GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RICK
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
RICK has the edge over GME overall on the model 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.
RICK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
RICK's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability 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.
RICK PE Valuation
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RICK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RICK to show an outlook.
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 RICK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RICK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.41 | -122% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -193% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.38 | -168% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.20 | +275% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.86 | +258% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -80% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.32 | -90% |
RICK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.41 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 RICK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RICK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $73.9M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.8M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.9M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $71.1M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $65.9M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.5M | -3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $73.2M | -2.7% |
RICK has the edge over GME on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 4.8% | -2.7 points |
RICK's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 5.3 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 RICK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RICK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3M | +518% |
RICK generated $35M in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.2% 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 |
RICK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -88.5K shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -1.5M shares |
RICK has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $7.8M |
RICK spent $16M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.8% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
RICK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 6.0x | High |
RICK's net debt is about 4.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.3 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).
RICK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.7 | Neutral |
RICK's weekly RSI is 49 (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 is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
RICK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | RICK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 RICK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RICK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.9 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 42% below |
RICK's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 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 has the edge over RICK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RICK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.0 | $39.7 | +98% |
| 2021 | $39.7 | $72.7 | +83% |
| 2022 | $72.7 | $95.3 | +31% |
| 2023 | $95.3 | $66.3 | -31% |
| 2024 | $66.3 | $57.7 | -13% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $23.3 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.3 | $27.1 | +16% |
RICK has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 16% so far in 2026.