GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has a slight edge over SW overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SW
Smurfit Westrock Plc
SW 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.
SW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
SW's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently 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 SW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9x | $7.99 | -82% |
| Forward | 15x | $43.18 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $14.37 | -67% |
| Expensive | 21x | $19.12 | -56% |
| Current | 49x | $43.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SW's PE is in its expensive range at 49x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
SW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
SW 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 93% for GME versus SW down 54%.
SW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.81 | +216% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.93 | -147% |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.65 | -116% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.95 | -31% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.31 | -25% |
| Q3 2023 | $4.07 | -6.4% |
| Q2 2023 | $4.11 | -0.2% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.29 | +20% |
| Q4 2022 | $4.40 | +46% |
SW has returned to profit: it earned $0.89 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 SW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.2B | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $8B | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7B | +0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $8B | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.7B | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.5B | +162% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.7B | +150% |
SW has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.9% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | -3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.1% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.6% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.2% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | -1 points |
SW's operating margin was 6% last quarter, down 0.6 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 SW on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $360M | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | -$420M | -$178M |
| Q4 2025 | $612M | +189% |
| Q2 2025 | $307M | +$307M |
| Q1 2025 | -$242M | -$57.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $212M | -61% |
| Q2 2024 | $0 | -100% |
SW generated $852M in free cash flow over the past year, up 6.5% 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 |
SW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +2M shares |
| 3 years | +103% | +268M shares |
| 5 years | +105% | +270M shares |
| Available history | +121% | +289M shares |
SW has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $30M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.1M |
| Q3 2023 | $382,597 |
GME Net Leverage
SW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 1.7x | Healthy |
SW's net debt is about 3.2 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).
SW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.9 | Neutral |
SW's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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 SW on valuation relative to its sector.
SW PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 18x | 169% above |
| PE % | 92 | 47 | 45 pts above |
SW is trading at 49x earnings, a 169% 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 SW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $43.0 | 0.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $45.1 | 4.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $43.0 | 0.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.0 | 1.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $42.3 | 2.2% above |
SW's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 2.2% 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 SW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.6 | $44.5 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | $44.5 | $43.0 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | $43.0 | $35.5 | -18% |
| 2023 | $35.5 | $41.5 | +17% |
| 2024 | $41.5 | $54.4 | +31% |
| 2025 | $54.4 | $38.7 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.7 | $43.2 | +11% |
SW has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 11% so far in 2026.