GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has the edge over IBP overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
IBP
Installed Building Products, Inc.
IBP has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
IBP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
IBP's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
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 IBP in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
IBP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $151 | -33% |
| Fair | 24x | $214 | -4.3% |
| Forward | 24x | $224 | — |
| Current | 26x | $224 | — |
| Expensive | 33x | $292 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IBP's PE is in its fair range at 26x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 24x.
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.
IBP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
IBP has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and revenue 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 IBP on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IBP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.38 | +6.9% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.77 | -5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.27 | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.36 | +6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.71 | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.29 | +3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.99 | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.77 | -0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.10 | +5.7% |
IBP earned $8.77 per share over the past year, down 5.6% 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 has the edge over IBP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IBP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $808.4M | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $777.8M | +2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $660.5M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $747.5M | -0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $778.2M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $760.3M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $684.8M | -1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $750.2M | +4.1% |
IBP has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.4 points |
IBP's operating margin was 11% last quarter, down 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 IBP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
IBP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $58.3M | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.9M | -31% |
| Q1 2026 | $85.7M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.3M | -6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $104.8M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $74.8M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.9M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.9M | -29% |
IBP's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $245M 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 |
IBP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -206K shares |
| 1 year | -2.5% | -666K shares |
| 3 years | -6.4% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -3.1M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -3.4M shares |
IBP has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $76.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $25.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $51.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $34.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $78.9M |
IBP spent $139M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 35% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
IBP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
IBP's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 years 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).
IBP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.5 | Neutral |
IBP's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (neutral).
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 IBP on valuation relative to its sector.
IBP PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | IBP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 42% above |
| PE % | 52 | 47 | 5 pts above |
IBP is trading at 26x earnings, a 42% 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 has the edge over IBP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IBP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $202.6 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $218.5 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $249.9 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $227.4 | 1.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $201.6 | 11% above |
IBP's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 11% 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 has the edge over IBP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IBP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $69.1 | $108.7 | +57% |
| 2021 | $108.7 | $139.0 | +28% |
| 2022 | $139.0 | $87.5 | -37% |
| 2023 | $87.5 | $182.8 | +109% |
| 2024 | $182.8 | $174.3 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | $174.3 | $267.2 | +53% |
| 2026 YTD | $267.2 | $223.8 | -16% |
IBP has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 16% so far in 2026.