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GameStop Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 24 March 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter net sales declined: Net sales were $1.104 billion in the quarter, against $1.283 billion a year earlier. Full-year net sales were $3.630 billion, against $3.823 billion in fiscal 2024. Source
  • Quarterly operating income rose: Operating income was $135.2 million, against $79.8 million. Excluding impairment and other items, adjusted operating income was $147.7 million, against $84.4 million. Source
  • Net income near prior-year level: Net income was $127.9 million, against $131.3 million. The quarter included a $151.0 million loss on digital assets and related receivables; adjusted net income was $291.4 million, against $136.4 million. Source
  • Full year moved to operating income: Full-year operating income was $232.1 million, against an operating loss of $26.2 million. Adjusted operating income was $289.5 million, against an adjusted operating loss of $26.8 million. Source
  • Collectibles rose to 33.1% of sales: Collectibles net sales were $365.0 million, or 33.1% of the quarter, against $270.6 million, or 21.1%. Full-year collectibles were $1,060.2 million, or 29.2%, against $717.9 million, or 18.8%. Source
  • Cash and securities reached $9.0 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $9.0 billion at year-end, against $4.8 billion a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents were $6,304.7 million and marketable securities $2,709.1 million. Source
  • Full-year free cash flow reached $597.3 million: Free cash flow was $597.3 million for fiscal 2025, against $129.6 million, and $187.4 million in the quarter, against $158.8 million. Operating cash flow for the year was $614.8 million. Source
  • Digital asset holdings valued lower: Bitcoin and related receivables were $368.4 million at year-end, against $519.4 million at November 1, 2025. Fiscal 2025 cash flow shows $500.0 million of digital asset purchases. Source

“Management believes, however, that free cash flow, which measures our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations, is an important financial measure for use by investors in evaluating the Company’s financial performance.”

GameStop Corp., press release

What changed from last quarter

  • New: New Zealand operations are being wound down, and impairments were recorded in connection with the wind down. The prior release did not mention this. Source

Fourth quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter net sales declined: Net sales were $1.104 billion in the quarter, against $1.283 billion a year earlier. Full-year net sales were $3.630 billion, against $3.823 billion in fiscal 2024. Source
  • Quarterly operating income rose: Operating income was $135.2 million, against $79.8 million. Excluding impairment and other items, adjusted operating income was $147.7 million, against $84.4 million. Source
  • Net income near prior-year level: Net income was $127.9 million, against $131.3 million. The quarter included a $151.0 million loss on digital assets and related receivables; adjusted net income was $291.4 million, against $136.4 million. Source
  • Full year moved to operating income: Full-year operating income was $232.1 million, against an operating loss of $26.2 million. Adjusted operating income was $289.5 million, against an adjusted operating loss of $26.8 million. Source
  • Interest income, net increased: Interest income, net was $86.0 million in the quarter, against $54.8 million, and $271.5 million for the year, against $163.4 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased: Adjusted EBITDA was $166.4 million in the quarter, against $96.5 million, and $345.4 million for the year, against $36.1 million. Source

Segments and regions

  • United States operating income rose: United States net sales were $788.5 million against $861.1 million, and operating income was $129.9 million against $76.1 million. Full-year United States net sales were $2,667.6 million, against $2,575.7 million. Source
  • Canada had no quarterly sales: Canada reported no net sales in the fourth quarter, against $77.7 million a year earlier. Canada net sales for the year were $38.2 million, against $204.3 million. Source
  • Australia sales grew on the year: Australia net sales were $161.7 million against $148.2 million, and operating income was $7.5 million against $7.6 million. Full-year Australia operating income was $4.6 million, against an operating loss of $11.9 million. Source
  • Europe sales and loss narrowed: Europe net sales were $154.1 million against $195.6 million, and operating loss was $2.2 million against $5.6 million. Europe asset impairments were $6.7 million in the quarter, against negative $0.3 million a year earlier. Source

“The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating the Company’s core operating performance.”

