GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PENN
PENN Entertainment, Inc.
PENN has a slight 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.
PENN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
PENN's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet 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 PENN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PENN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $0.65 | -96% |
| Forward | 11x | $17.53 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $2.25 | -87% |
| Expensive | 29x | $2.94 | -83% |
| Current | 175x | $17.53 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PENN's PE is in its expensive range at 175x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
PENN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
PENN 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 PENN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PENN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.60 | +1503% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.10 | +$6.44 |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.17 | -$5.62 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.53 | -$5.92 |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.83 | -$3.78 |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.34 | -$3.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.55 | +$7.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | +$6.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.05 | +$1.17 |
PENN has returned to profit: it earned $0.10 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 PENN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PENN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +7.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +20% |
PENN has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9% | +52 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -45% | -49 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9% | +19 points |
PENN's operating margin was 6.9% last quarter, up 52 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 PENN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PENN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $204.1M | +2389% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.3M | +662% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.8M | +$111.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$83.2M | +$34.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | -$83.3M | +$26.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$118.1M | +$118.9M |
PENN's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $292M 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 |
PENN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -5.6% | -8.1M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -15.5M shares |
| 5 years | -22% | -37.3M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +17.6M shares |
PENN 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 | $85M |
| Q3 2025 | $154.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $90.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
PENN spent $85M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 68% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
PENN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2023 | 1.0x | Healthy |
PENN's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.7 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).
PENN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.0 | Neutral |
PENN's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (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 PENN on valuation relative to its sector.
PENN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PENN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 175x | 18x | 873% above |
| PE % | 100 | 47 | 53 pts above |
PENN is trading at 175x earnings, a 873% 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 PENN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PENN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.8 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.8 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $16.6 | 5.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.1 | 2.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.8 | 12% below |
PENN's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 12% below 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 PENN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PENN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $94.7 | +268% |
| 2021 | $94.7 | $51.4 | -46% |
| 2022 | $51.4 | $30.5 | -41% |
| 2023 | $30.5 | $26.0 | -15% |
| 2024 | $26.0 | $18.7 | -28% |
| 2025 | $18.7 | $15.1 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.1 | $17.5 | +16% |
PENN has finished five years in a row lower, and it's up 16% so far in 2026.