GME
GameStop Corp.
GME offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VIRC
Virco Mfg. Corporation
VIRC has a slight 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.
VIRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
VIRC's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak.
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.
VIRC PE Valuation
VIRC 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.
VIRC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VIRC 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 VIRC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VIRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -120% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.07 | -106% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.16 | -88% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.85 | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.24 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.32 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.55 | -11% |
VIRC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 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 VIRC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VIRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.5M | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $30.7M | -9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.2M | -8% |
| Q4 2025 | $47.6M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $92.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.8M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $82.6M | -1.9% |
VIRC's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $87M last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -38% | -9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -4 points |
VIRC's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 4.6 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 VIRC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VIRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.9M | +224% |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.1M | +$11.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -$2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.5M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M | -83% |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.5M | -$15.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.2M | -328% |
| Q4 2024 | $31M | -26% |
VIRC has burned cash in most quarters: $9M over the past year, about four times what it generated 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 |
VIRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +5K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -6K shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -557K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -192K shares |
| Available history | +0.2% | +27K shares |
VIRC has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $190,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $4M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VIRC spent $190,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 97% from the year before.
GME Net Leverage
VIRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
VIRC 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).
VIRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.6 | Neutral |
VIRC's weekly RSI is 52 (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 is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
VIRC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VIRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
VIRC 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 VIRC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VIRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.38 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.24 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.27 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.54 | 16% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.44 | 25% below |
VIRC's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 25% 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 VIRC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VIRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.38 | $2.51 | -43% |
| 2021 | $2.51 | $3.02 | +20% |
| 2022 | $3.02 | $4.30 | +42% |
| 2023 | $4.30 | $12.0 | +180% |
| 2024 | $12.0 | $10.6 | -12% |
| 2025 | $10.6 | $6.43 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.43 | $6.36 | -1.1% |
VIRC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +180% in 2023 to −43% in 2020. It's down 1.1% so far in 2026.