GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
LCUT
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
LCUT has the edge over GME overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
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.
LCUT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
LCUT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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's PE is in its cheap range at 17x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 38x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
LCUT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6x | $7.72 | — |
| Cheap | 7.4x | $9.57 | +24% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $7.72 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $13.60 | +76% |
| Expensive | 14x | $18.01 | +133% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LCUT has the edge over GME in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
LCUT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
LCUT has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable earnings 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 LCUT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LCUT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.83 | -36% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +$2.95 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.43 | +$3.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.27 | -$0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.24 | -$0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.66 | -$0.66 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.59 | -$0.77 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.71 | -$0.31 |
LCUT has returned to profit: it earned $1.29 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 LCUT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCUT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $177.7M | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $141.6M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $143.5M | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $204.1M | -5.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.9M | -6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.9M | -6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $215.2M | +5.9% |
LCUT has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0% | -3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +51 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -28% | -29 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | -0.6 points |
LCUT's operating margin was −0% last quarter, down 3.9 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 LCUT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LCUT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.3M | +$30M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.9M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.9M | +98% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M | -87% |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.7M | +$511K |
| Q2 2025 | $8.2M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.7M | -49% |
LCUT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $51M over 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 |
LCUT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -366K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +953K shares |
| 5 years | +0.7% | +161K shares |
| Available history | +8% | +1.6M shares |
LCUT has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $2.5M |
GME Net Leverage
LCUT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 10.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
LCUT's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.4 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).
LCUT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.7 | Neutral |
LCUT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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 is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCUT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LCUT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6x | 18x | 67% below |
| PE % | 5 | 47 | 42 pts below |
LCUT has the edge over GME on valuation relative to its sector.
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 LCUT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCUT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.69 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.75 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.55 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.31 | 22% above |
LCUT has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 22% 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.
LCUT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.54 | $14.8 | +126% |
| 2021 | $14.8 | $15.8 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $7.88 | -50% |
| 2023 | $7.88 | $6.71 | -15% |
| 2024 | $6.71 | $5.61 | -16% |
| 2025 | $5.61 | $4.06 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.06 | $7.72 | +90% |
LCUT has the edge over GME on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.