GCO
Genesco Inc.
GCO has the edge over GME overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GCO'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.
GCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6x | $23.89 | -33% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $28.93 | -19% |
| Current | 9x | $35.78 | — |
| Forward | 12x | $35.78 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $78.41 | +119% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GCO's PE is in its expensive range at 9.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 12x.
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 GCO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
GCO 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.
GCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.09 | -22% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.96 | +$6.37 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.85 | +$3.38 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.25 | +$2.99 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.15 | +$2.46 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.41 | -$2.16 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.53 | +$0.60 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.74 | -$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.61 | -$1.87 |
GCO has returned to profit: it earned $3.96 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 GCO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $529.9M | -3% |
| Q2 2026 | $487M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $799.9M | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $616.2M | +3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $546M | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $474M | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $745.9M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $596.3M | +2.9% |
GCO has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.2% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.4% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.6% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.9% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -0.2 points |
GCO's operating margin was 0.7% last quarter, up 3.3 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 GCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60M | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | -$118.2M | +$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $163.5M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | -$31.5M | +$4.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +262% |
| Q2 2025 | -$119.9M | -$79.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $103.3M | -4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | -$36.2M | -$23.4M |
GCO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2026 peak: $74M 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 GCO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.7% | +489K shares |
| 1 year | +6.1% | +623K shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -427K shares |
| 5 years | -25% | -3.7M shares |
| Available history | -25% | -3.6M shares |
GCO has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $12.6M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $440,000 |
GCO hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 |
GCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
GCO has more cash than debt.
GME Net Leverage
GCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.5 | Neutral |
GCO's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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).
GCO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9x | 18x | 50% below |
| PE % | 68 | 47 | 21 pts above |
GCO 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.
GCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.2 | 1.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $35.6 | 0.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $32.9 | 8.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.9 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $30.6 | 17% above |
GCO's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 17% 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 has the edge over GCO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.2 | $27.9 | -42% |
| 2021 | $27.9 | $59.8 | +114% |
| 2022 | $59.8 | $44.2 | -26% |
| 2023 | $44.2 | $35.2 | -20% |
| 2024 | $35.2 | $42.1 | +20% |
| 2025 | $42.1 | $25.6 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.6 | $35.8 | +40% |
GCO 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.