GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HLT
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
HLT has the edge over GME overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
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.
HLT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
HLT's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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 HLT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HLT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 32x | $239 | -36% |
| Forward | 37x | $373 | — |
| Fair | 42x | $314 | -16% |
| Current | 50x | $373 | — |
| Expensive | 53x | $394 | +5.7% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HLT's PE is in its expensive range at 50x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 37x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
HLT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
HLT has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
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 HLT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HLT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.05 | +36% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.40 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.81 | +4.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.55 | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.12 | -0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.90 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.50 | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.33 | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.14 | +42% |
HLT earned $7.40 per share over the past year, up 7.2% from the year before.
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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
HLT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | +6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9B | +9% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1B | +6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.8B | +6.7% |
HLT has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +2.2 points |
HLT has the edge over GME on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 HLT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HLT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $689M | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $460M | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $609M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $173M | -68% |
| Q3 2025 | $787M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $635M | +56% |
| Q1 2025 | $433M | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $534M | +26% |
HLT generated $1.9B in free cash flow over the past year, down 19% 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 |
HLT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -4.6% | -11M shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -36M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -55M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -64M shares |
HLT has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $846M |
| Q2 2026 | $966M |
| Q1 2026 | $821M |
| Q4 2025 | $779M |
| Q3 2025 | $759M |
| Q2 2025 | $769M |
| Q1 2025 | $875M |
| Q4 2024 | $766M |
HLT spent $3.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 7.7% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
HLT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
HLT's net debt is about 3.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
HLT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 72.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.1 | Overbought |
HLT's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 88 (overbought).
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 HLT on valuation relative to its sector.
HLT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HLT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 50x | 18x | 180% above |
| PE % | 76 | 47 | 29 pts above |
HLT is trading at 50x earnings, a 180% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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.
HLT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $344.3 | 8.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $330.6 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $319.0 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $287.0 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $234.9 | 59% above |
HLT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 59% above its 200-week average.
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.
HLT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $112.4 | $106.9 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | $106.9 | $154.7 | +45% |
| 2022 | $154.7 | $126.4 | -18% |
| 2023 | $126.4 | $182.1 | +44% |
| 2024 | $182.1 | $249.9 | +37% |
| 2025 | $249.9 | $293.5 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $293.5 | $372.7 | +27% |
HLT has the edge over GME on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.