GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PLNT
Planet Fitness, Inc.
PLNT 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.
PLNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
PLNT's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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 PLNT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $60.15 | — |
| Current | 20x | $60.15 | — |
| Cheap | 37x | $110 | +82% |
| Fair | 51x | $150 | +150% |
| Expensive | 148x | $437 | +627% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLNT's PE is in its cheap range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
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.
PLNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
PLNT 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.54 over the past year, up 93% from the year before, and higher year over year for 15 quarters in a row.
PLNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.61 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.95 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.95 | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.77 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.62 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.45 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.25 | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.12 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.01 | +24% |
PLNT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.95 over the past year, up 20% from the year before, and higher year over year for 21 quarters in a row.
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.
PLNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $360M | +9% |
| Q2 2026 | $365.2M | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $337.2M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $376.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $330.3M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $340.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $276.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $340.5M | +19% |
PLNT has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | -4.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 29% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +1.3 points |
PLNT 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 PLNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.9M | -62% |
| Q2 2026 | $4M | -59% |
| Q1 2026 | $122M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $59M | +738% |
| Q3 2025 | $76.7M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7M | -76% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.4M | +72% |
| Q4 2024 | $7M | -41% |
PLNT generated $214M in free cash flow over the past year, up 5.5% 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 |
PLNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.4% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -9.2M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -10.4M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -9.4M shares |
| Available history | -8.5% | -6.9M shares |
PLNT has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $51.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $200.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $51.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $350.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $97.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
PLNT spent $653M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
GME Net Leverage
PLNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5x | High |
PLNT's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 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).
PLNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.1 | Overbought |
PLNT's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (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 PLNT on valuation relative to its sector.
PLNT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PLNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 18x | 13% above |
| PE % | 8 | 47 | 39 pts below |
PLNT is trading at 20x earnings, a 13% 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 PLNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PLNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $51.3 | 17% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.8 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $67.9 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $85.0 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $78.1 | 23% below |
PLNT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 23% 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 PLNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $75.5 | $77.7 | +3% |
| 2021 | $77.7 | $91.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $91.0 | $79.1 | -13% |
| 2023 | $79.1 | $73.0 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | $73.0 | $99.8 | +37% |
| 2025 | $99.8 | $109.1 | +9.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $109.1 | $60.2 | -45% |
PLNT is down 45% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.