Best Buy vs GameStop
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Best Buy and GameStop side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Best Buy is the larger business, with $41.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $3.6B for GameStop, about 11 times as much.
- Best Buy grew revenue faster (0.4%, against −5.1%).
- GameStop kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (6.4% operating margin, against 3.3%).
- GameStop turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.5% FCF margin, against 3.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Best Buy’s earnings: a P/E of 16.3x against 15.7x for GameStop.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Best Buy
BBY
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
GameStop
GME
5/10
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BBY FY26 | GME FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $20.8B | $14.2B |
| Revenue | $41.7B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $597M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $418M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | −5.1% |
| 5-year growth | −2.5% | −6.5% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | 39.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 33.0% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 6.4% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 11.5% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 16.5% |
| Return on capital | 43.9% | — |
| Return on equity | 37.0% | 8.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$562M | −$4.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | −19.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.3x | 15.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.