BBY vs GME
Best BUY Co. Inc. and GameStop Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BBY | GME |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.7B | $3.6B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $418.4M |
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 33.0% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 11.5% |
| Return on equity | 37.0% | 8.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.04 | $0.77 |
| Dividend / share | $3.80 | · |
| Payout ratio | 74.9% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $597.3M |
| Equity | $3.0B | $5.4B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.19× | −0.39× |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 15.30× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −2.5% | −6.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −9.9% | · |
BBY bills 11.5× the revenue of GME, and GME keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.5% against 2.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BBY | GME |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.7B | $3.6B |
| FY2024 | $41.5B | $3.8B |
| FY2023 | $43.5B | $5.3B |
| FY2022 | $46.3B | $5.9B |
| FY2021 | $51.8B | $6.0B |
| FY2020 | $47.3B | $5.1B |
| FY2019 | $43.6B | $6.5B |
| FY2018 | $42.9B | $8.3B |
| FY2017 | $42.2B | $8.5B |
| FY2016 | $39.4B | $8.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BBY | GME |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $418.4M |
| FY2024 | $927.0M | $131.3M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $6.7M |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $-313.1M |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $-381.3M |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $-215.3M |
| FY2019 | $1.5B | $-470.9M |
| FY2018 | $1.5B | $-673.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.0B | $34.7M |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $353.2M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$38,061,100,000 | BBY |
| FY2024 | +$37,705,000,000 | BBY |
| FY2023 | +$38,179,200,000 | BBY |
| FY2022 | +$40,370,800,000 | BBY |
| FY2021 | +$45,750,300,000 | BBY |
| FY2020 | +$42,172,200,000 | BBY |
| FY2019 | +$37,172,000,000 | BBY |
| FY2018 | +$34,593,700,000 | BBY |
| FY2017 | +$33,603,900,000 | BBY |
| FY2016 | +$31,438,000,000 | BBY |
| FY2015 | +$30,164,200,000 | BBY |
| FY2014 | +$31,043,000,000 | BBY |
| FY2013 | +$31,571,500,000 | BBY |
| FY2011 | +$35,906,500,000 | BBY |
| FY2010 | +$40,273,300,000 | BBY |
| FY2009 | +$40,165,000,000 | BBY |
| FY2008 | +$36,209,100,000 | BBY |
| FY2007 | +$32,929,038,000 | BBY |
BBY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.0 pp | GME |
| FY2024 | −1.2 pp | GME |
| FY2023 | +2.7 pp | BBY |
| FY2022 | +8.3 pp | BBY |
| FY2021 | +11.1 pp | BBY |
| FY2020 | +8.0 pp | BBY |
| FY2019 | +10.8 pp | BBY |
| FY2018 | +11.5 pp | BBY |
| FY2017 | +2.0 pp | BBY |
| FY2016 | −1.3 pp | GME |
| FY2015 | −2.0 pp | GME |
| FY2014 | −1.2 pp | GME |
| FY2013 | −2.6 pp | GME |
| FY2011 | −3.5 pp | GME |
| FY2010 | −1.5 pp | GME |
| FY2009 | −1.3 pp | GME |
| FY2008 | −2.2 pp | GME |
| FY2007 | −0.5 pp | GME |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BBY and GME over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GME's net margin has been more volatile than BBY's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 5.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BBY and GME over these 18 fiscal years — BBY led in 7 and GME in 11.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GME's return on equity has been more volatile than BBY's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 23.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.1.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BBY and GME over these 18 fiscal years — BBY led in 15 and GME in 3.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.