GameStop (GME) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
GameStop's (GME) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $19.2 million in Q3 2026, down 73.37% year-over-year from $72.1 million in Q3 2025, and up 15.66% on a QoQ basis from $16.6 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
GameStop (GME) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
GameStop (GME) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $19.2 million in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 73.37% year-over-year to $19.2 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$59.0 million, a 197.68% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$12.6 million, up 86.67% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory for Q3 2026 stood at $19.2 million, up from $16.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $414.6 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$474.6 million in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged -$29.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.1 million in 2025.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory tumbled 675.32%; it then jumped 739.39% in 2023.
- Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $414.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 13.77% to $357.5 million in 2023, then fell by 24.11% to $271.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 50.46% to $134.4 million in 2025, then sank by 85.71% to $19.2 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Inventory figures were $19.2 million in Q3 2026, $16.6 million in Q2 2026, and -$229.2 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 20.78 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 712.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 148.46 Mn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 19.20 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | -30.60 Mn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 3.01 Mn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | - |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | -456.62 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | 235,500.00 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 67.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 19.20 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 16.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -229.20 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 134.40 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 72.10 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 10.10 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -293.10 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 271.30 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -115.90 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 43.20 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -397.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 357.50 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -83.50 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 83.10 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -474.60 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 414.60 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -179.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.90 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -215.60 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 546.40 Mn |