Home and electronics retail · 22/36 against 11/36 checks · to 2026-09-08
BBY vs GME.
Best BuyThe largest consumer electronics retailer in the US.
GameStopSells video games and collectibles through stores, and holds a large cash pile from share sales.→Best Buy (BBY) and GameStop (GME) are within reach of each other at $18.7B and $8.5B, and on the filings Best Buy passes more, 22 checks of 36 against 11.
Which passes more checks?
widest gap first→The two are furthest apart on Trend analysis, where Best Buy passes 5 more of the six.
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Trend analysis | 5/6 | 0/6 |
| Shareholder returns | 4/6 | 0/6 |
| Value | 3/6 | 2/6 |
| Quality | 4/6 | 3/6 |
| Growth | 2/6 | 2/6 |
| Health | 4/6 | 4/6 |
| All checks | 22/36 | 11/36 |
→Best Buy turns over $42.2B to GameStop's $3.7B, 11.3 times as much. Best Buy keeps 3.0% of revenue as profit against 20.4% at GameStop.
Which hands more back to owners?
→Best Buy pays 4.3% at today's price and GameStop effectively pays nothing, which is the clearest difference in what each hands back.
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend yield | 4.3% | - |
| Payout ratio | 63.4% | 0.0% |
| Years of unbroken dividend | - | - |
Which is cheaper?
→GameStop is the cheaper of the two on earnings, 13.6x against 15.2x. Against their own histories, Best Buy is above its 11.5x median and GameStop is above its 1.9x.
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Share price | $89.33 | $18.89 |
| Market cap | $18.7B | $8.5B |
| P/E | 15.2x | 13.6x |
| P/E, own median own 5-year median / own 3-year median | 11.5x | 1.9x |
| P/S | 0.4x | 2.3x |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.4% | 8.7% |
Which keeps more of each sale?
→GameStop keeps more of each sale: gross margin of 34.4% against 22.7%, a gap of 12 points that flows into everything below it.
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 34.4% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 10.3% |
| Return on equity | 40.0% | 13.1% |
Which is growing faster, BBY or GME?
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue (TTM) | $42.2B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +1.8% | - |
| Revenue CAGR, 3 years | - | -15.1% |
| Net income (TTM) | $1.3B | $763M |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.8B | $741M |
Which balance sheet is stronger?
| BBY | GME | |
|---|---|---|
| Debt / equity | 0.36x | - |
| Interest coverage | 38.0x | 133.2x |
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.3B | $8.4B |
Where they differ most
the checks behind the gapTrend analysis: Best Buy 5 ahead
- Price above the Kumo cloud $89.33 against a cloud top of $85.09
- Price above the Tenkan and the Kijun $89.33 against the Tenkan (9 sessions) at $83.76 and the Kijun (26) at $83.76
- The Senkou cloud ahead is rising the Senkou spans already drawn for the next 26 sessions are rising
- Price above the Kumo cloud $18.89, below the cloud bottom of $21.86
- Price above the Tenkan and the Kijun $18.89 against the Tenkan (9 sessions) at $18.65 and the Kijun (26) at $19.15
- Tenkan above the Kijun Tenkan $18.65 below the Kijun $19.15, 33 sessions since they crossed
Shareholder returns: Best Buy 4 ahead
- Buybacks outpace the stock issued to staff $144M bought back vs $138M of stock compensation
- What it hands back fits inside its cash flow 53.6% vs 100.0%
- Meaningful yield to owners (dividends and buybacks) $947M returned, 5.1% of market value
- Share count isn't climbing shares up 80.5% over 3 years
- Buybacks outpace the stock issued to staff no buybacks against $30M of stock compensation
- Hands cash back to owners no dividends and no buybacks in the last twelve months