GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has a slight edge over PTLO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
PTLO
Portillo's Inc.
PTLO 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.
PTLO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
PTLO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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 PTLO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PTLO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $4.20 | -37% |
| Forward | 26x | $6.68 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $5.84 | -13% |
| Current | 30x | $6.68 | — |
| Expensive | 64x | $14.12 | +111% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PTLO's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x 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.
PTLO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
PTLO 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 PTLO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PTLO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.25 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.22 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.18 | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.27 | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.36 | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.45 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.46 | +44% |
PTLO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.22 over the past year, against $0.46 in late 2024.
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 PTLO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PTLO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $194.1M | +7% |
| Q2 2026 | $199M | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.6M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $185.7M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $181.4M | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $188.5M | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $176.4M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $184.6M | -1.7% |
PTLO has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5% | -0.2 points |
PTLO's operating margin was 6.1% last quarter, up 3.1 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 PTLO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PTLO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.8M | +$21.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $5.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | -$907K | +$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.2M | -$3.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5M | -164% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2M | -67% |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.6M | -$1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.6M | +$7.5M |
PTLO's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $13M 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 |
PTLO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +262K shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -541K shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +14.7M shares |
| 5 years | +119% | +39.9M shares |
PTLO has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
GME Net Leverage
PTLO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
PTLO's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
PTLO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.6 | Overbought |
PTLO's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (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 PTLO on valuation relative to its sector.
PTLO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PTLO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 18x | 68% above |
| PE % | 59 | 56 | 3 pts above |
PTLO is trading at 30x earnings, a 68% 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 PTLO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PTLO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.76 | 40% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.64 | 44% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.93 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.39 | 9.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.5 | 42% below |
PTLO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 42% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +655% in 2021 to −47% in 2022. It's up 21% so far in 2026.
PTLO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37.4 | $38.3 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | $38.3 | $17.2 | -55% |
| 2023 | $17.2 | $15.9 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | $15.9 | $8.98 | -44% |
| 2025 | $8.98 | $4.71 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.71 | $6.68 | +42% |
PTLO has the edge over GME on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.