GCL vs SCSC vs PLTK Stock Comparison

GCL Global Holdings, Scansource and Playtika Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$61.25 +5.1% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
9 wins
PLTK Playtika Holding Corp.
$2.06 -3.3% 1M -45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$785.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
4.85%
Video Games Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Scansource leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Scansource 9, Playtika Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGCLSCSCPLTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.77M $1.23B $785.68M SCSC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 16.6x -2.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 7.1x PLTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.1% +5.8% SCSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.4% -9.9% SCSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.4% -5.0% SCSC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 18.2x SCSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 4.85% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% +44.5% -45.8% SCSC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.1%/yr -41.1%/yr SCSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 120.9% 38.3% 60.1% SCSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 44/100 SCSC

Percentile Scorecard

GCLSCSCPLTK

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

AxisGCLSCSCPLTK
Valuation 36 #107 of 167 69 #16 of 50 83 #30 of 167
Growth – 59 #19 of 45 14 #132 of 153
Profitability – 50 #21 of 41 48 #80 of 153
Financial Health 26 #132 of 179 59 #26 of 62 19 #146 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 76 #8 of 30 59 #39 of 94
Overall – 63 44
  • GCL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SCSC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • PLTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGCLSCSCPLTKSPY
1 month +22.7%+5.1%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months +100.0%+6.9%-48.2% +3.9%
6 months +80.4%+50.6%-40.8% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%+56.8%-47.8% +12.9%
1 year -50.0%+44.5%-45.8% +12.3%
3 years -91.4%+105.1%-75.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -55.9%+27.1%-37.4% +23.3%
5 years —+68.8%-92.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+11.1%-41.1% +10.9%
10 years —+71.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGCLSCSCPLTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 120.9%38.3%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 119.0%42.4%66.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.011.090.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.411.16-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-44.2%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.3%-1.6%-52.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.85$62.22$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $0.38$34.27$2.04 $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.

MultipleGCLSCSCPLTK
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 17.3x 16.6xmedian 17.4x -2.8xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 10.2xmedian 10.7x 25.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 11.5x 10.8xmedian 11.5x 1.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.4x -2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 18.73median 1.51 0.07median 0.40

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 monthsGCLSCSCPLTK
Revenue – $3.23B $2.83B
Gross profit – $437.36M $2.08B
Operating income – $98.63M -$97.60M
Net income – $78.87M -$279.70M
Free cash flow – $113.85M $419.10M
R&D – – $402.80M
EPS (diluted) – $3.64 $-0.73
Cash & equivalents $36.58M $88.37M $438.50M
Total debt – $101.41M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 123.23M 21.69M 382.20M
Enterprise value $40.07M $817.86M -$1.89B

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
MetricGCLSCSCPLTK
P/E -4.5x 16.6x -2.8x
P/FCF -10.1x 10.8x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 1.7x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x -2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x -1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 10.2x 25.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.7x -28.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 11.0x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 18.73 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGCLSCSCPLTK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.1% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.0% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.9% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.8% -129.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% -29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.2% -423.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% -42.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 21.2% -418.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.6% -4.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.9% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.4% -5.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 65.7% -1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGCLSCSCPLTK
Gross margin – 13.6% 73.5%
EBITDA margin – 3.8% 3.8%
Operating margin – 3.1% -3.4%
Pretax margin – 3.2% -9.3%
Net margin – 2.4% -9.9%
FCF margin – 3.5% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.8% 16.1%
Return on equity – 8.7% –
Return on assets – 4.2% -8.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.4% -5.0%
Return on capital employed – 9.8% -3.4%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGCLSCSCPLTK
Debt / assets 30.1% 5.2% 72.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.1x -6.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 18.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 52.9% 112.1%
Equity / assets 22.3% 47.1% -12.1%
Interest coverage – 15.0x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.70 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGCLSCSCPLTK
Dividend yield – – 4.9%
Net buyback yield – 7.5% –
Shareholder yield – 7.5% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusGCLSCSCPLTK
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2027 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.64FY2027 $0.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.6% +134.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.40BFY2027 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.3%FY2027 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.8% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGCLSCSCPLTK
Held by institutions – 100.0% 15.6%
Institutions holding – 212 172
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.2% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 111 92
Institutions selling – 74 59
Buyers to sellers – 1.50 1.56

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.

GCLSCSCPLTK
GCL 1.00 0.15 0.03
SCSC 0.15 1.00 0.22
PLTK 0.03 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GCL, SCSC and PLTK?

Scansource (SCSC) is the largest by market capitalisation: GCL Global Holdings (GCL) $117.77M, Scansource (SCSC) $1.23B, Playtika Holding (PLTK) $785.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

Scansource (SCSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Scansource (SCSC) +6.1%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scansource (SCSC) has the highest net margin (Scansource (SCSC) 2.4%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -9.9%). On return on invested capital, Scansource (SCSC) leads (Scansource (SCSC) 7.4%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Scansource (SCSC) returned the most: GCL Global Holdings (GCL) -50.0%, Scansource (SCSC) +44.5%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -45.8%. Over five years, Scansource (SCSC) compounded fastest (Scansource (SCSC) +11.1%/yr, Playtika Holding (PLTK) -41.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Playtika Holding (PLTK) 4.85%. GCL Global Holdings (GCL) and Scansource (SCSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Scansource (SCSC) has been the steadiest (GCL Global Holdings (GCL) 120.9%, Scansource (SCSC) 38.3%, Playtika Holding (PLTK) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GCL, SCSC and PLTK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Scansource (SCSC) leads on 9. 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.