GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
TJX 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.
TJX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
TJX's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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 TJX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TJX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $131 | -3.5% |
| Current | 25x | $136 | — |
| Forward | 25x | $136 | — |
| Fair | 29x | $154 | +13% |
| Expensive | 38x | $204 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TJX's PE is in its cheap range at 25.2x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 24.6x.
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.
TJX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
TJX 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.
TJX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.53 | +2.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.40 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.14 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.87 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.53 | +6.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.39 | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.25 | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.26 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.25 | +21% |
TJX's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.40 over the past year, up 23% 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 has the edge over TJX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TJX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.2B | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.3B | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.7B | +8.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.1B | +7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.4B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.1B | +5.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.4B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.1B | +6% |
TJX has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +0.4 points |
TJX's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 1.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 TJX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TJX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $457M | +$560M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | -$103M | -132% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | -7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $624M | -12% |
TJX generated $5.9B in free cash flow over the past year, up 45% 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 |
TJX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -11M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -44M shares |
| 5 years | -8.5% | -104M shares |
| Available history | -8.8% | -107M shares |
TJX has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $814M |
| Q2 2026 | $604M |
| Q1 2026 | $784M |
| Q4 2025 | $594M |
| Q3 2025 | $531M |
| Q2 2025 | $613M |
| Q1 2025 | $852M |
| Q4 2024 | $593M |
TJX spent $2.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 8% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
TJX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
TJX 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).
TJX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.6 | Neutral |
TJX's weekly RSI is 43 (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 TJX on valuation relative to its sector.
TJX PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TJX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 18x | 40% above |
| PE % | 21 | 47 | 26 pts below |
TJX is trading at 25x earnings, a 40% 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 TJX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TJX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $138.2 | 1.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $142.6 | 4.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $151.2 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $140.5 | 3.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $118.2 | 15% above |
TJX has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 15% 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 TJX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TJX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.9 | $67.0 | +10% |
| 2021 | $67.0 | $73.8 | +10% |
| 2022 | $73.8 | $79.5 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $79.5 | $93.8 | +18% |
| 2024 | $93.8 | $123.9 | +32% |
| 2025 | $123.9 | $157.1 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $157.1 | $136.0 | -13% |
TJX has finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's down 13% so far in 2026.