.3M | -$34.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$47.6M | -152% |
| Q4 2024 | $549.6M | -8.5% |
COLM usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$333M, but it generated $276M 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 COLM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COLM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -318K shares |
| 1 year | -6.6% | -3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -10M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -15.3M shares |
| Available history | -26% | -17.5M shares |
COLM has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $150M |
| Q4 2025 | $29.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $30.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $101.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $86.9M |
COLM spent $229M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% 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 |
COLM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
COLM has more cash than debt.
GME Net Leverage
COLM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 92.5 | Overbought |
COLM's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 93 (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).
COLM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | COLM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 18x | 13% below |
| PE % | 21 | 47 | 26 pts below |
COLM has the edge over GME on valuation relative to its sector.
GME PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GME | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 7.7% below |
| PE % | 15 | 47 | 32 pts below |
GME is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
COLM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.9 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $61.0 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $60.0 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $62.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.6 | 0.1% above |
COLM has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 0.1% 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.
COLM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $99.7 | $90.2 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $90.2 | $93.8 | +4% |
| 2022 | $93.8 | $85.9 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | $85.9 | $79.5 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | $79.5 | $85.8 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | $85.8 | $55.6 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.6 | $71.6 | +29% |
COLM 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.