BNED vs DKS vs GME Stock Comparison

Barnes & Noble Education, Dick'S Sporting Goods and GameStop Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DKS Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
$141.93 +5.5% 1M -37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.61B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.15B
Div. yield
3.50%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GME GameStop Corp.
$24.00 +1.1% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.78B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.55B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

GameStop leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GameStop 6, Dick'S Sporting Goods 5, Barnes & Noble Education 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNEDDKSGMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $439.47M $12.61B $10.78B DKS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 15.0x 12.1x GME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 13.0x 12.7x GME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +53.5% -7.7% DKS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 4.0% 25.2% GME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 11.1% 3.9% DKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.6x -1.8x GME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.26% 3.50% 0.00% DKS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% -37.1% +2.7% BNED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.6%/yr +2.7%/yr -12.2%/yr DKS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.2% 52.3% 39.3% GME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 56/100 61/100 GME

Percentile Scorecard

BNEDDKSGME

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBNEDDKSGME
Valuation 79 #23 of 104 63 #39 of 104 56 #46 of 104
Growth 90 #11 of 98 47 #52 of 98 87 #14 of 98
Profitability 54 #45 of 97 60 #39 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Financial Health 48 #58 of 110 51 #54 of 110 77 #26 of 110
Shareholder Returns 20 #56 of 70 58 #30 of 70 16 #59 of 70
Overall 58 56 61
  • BNED ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DKS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GME ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBNEDDKSGMESPY
1 month +11.1%+5.5%+1.1% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%-29.0%+9.6% +3.7%
6 months +28.5%-37.5%-3.8% +7.1%
Year to date +37.9%-28.3%+19.5% +12.8%
1 year +39.5%-37.1%+2.7% +11.9%
3 years -87.7%+34.8%+87.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -50.3%+10.5%+23.3% +22.8%
5 years -98.8%+14.3%-47.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -58.6%+2.7%-12.2% +10.9%
10 years -98.6%+156.1%+301.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -34.9%+9.9%+14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNEDDKSGMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.2%52.3%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%61.5%40.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.780.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.710.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-51.6%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-40.7%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $13.94$239.17$28.03 $779.14
52-week low $6.12$121.11$17.87 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBNEDDKSGME
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 17.0x 15.0xmedian 17.0x 12.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.2x 7.7xmedian 9.2x 20.0xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 15.6x 52.7xmedian 15.6x 15.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.77 -2.07median 0.77 0.14median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBNEDDKSGME
Revenue $1.72B $21.15B $3.55B
Gross profit $367.84M $6.78B $1.35B
Operating income $42.45M $1.17B $480.00M
Net income $22.23M $838.83M $893.30M
Free cash flow $48.80M $239.41M $688.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.64 $9.31 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $7.81M $913.74M $4.85B
Total debt $123.50M $1.91B $4.17B
Shares (diluted) 34.53M 90.13M 592.60M
Enterprise value $401.39M $8.52B -$20.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBNEDDKSGME
P/E 19.7x 15.0x 12.1x
P/FCF 9.0x 52.7x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 7.9x 15.3x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 3.0x
P/B 1.6x 2.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 7.7x 20.0x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 11.6x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.6x 2.8x
EV/FCF 11.4x 56.8x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 8.5x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 -2.07 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNEDDKSGME
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 53.5% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 18.8% -15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 36.3% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 16.2% -1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.9% -21.6% 370.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -2.8% 80.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% -28.5% 146.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -6.1% 122.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% -35.7% 127.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% -7.3% 87.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 781.0% 12.1% 41.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% 1.7% 32.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 320.0% -48.5% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -39.3% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNEDDKSGME
Gross margin 21.4% 32.1% 37.9%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 8.4% 13.9%
Operating margin 2.5% 5.5% 13.5%
Pretax margin 1.6% 5.5% 30.6%
Net margin 1.3% 4.0% 25.2%
FCF margin 2.8% 1.1% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 7.5% 19.8%
Return on equity 7.8% 14.8% 14.9%
Return on assets 2.8% 4.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 11.1% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 8.9% 4.6%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNEDDKSGME
Debt / assets 14.6% 10.4% 37.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.6x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 8.0x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 68.6% 44.9%
Equity / assets 32.9% 31.4% 55.1%
Interest coverage – 16.4x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 8.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 7.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 7.4x
Altman Z-score 1.82 2.69 2.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNEDDKSGME
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 4.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 52.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 184.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBNEDDKSGME
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $10.93FY2026 $1.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026 +60.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,038.0% +23.8% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $21.45BFY2026 $3.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% +1.8% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNEDDKSGME
Held by institutions 77.2% 77.2% 35.5%
Institutions holding 111 789 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% +5.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 63 417 175
Institutions selling 29 249 113
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.67 1.55

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BNEDDKSGME
BNED 1.00 0.10 0.08
DKS 0.10 1.00 0.10
GME 0.08 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNED, DKS and GME?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) $439.47M, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) $12.61B, GameStop (GME) $10.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNED, DKS and GME?

GameStop (GME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 19.7x, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 15.0x, GameStop (GME) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GameStop (GME) is cheapest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 13.8x, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 13.0x, GameStop (GME) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +5.0%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +53.5%, GameStop (GME) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GameStop (GME) has the highest net margin (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 1.3%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 4.0%, GameStop (GME) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) leads (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 8.9%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 11.1%, GameStop (GME) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) returned the most: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +39.5%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) -37.1%, GameStop (GME) +2.7%. Over five years, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) compounded fastest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) -58.6%/yr, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +2.7%/yr, GameStop (GME) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) has the highest dividend yield: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 1.26%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 3.50%, GameStop (GME) 0.00%. GameStop (GME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GameStop (GME) has been the steadiest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 63.2%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 52.3%, GameStop (GME) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNED, DKS and GME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GameStop (GME) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.