GAME vs NCMI vs HFUS Stock Comparison

GameSquare Holdings, National CineMedia and Hartford Creative Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GAME GameSquare Holdings, Inc.
$2.56 -17.7% 1M +271.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$56.04M
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
2 wins
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.75 -20.8% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$165.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
0.07%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

National CineMedia leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (National CineMedia 4, Hartford Creative 3, GameSquare Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGAMENCMIHFUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.73M $165.37M $50.05M NCMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x -21.8x 37.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.3% +5.8% -0.4% GAME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -81.4% -3.1% 56.1% HFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -76.6% — 60.0% HFUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.7x — NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +271.0% -59.1% -1.5% GAME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.8%/yr -44.0%/yr +25.6%/yr HFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 221.1% 74.3% 107.6% NCMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 77/100 42/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

GAMENCMIHFUS

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

AxisGAMENCMIHFUS
Valuation 15 #45 of 53 87 #8 of 53 8 #49 of 53
Growth 67 #15 of 44 77 #11 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Profitability 2 #41 of 42 42 #25 of 42 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 22 #48 of 61 87 #9 of 61 37 #39 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 92 #3 of 26 –
Overall 27 77 42
  • GAME ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • HFUS ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGAMENCMIHFUSSPY
1 month -17.7%-20.8%-26.2% +0.9%
3 months +631.4%-56.6%-50.0% +5.9%
6 months +333.9%-51.0%-50.6% +8.5%
Year to date +573.7%-55.0%-60.0% +13.3%
1 year +271.0%-59.1%-1.5% +12.4%
3 years +39.1%-50.7%-43.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.6%-21.0%-17.2% +23.5%
5 years -84.1%-94.5%+212.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -30.8%-44.0%+25.6% +11.0%
10 years —-98.7%-66.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-35.4%-10.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGAMENCMIHFUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 221.1%74.3%107.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.2%91.3%219.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.78-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.80-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.6%-97.3%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-60.7%-62.7% -0.9%
52-week high $3.68$4.45$5.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.25$1.75$2.00 $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.

MultipleGAMENCMIHFUS
P/E now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 18.7x -21.6xmedian 18.7x 37.0xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 20.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 10.6x 6.7xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 8.9x 8.3xmedian 8.9x -105.0xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 53.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.49 0.83median 0.49 0.25median 0.49

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 monthsGAMENCMIHFUS
Revenue $56.04M $249.00M $2.41M
Gross profit $25.41M $234.50M $2.43M
Operating income -$22.84M -$17.70M $1.64M
Net income -$45.59M -$7.60M $1.35M
Free cash flow – $19.70M -$476.73K
R&D $2.37M – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.84 $-0.08 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $4.46M $46.10M $160.42K
Total debt $12.10M $12.00M $5.73M
Shares (diluted) 11.86M 93.70M 25.03M
Enterprise value $5.91M -$2.83M $49.62M

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
MetricGAMENCMIHFUS
P/E -0.7x -21.6x 37.0x
P/FCF – 8.3x -105.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x -105.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 20.8x
P/B 3.3x 0.5x 53.6x
P/Tangible book -2.4x 4.0x 53.6x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 6.7x –
EV/EBIT -1.8x -7.4x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.5x 21.4x
EV/FCF – 6.6x -108.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.5x -108.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.83 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGAMENCMIHFUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.3% 5.8% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 8.3% 314.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 115.3% 5.3% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 24.7% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% 143.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.5% 62.6% -6.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -109.2% -26.3% 59.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.3% 62.4% -6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -26.1% 149.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.3% -149.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 128.7% -90.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.6% -149.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.9% -79.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGAMENCMIHFUS
Gross margin 45.3% 94.2% 100.7%
EBITDA margin -38.1% 7.9% –
Operating margin -40.8% -7.1% 68.2%
Pretax margin -65.6% -3.1% 67.8%
Net margin -81.4% -3.1% 56.1%
FCF margin – 7.9% -19.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.6% -19.8%
Return on equity -200.2% -2.2% 209.1%
Return on assets -66.0% -1.7% 34.8%
Return on invested capital -76.6% – 60.0%
Return on capital employed -94.7% -4.5% 255.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGAMENCMIHFUS
Debt / assets 20.5% 2.7% 41.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.7x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.2% 25.1% 77.6%
Equity / assets 16.8% 74.9% 22.4%
Interest coverage – -25.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.8x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -4.55 2.05 9.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGAMENCMIHFUS
Dividend yield – 5.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% –
Shareholder yield – 7.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -150.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 100.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 57.8% –

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.

ConsensusGAMENCMIHFUS
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.57FY2026 $-0.08FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.56MFY2026 $286.80MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +60.5% -3.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGAMENCMIHFUS
Held by institutions 12.5% 89.6% –
Institutions holding 44 110 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% +2.2% –
Institutions buying 18 56 –
Institutions selling 10 34 –
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.65 –

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.

GAMENCMIHFUS
GAME 1.00 0.09 -0.05
NCMI 0.09 1.00 -0.01
HFUS -0.05 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GAME, NCMI and HFUS?

National CineMedia (NCMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: GameSquare Holdings (GAME) $30.73M, National CineMedia (NCMI) $165.37M, Hartford Creative (HFUS) $50.05M.

Which company is growing faster?

GameSquare Holdings (GAME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GameSquare Holdings (GAME) +22.3%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hartford Creative (HFUS) has the highest net margin (GameSquare Holdings (GAME) -81.4%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 56.1%). On return on invested capital, Hartford Creative (HFUS) leads (GameSquare Holdings (GAME) -76.6%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 60.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GameSquare Holdings (GAME) returned the most: GameSquare Holdings (GAME) +271.0%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -59.1%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) -1.5%. Over five years, Hartford Creative (HFUS) compounded fastest (GameSquare Holdings (GAME) -30.8%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -44.0%/yr, Hartford Creative (HFUS) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GameSquare Holdings (GAME) 0.00%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.07%. GameSquare Holdings (GAME) and Hartford Creative (HFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National CineMedia (NCMI) has been the steadiest (GameSquare Holdings (GAME) 221.1%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.3%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 107.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GAME, NCMI and HFUS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National CineMedia (NCMI) leads on 4. 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.