GME vs ASO vs DKS Stock Comparison

GameStop, Academy Sports & Outdoors and Dick'S Sporting Goods Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 6, Dick'S Sporting Goods 3, GameStop 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMEASODKSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.78B $3.74B $12.61B DKS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 9.5x 15.0x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 8.4x 13.0x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.7% +3.7% +53.5% DKS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.2% 6.4% 4.0% GME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 17.6% 11.1% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.3x 0.6x GME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.96% 3.50% DKS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% +23.6% -37.1% ASO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.2%/yr +7.1%/yr +2.7%/yr ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 44.0% 52.3% GME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 64/100 56/100 ASO

Percentile Scorecard

GMEASODKS

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

AxisGMEASODKS
Valuation 56 #46 of 104 81 #21 of 104 63 #39 of 104
Growth 87 #14 of 98 39 #60 of 98 47 #52 of 98
Profitability 69 #31 of 97 71 #29 of 97 60 #39 of 97
Financial Health 77 #26 of 110 61 #44 of 110 51 #54 of 110
Shareholder Returns 16 #59 of 70 68 #23 of 70 58 #30 of 70
Overall 61 64 56
  • GME ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DKS ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGMEASODKSSPY
1 month +1.1%+26.0%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months +9.6%+24.8%-29.0% +3.7%
6 months -3.8%+10.0%-37.5% +7.1%
Year to date +19.5%+20.8%-28.3% +12.8%
1 year +2.7%+23.6%-37.1% +11.9%
3 years +87.5%+37.3%+34.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.3%+11.2%+10.5% +22.8%
5 years -47.7%+41.1%+14.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.2%+7.1%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +301.7%—+156.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.9%—+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGMEASODKSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%44.0%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%42.6%61.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.740.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.54-0.71 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-54.6%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-2.3%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $28.03$61.78$239.17 $779.14
52-week low $17.87$41.73$121.11 $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.

MultipleGMEASODKS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 17.0x 9.5xmedian 17.0x 15.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 9.2x 5.5xmedian 9.2x 7.7xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 15.6x 11.3xmedian 15.6x 52.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.77 -2.75median 0.77 -2.07median 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 monthsGMEASODKS
Revenue $3.55B $6.19B $21.15B
Gross profit $1.35B $2.22B $6.78B
Operating income $480.00M $591.56M $1.17B
Net income $893.30M $395.85M $838.83M
Free cash flow $688.00M $331.42M $239.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $6.23 $9.31
Cash & equivalents $4.85B $298.21M $913.74M
Total debt $4.17B $494.16M $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 592.60M 63.55M 90.13M
Enterprise value -$20.49B $2.49B $8.52B

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
MetricGMEASODKS
P/E 12.1x 9.5x 15.0x
P/FCF 15.7x 11.3x 52.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 6.8x 7.9x
P/S 3.0x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 1.8x 1.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 5.5x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 6.7x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 14.4x 11.9x 56.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x 7.2x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 -2.75 -2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMEASODKS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.7% 3.7% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -0.1% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% 9.0% 36.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 1.4% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 370.6% 21.3% -21.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.1% -6.4% -2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 146.7% 6.7% -28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% -9.9% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 127.5% 13.7% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.6% -3.4% -7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.8% 15.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 0.7% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 38.5% -48.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% -3.4% -39.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMEASODKS
Gross margin 37.9% 35.8% 32.1%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 11.6% 8.4%
Operating margin 13.5% 9.6% 5.5%
Pretax margin 30.6% 8.2% 5.5%
Net margin 25.2% 6.4% 4.0%
FCF margin 19.4% 5.4% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 8.8% 7.5%
Return on equity 14.9% 18.4% 14.8%
Return on assets 8.1% 7.2% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 3.9% 17.6% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 4.6% 13.7% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMEASODKS
Debt / assets 37.4% 9.0% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 1.5x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 60.5% 68.6%
Equity / assets 55.1% 39.5% 31.4%
Interest coverage – – 16.4x
Current ratio 8.7x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 7.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 7.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.43 2.83 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMEASODKS
Dividend yield – 1.0% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.2% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusGMEASODKS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.89FY2026 $7.18FY2026 $10.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.2%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% -6.0% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.99BFY2026 $6.03BFY2026 $21.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% +3.5% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMEASODKS
Held by institutions 35.5% 100.0% 77.2%
Institutions holding 378 363 789
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.9% +5.5%
Institutions buying 175 179 417
Institutions selling 113 125 249
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.43 1.67

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.

GMEASODKS
GME 1.00 0.12 0.10
ASO 0.12 1.00 0.44
DKS 0.10 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GME, ASO and DKS?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) is the largest by market capitalisation: GameStop (GME) $10.78B, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.74B, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) $12.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, GME, ASO and DKS?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GameStop (GME) 12.1x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.5x, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (GameStop (GME) 12.7x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.4x, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 13.0x). 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: GameStop (GME) -7.7%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

GameStop (GME) has the highest net margin (GameStop (GME) 25.2%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (GameStop (GME) 3.9%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) returned the most: GameStop (GME) +2.7%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +23.6%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) -37.1%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (GameStop (GME) -12.2%/yr, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +7.1%/yr, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) has the highest dividend yield: GameStop (GME) 0.00%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 0.96%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 3.50%. GameStop (GME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GameStop (GME) has been the steadiest (GameStop (GME) 39.3%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%, Dick'S Sporting Goods (DKS) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.