GameStop (GME) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

GameStop (GME) reported Change in Inventory of -$229.2 million for Q1 2026, up 21.8% year-over-year from -$188.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 270.54% quarter-over-quarter from $134.4 million in Q4 2025.

GameStop (GME) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GameStop (GME) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$229.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at -$229.2 million, up 21.8% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$12.6 million (up 86.67% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$12.6 million, up 86.67% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory declined to -$229.2 million in Q1 2026 per GME's latest filing, from $134.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $414.6 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$474.6 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$34.8 million and a median of $9.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Inventory sank 675.32% in 2022, then surged 739.39% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $414.6 million in 2022, then declined by 13.77% to $357.5 million in 2023, then retreated by 24.11% to $271.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 50.46% to $134.4 million in 2025, then sank by 270.54% to -$229.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GME's Change in Inventory at -$229.2 million in Q1 2026, $134.4 million in Q4 2025, and $72.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn -9.52 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn -
10 GameStop 9.98 Bn 965.44 Mn 386.80 Mn -229.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -229.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -229.20 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 134.40 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 134.40 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 72.10 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 72.10 Mn
May 3, 2025 10.10 Mn
May 3, 2025 10.10 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -293.10 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -293.10 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 271.30 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 271.30 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -115.90 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -115.90 Mn
May 4, 2024 43.20 Mn
May 4, 2024 43.20 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -397.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -397.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 357.50 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 357.50 Mn