GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VIK
Viking Holdings Ltd
VIK 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.
VIK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
VIK's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
VIK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $88.88 | — |
| Current | 29x | $88.88 | — |
| Cheap | 31x | $92.52 | +4.1% |
| Fair | 34x | $102 | +15% |
| Expensive | 46x | $139 | +56% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VIK has the edge over GME in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
VIK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
VIK 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.
VIK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.00 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.02 | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.69 | +119% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.57 | +$3.33 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.14 | +$4.52 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.85 | +$7.96 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.23 | +$7.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.76 | +$3.55 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.38 | +$0.10 |
VIK's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $3.02 over the past year, up 63% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since 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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
VIK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $897.1M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +21% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.7B | +11% |
VIK has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 29% | +1.8 points |
VIK has the edge over GME on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 2,081% versus its history, compared with VIK at down 68%.
VIK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -$179.9M | -2765% |
| Q3 2024 | $714.5M | +81% |
| Q2 2024 | $262.9M | +196% |
| Q1 2024 | $367M | +269% |
| Q4 2023 | $6.8M | +$150.2M |
VIK usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$397M, but it generated $289M 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 |
VIK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +16.6M shares |
VIK has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
GME Net Leverage
VIK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 21.7x | High |
VIK's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
VIK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
VIK's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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 VIK on valuation relative to its sector.
VIK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VIK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 18x | 63% above |
| PE % | 10 | 24 | 14 pts below |
VIK is trading at 29x earnings, a 63% 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 stronger trend alignment. GME is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus VIK above 3 of 4.
VIK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $84.0 | 5.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.7 | 2% below |
| 50 week MA | $83.2 | 6.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $67.5 | 32% above |
VIK's trend is mixed: it's above three of its four weekly moving averages, and 32% above its 100-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 VIK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VIK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.0 | $44.4 | +53% |
| 2025 | $44.4 | $73.3 | +65% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.3 | $88.9 | +21% |
VIK has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's up 21% so far in 2026.