SIG vs GME vs BNED Stock Comparison

Signet Jewelers, GameStop and Barnes & Noble Education Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SIG Signet Jewelers Ltd
$122.12 +19.5% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.82B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GME GameStop Corp.
$24.17 -2.4% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.29B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.55B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GameStop leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GameStop 5, Signet Jewelers 3, Barnes & Noble Education 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIGGMEBNEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.57B $11.29B $434.41M GME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 12.6x 19.5x GME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 15.5x 13.7x SIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% -7.7% +5.0% BNED
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 25.2% 1.3% GME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.9% 8.9% BNED
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.8x 1.5x GME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.2% +9.8% +42.5% BNED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -14.6%/yr -58.8%/yr SIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 39.4% 63.6% GME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 60/100 SIG

Percentile Scorecard

SIGGMEBNED

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

AxisSIGGMEBNED
Valuation 76 #27 of 108 56 #48 of 108 83 #19 of 108
Growth 51 #52 of 104 88 #13 of 104 90 #11 of 104
Profitability 72 #30 of 103 68 #34 of 103 54 #48 of 103
Financial Health 58 #49 of 114 78 #26 of 114 50 #58 of 114
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 77 17 #64 of 77 21 #61 of 77
Overall 67 61 60
  • SIG ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • GME ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • BNED ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIGGMEBNEDSPY
1 month +19.5%-2.4%+8.1% -5.9%
3 months +30.1%+25.7%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months +38.8%+0.8%+17.6% +0.2%
Year to date +47.3%+20.4%+36.8% +7.5%
1 year +21.2%+9.8%+42.5% +8.2%
3 years +67.1%+78.6%-88.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.7%+21.4%-51.2% +19.0%
5 years +14.7%-54.7%-98.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.8%-14.6%-58.8% +9.4%
10 years +50.0%+366.3%-98.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.1%+16.6%-34.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSIGGMEBNEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%39.4%63.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%40.4%54.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.561.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.250.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-83.8%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-13.8%-9.8% -5.9%
52-week high $128.37$28.03$13.94 $779.14
52-week low $73.94$17.87$6.12 $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.

MultipleSIGGMEBNED
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 18.8x 12.1xmedian 18.8x 19.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 3.1xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 9.0x 20.2xmedian 9.0x 7.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.3x 15.8xmedian 15.3x 8.9xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.21median 0.87 0.14median 0.87 0.60median 0.87

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 monthsSIGGMEBNED
Revenue $6.82B $3.55B $1.72B
Gross profit $2.66B $1.35B $367.84M
Operating income $466.60M $480.00M $42.45M
Net income $353.80M $893.30M $22.23M
Free cash flow $536.50M $688.00M $48.80M
EPS (diluted) $9.00 $1.51 $0.64
Cash & equivalents $526.80M $4.85B $7.81M
Total debt – $4.17B $123.50M
Shares (diluted) 39.30M 592.60M 34.53M
Enterprise value $2.33B -$19.98B $396.33M

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
MetricSIGGMEBNED
P/E 13.5x 12.1x 19.5x
P/FCF 8.8x 15.8x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 15.4x 6.7x
P/S 0.7x 3.1x 0.3x
P/B 2.6x 1.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x 20.2x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 20.8x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 7.8x 14.5x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 14.1x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.21 0.14 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIGGMEBNED
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% -7.7% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -15.2% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 16.3% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -1.0% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 119.4% 370.6% 34.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 80.1% 38.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 168.0% 146.7% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 122.1% 30.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 183.7% 127.5% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 87.6% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.7% 41.8% 781.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 32.4% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 42.8% 320.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 38.3% 49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIGGMEBNED
Gross margin 39.1% 37.9% 21.4%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 13.9% 4.5%
Operating margin 6.8% 13.5% 2.5%
Pretax margin 6.8% 30.6% 1.6%
Net margin 5.2% 25.2% 1.3%
FCF margin 7.9% 19.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 19.8% 3.8%
Return on equity 19.0% 14.9% 7.8%
Return on assets 6.3% 8.1% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.9% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 4.6% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIGGMEBNED
Debt / assets – 37.4% 14.6%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.8x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 6.1x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 44.9% 67.1%
Equity / assets 32.9% 55.1% 32.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 8.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 7.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 7.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.49 2.44 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIGGMEBNED
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.8% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 0.0% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – –

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.

ConsensusSIGGMEBNED
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.10FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +4.5% +1,038.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.16BFY2026 $3.72BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +10.2% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIGGMEBNED
Held by institutions 100.0% 35.5% 77.2%
Institutions holding 334 379 112
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +2.7% +8.2%
Institutions buying 174 175 63
Institutions selling 113 113 30
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.55 2.10

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.

SIGGMEBNED
SIG 1.00 0.17 0.21
GME 0.17 1.00 0.09
BNED 0.21 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIG, GME and BNED?

GameStop (GME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Signet Jewelers (SIG) $4.57B, GameStop (GME) $11.29B, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) $434.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, SIG, GME and BNED?

GameStop (GME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Signet Jewelers (SIG) 12.9x, GameStop (GME) 12.6x, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Signet Jewelers (SIG) is cheapest (Signet Jewelers (SIG) 10.1x, GameStop (GME) 15.5x, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Signet Jewelers (SIG) +0.6%, GameStop (GME) -7.7%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GameStop (GME) has the highest net margin (Signet Jewelers (SIG) 5.2%, GameStop (GME) 25.2%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) leads (GameStop (GME) 3.9%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) returned the most: Signet Jewelers (SIG) +21.2%, GameStop (GME) +9.8%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +42.5%. Over five years, Signet Jewelers (SIG) compounded fastest (Signet Jewelers (SIG) +2.8%/yr, GameStop (GME) -14.6%/yr, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) -58.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Signet Jewelers (SIG) 0.01%, GameStop (GME) 0.00%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 0.00%. GameStop (GME) and Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GameStop (GME) has been the steadiest (Signet Jewelers (SIG) 50.7%, GameStop (GME) 39.4%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 63.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.