GameStop Corp offers games, collectibles, and entertainment products through its stores and ecommerce platforms.
It is a $13.4B consumer company. Revenue shrank 18.9% over the last year, it keeps 28¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 15.0× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.
- Website
- gamestop.com
- Location
- Grapevine, TX
- Employees
- 20 000
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Founded
- 1984
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation and profitability; Growth and Moat lag behind.
Valuation75
- P/E vs own history8th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield12.8% · 25/25
- P/S3.8x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA25.8x · 5/25
Growth5
- Revenue CAGR-11.5% · 0/25
- Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth1.7% · 5/25
Profitability77
- ROIC19.9% · 20/25
- ROE15.7% · 20/25
- Net margin28.3% · 25/25
- Operating margin13.5% · 12/25
Health68
- Altman Z2.34 · 18/25
- Current ratio8.72 · 25/25
- Interest coverage-30.6x · 0/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality72
- Piotroski F4/9 · 10/25
- Beneish M-2.78 · 25/25
- FCF conversion143% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 8.1% · 12/25
Moat19
- ROIC >12% years3/9 yrs · 6/25
- Median gross margin30.9% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years4/12 yrs · 0/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -10.1% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- Q4 2026Insiders2 open-market insider purchases~710K shares bought by insiders
- Q3 2026Insiders8 open-market insider purchases~2.7M shares bought by insiders
- FY2026FinancialBest year on record$1.79B net income
- 2025AcquisitionGameStop Canada was acquired by entrepreneur, Stephan Tetrault
- 2023AcquisitionIn December, the Swiss business was saved by the small Italian gaming retailer, Cidiverte which operates ten stores…
- FY2018FinancialBecame debt-freecash now exceeds total debt
- FY2016FinancialFirst recorded profitable year$657M net income
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $10B$19.7B in first reported year
- 2012AcquisitionJolt closed in 2012. * In 2010, GameStop acquired Kongregate, a San Francisco–based website for browser-based games
- 2009AcquisitionGameStop, which had previously owned no stores in France, now had 332 French video-game stores
- 2008AcquisitionWith the acquisition of Free Record Shop's 49 Norwegian stores
- 2005AcquisitionGameStop acquired EB Games (formerly Electronics Boutique) for $1.44 billion
- 2000IPOFunco was renamed GameStop, Inc. in December 2000 in anticipation of an initial public offering
- 1999ProductThree years later, in 1999, Babbage's Etc. launched its GameStop brand with 30 stores in strip malls
- 1991AcquisitionWith its acquisition of Funco, Barnes & Noble also acquired Game Informer, a video game magazine that was first…
- 1984FoundedGameStop traces its roots to Babbage's, a Dallas, Texas–based software retailer founded in 1984 by former Harvard…
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Strongly profitable — 28.3% net margin
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 22.3% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 19.9%)
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 18.9% year over year
- Thin interest coverage (-30.6×)
- Loss-making in 5 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-18.9% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$2.18B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-39.7% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.72B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$13.4B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+47.6% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it6/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 2.3 — grey
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 15.0
Peer comparisonGameStop Corp. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GME this company | $13.4B | 15.0 | -18.9% | 28.3% | Solid |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: GME vs AMZN · GME vs TSLA · GME vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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