EYE vs ASO vs GME Stock Comparison

National Vision Holdings, Academy Sports & Outdoors and GameStop Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GME GameStop Corp.
$23.34 -0.3% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.45B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.55B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 6, GameStop 4, National Vision Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEYEASOGMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.20B $3.64B $10.45B GME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.2x 9.2x 11.7x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 8.3x 12.3x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +3.7% -7.7% EYE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 6.4% 25.2% GME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 17.6% 3.9% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x -1.8x GME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.6% +19.9% -0.8% ASO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.2%/yr +6.7%/yr -12.6%/yr ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 44.0% 39.2% GME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 65/100 62/100 ASO

Percentile Scorecard

EYEASOGME

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

AxisEYEASOGME
Valuation 37 #66 of 104 82 #20 of 104 57 #45 of 104
Growth 91 #10 of 99 41 #59 of 99 87 #14 of 99
Profitability 41 #58 of 98 70 #30 of 98 67 #33 of 98
Financial Health 44 #63 of 112 61 #44 of 112 78 #26 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 69 #23 of 72 20 #58 of 72
Overall 53 65 62
  • EYE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ASO 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

PeriodEYEASOGMESPY
1 month -2.0%+20.7%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months -25.7%+17.7%+5.3% +3.9%
6 months -32.7%+9.1%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date -37.3%+18.8%+16.2% +12.9%
1 year -37.6%+19.9%-0.8% +12.3%
3 years +3.7%+37.1%+77.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.2%+11.1%+21.2% +23.3%
5 years -73.2%+38.1%-48.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.2%+6.7%-12.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+289.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+14.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEYEASOGMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%44.0%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.2%42.8%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.750.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.45-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.1%-54.6%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.0%-4.0%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $29.46$61.78$28.03 $779.14
52-week low $15.44$41.73$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.

MultipleEYEASOGME
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 16.7x 9.3xmedian 16.7x 11.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.0x 5.4xmedian 9.0x 19.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.5x 11.1xmedian 16.5x 15.2xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 39.62median 0.72 -2.71median 0.72 0.13median 0.72

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 monthsEYEASOGME
Revenue $1.98B $6.19B $3.55B
Gross profit $1.15B $2.22B $1.35B
Operating income $53.99M $591.56M $480.00M
Net income $27.83M $395.85M $893.30M
Free cash flow – $331.42M $688.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $6.23 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $36.00M $298.21M $4.85B
Total debt $237.74M $494.16M $4.17B
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 63.55M 592.60M
Enterprise value $1.02B $2.39B -$20.82B

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
MetricEYEASOGME
P/E 46.3x 9.3x 11.7x
P/FCF – 11.1x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.7x 14.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 3.0x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 5.4x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 27.5x 6.6x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 11.7x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 39.62 -2.71 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEYEASOGME
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 3.7% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -0.1% -15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.0% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 1.4% -1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 558.9% 21.3% 370.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -6.4% 80.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 296.7% 6.7% 146.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -9.9% 122.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 295.4% 13.7% 127.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -3.4% 87.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.8% 41.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 32.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 38.5% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEYEASOGME
Gross margin 58.4% 35.8% 37.9%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 11.6% 13.9%
Operating margin 2.7% 9.6% 13.5%
Pretax margin 1.9% 8.2% 30.6%
Net margin 1.4% 6.4% 25.2%
FCF margin – 5.4% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.8% 19.8%
Return on equity 3.2% 18.4% 14.9%
Return on assets 1.4% 7.2% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 17.6% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 3.4% 13.7% 4.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEYEASOGME
Debt / assets 12.0% 9.0% 37.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 60.5% 44.9%
Equity / assets 45.2% 39.5% 55.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.7x 8.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 7.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 7.4x
Altman Z-score 1.91 2.82 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEYEASOGME
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 7.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 8.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusEYEASOGME
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $7.18FY2026 $1.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +60.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% -6.0% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.92BFY2026 $6.03BFY2026 $3.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +3.5% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEYEASOGME
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 35.5%
Institutions holding 234 362 377
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.9% +2.7%
Institutions buying 128 179 175
Institutions selling 76 125 113
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.43 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.

EYEASOGME
EYE 1.00 0.32 0.16
ASO 0.32 1.00 0.13
GME 0.16 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EYE, ASO and GME?

GameStop (GME) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Vision Holdings (EYE) $1.20B, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.64B, GameStop (GME) $10.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, EYE, ASO and GME?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 43.2x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.2x, GameStop (GME) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 15.1x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.3x, GameStop (GME) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Vision Holdings (EYE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Vision Holdings (EYE) +4.8%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%, GameStop (GME) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GameStop (GME) has the highest net margin (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 1.4%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, GameStop (GME) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 3.5%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, GameStop (GME) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) returned the most: National Vision Holdings (EYE) -37.6%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +19.9%, GameStop (GME) -0.8%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) -23.2%/yr, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.7%/yr, GameStop (GME) -12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GameStop (GME) has been the steadiest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 52.1%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%, GameStop (GME) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EYE, ASO 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, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 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.