GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has a slight edge over PLBY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
PLBY
Playboy, Inc.
PLBY 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.
PLBY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
PLBY's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are 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'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.
PLBY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 31x | $1.22 | — |
| Forward | 31x | $1.22 | — |
| Cheap | 49x | $1.98 | +62% |
| Fair | 54x | $2.15 | +76% |
| Expensive | 60x | $2.39 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLBY 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.
PLBY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
PLBY 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 PLBY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLBY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.04 | 0% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.04 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.02 | +$0.78 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.91 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.76 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$1.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.04 | +$1.49 |
PLBY has returned to profit: it earned $0.04 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 PLBY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLBY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.7M | +9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $34.9M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $29M | +125% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.1M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.9M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $83.3M | +112% |
PLBY has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.5% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.4% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | +224 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -22% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.8% | +8.1 points |
PLBY's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 7.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 PLBY on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PLBY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $548K | -94% |
| Q2 2026 | -$571K | +$3.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.7M | -$1M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1M | +$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M | +$16.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.3M | -$603K |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.7M | +$2.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$743K | +$3.3M |
PLBY has burned cash in most quarters: −$8M over the past year, against −$3M 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 |
PLBY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7.5% | -8.6M shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -6.4M shares |
| 3 years | +44% | +32.2M shares |
| 5 years | +189% | +69.4M shares |
| Available history | +2622% | +102M shares |
PLBY has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
GME Net Leverage
PLBY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.5x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2019 | 68.5x | High |
PLBY's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
PLBY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
PLBY's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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 PLBY on valuation relative to its sector.
PLBY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PLBY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 18x | 69% above |
PLBY is trading at 31x earnings, a 69% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 PLBY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PLBY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.11 | 9.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.15 | 6.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.48 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.51 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.36 | 10% below |
PLBY has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 10% 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 PLBY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLBY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.0 | $10.7 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | $10.7 | $28.9 | +171% |
| 2022 | $28.9 | $2.91 | -90% |
| 2023 | $2.91 | $1.00 | -66% |
| 2024 | $1.00 | $1.50 | +50% |
| 2025 | $1.50 | $1.87 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.87 | $1.22 | -35% |
PLBY's yearly returns have swung widely, from +171% in 2021 to −90% in 2022. It's down 35% so far in 2026.