GameStop GME
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

GameStop (GME) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

GameStop's (GME) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 20.27% in Q3 2026, up 1344.0% year-over-year from 1.4% in Q3 2025, and up 18.17% on a QoQ basis from 17.16% in Q2 2026.

Analysis

GameStop (GME) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GameStop (GME) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 20.27% in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 1344.0% year-over-year to 20.27% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 13.52%, a 1087.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 6.39%, up 708.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q3 2026 stood at 20.27%, up from 17.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 20.27% in Q3 2026 and bottomed at 11.15% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 0.81% across 5 years, with a median of 1.43% in 2023.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin sank 829 bps; it then surged 1863 bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 8.12% in 2022, then surged by 83 bps to 1.36% in 2023, then tumbled by 185 bps to 3.88% in 2024, then jumped by 230 bps to 5.03% in 2025, then surged by 303 bps to 20.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 20.27% in Q3 2026, 17.16% in Q2 2026, and 12.24% in Q1 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.16 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.19 Bn 12.51%
2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 4.31%
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 10.76 Bn 9.84 Bn 1.94 Bn 7.89%
4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 20.27%
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn 5.73%
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn 14.96%
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn 4.27%
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 0.65%
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 62.10%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -5.94%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 20.27%
May 2, 2026 17.16%
Jan 31, 2026 12.24%
Nov 1, 2025 5.03%
Aug 2, 2025 6.83%
May 3, 2025 -1.47%
Feb 1, 2025 6.22%
Nov 2, 2024 -3.88%
Aug 3, 2024 -2.76%
May 4, 2024 -5.74%
Feb 3, 2024 3.08%
Oct 28, 2023 -1.36%
Jul 29, 2023 -1.43%
Apr 29, 2023 -4.72%
Jan 28, 2023 2.08%
Oct 29, 2022 -8.12%
Jul 30, 2022 -9.49%
Apr 30, 2022 -11.15%
Jan 29, 2022 -7.40%
Oct 30, 2021 -7.94%