GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RL
Ralph Lauren Corporation
RL has the 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.
RL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 RL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $252 | -35% |
| Fair | 19x | $336 | -14% |
| Forward | 19x | $391 | — |
| Current | 22x | $391 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $438 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RL's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
RL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RL 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.
RL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.24 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.42 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.87 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.11 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.69 | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.53 | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.52 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.61 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.95 | +24% |
RL's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $17.42 over the past year, up 29% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 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 has the edge over RL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +9.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +11% |
RL has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.1% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +1.8 points |
RL's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 4.4 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 RL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.1M | +$258.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $285.9M | +$297.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $145.3M | +243% |
| Q4 2025 | $704M | +4% |
| Q3 2025 | -$40.6M | -173% |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.2M | -105% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3M | -48% |
| Q4 2024 | $677.2M | +20% |
RL generated $1.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 103% 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 |
RL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -400K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -1.5M shares |
| 3 years | -9.4% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -14.4M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -14.9M shares |
RL has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $301.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $325.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $150.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $112.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $323.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $76.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $74.4M |
RL spent $815M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
RL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
RL has more cash than debt.
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).
RL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.3 | Neutral |
RL's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (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 RL on valuation relative to its sector.
RL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | RL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 24% above |
| PE % | 66 | 47 | 19 pts above |
RL is trading at 22x earnings, a 24% 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 17% above its 200-week average.
RL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $376.9 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $373.9 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $368.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $321.3 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $235.6 | 66% above |
RL is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 66% above 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 RL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $117.4 | $100.9 | -14% |
| 2021 | $100.9 | $112.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $112.1 | $104.4 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | $104.4 | $144.2 | +38% |
| 2024 | $144.2 | $229.6 | +59% |
| 2025 | $229.6 | $358.1 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $358.1 | $390.8 | +9.1% |
RL has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 9.1% so far in 2026.