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Decision snapshot: GME stock price vs LINC: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at LINC's multiple
Needs LINC P/E.
Implied fair value · at GME's multiple
Needs GME P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GME FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · LINC FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 67% equity / 33% debt · EV / Revenue 1.03x · EV / EBITDA 8.29x
Capital structure 77% equity / 23% debt · EV / Revenue 2.00x · EV / EBITDA 19.28x
GME carries the larger enterprise value at $3.75B against $1.03B; GME trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.03x vs 2.00x); GME on the lower EV / EBITDA (8.29x vs 19.28x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
GameStop Corp. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.76x
1.25x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-10.73x
4.12x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$9.01B
$28.52M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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