GameStop Corp., press release

Products and customers

  • Collectibles rose to 33.1% of sales: Collectibles net sales were $365.0 million, or 33.1% of the quarter, against $270.6 million, or 21.1%. Full-year collectibles were $1,060.2 million, or 29.2%, against $717.9 million, or 18.8%. Source
  • Hardware and accessories sales fell: Hardware and accessories were $535.6 million, or 48.5% of sales, against $725.8 million, or 56.6%. Full-year hardware and accessories were $1,840.4 million against $2,099.7 million. Source
  • Software sales declined: Software was $203.7 million, or 18.4% of sales, against $286.2 million, or 22.3%. Full-year software was $729.3 million against $1,005.4 million. Source
  • Collectibles definition widened: The collectibles footnote now lists submission services for the authentication and grading of trading cards, a description that does not appear in the prior release. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Gross margin rose to 35.0%: Gross profit was $386.8 million, or 35.0% of net sales, against $363.4 million, or 28.3%. Full-year gross margin was 33.0%, against 29.1%. Source
  • SG&A fell in dollars and share: SG&A expenses were $241.5 million, or 21.9% of net sales, against $282.5 million, or 22.0%. Full-year SG&A was $910.2 million, or 25.1%, against $1,130.4 million, or 29.6%. Source
  • Impairments rose on the year: Asset impairments were $10.1 million in the quarter, against $1.1 million, and $53.8 million for the year, against $9.7 million. Source
  • Tax benefit recorded in quarter: Income tax was a $50.9 million benefit in the quarter, against $3.3 million of expense. Full-year income tax was a $34.4 million benefit, against $5.9 million of expense. Source

“The Company will not be holding a conference call today.”

GameStop Corp., press release

Inventory and payables

  • Inventory balance fell: Merchandise inventories were $403.3 million at year-end, against $480.2 million a year earlier and $575.5 million at November 1, 2025. Source
  • Inventory cash release smaller: Lower inventory added $229.2 million to operating cash flow in the quarter, against $293.1 million a year earlier. For the year the change was $12.6 million, against $94.5 million. Source
  • Payables and accrued liabilities declined: Accounts payable were $147.1 million at year-end, against $380.4 million at November 1, 2025 and $148.6 million a year earlier. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities used $275.2 million of operating cash in the quarter. Source

Cash, capital and digital assets

  • Cash and securities reached $9.0 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $9.0 billion at year-end, against $4.8 billion a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents were $6,304.7 million and marketable securities $2,709.1 million. Source
  • Full-year free cash flow reached $597.3 million: Free cash flow was $597.3 million for fiscal 2025, against $129.6 million, and $187.4 million in the quarter, against $158.8 million. Operating cash flow for the year was $614.8 million. Source
  • Convertible notes raised $4.2 billion: Proceeds from convertible notes were $4,200.0 million in fiscal 2025. Long-term debt was $4,164.3 million at year-end, against $6.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • Digital asset holdings valued lower: Bitcoin and related receivables were $368.4 million at year-end, against $519.4 million at November 1, 2025. Fiscal 2025 cash flow shows $500.0 million of digital asset purchases. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Exit plans for France and Canada: Plans begun in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 to divest operations in France and Canada are cited in the impairment footnote. Canada shows no net sales in the quarter. Source
  • France property held for sale: Property and equipment for France is classified as assets held for sale. Total assets held for sale were $146.5 million at year-end, against no balance a year earlier. Source
  • Collaboration investment in fiscal 2025: The company made a $17.5 million investment in a collaboration agreement in fiscal 2025, the same amount shown in the third-quarter release. Source

Transformation costs and stock compensation

  • Transformation costs were small: Transformation costs were $2.4 million in the quarter and $3.6 million for the year. The costs include severance, stock-based compensation forfeitures and reserves for consultants and advisors. Source
  • Stock compensation rose: Stock-based compensation expense was $7.2 million in the quarter, against $5.5 million, and $26.7 million for the year, against $16.4 million. Source
  • Adjusted SG&A excludes transformation costs: Adjusted SG&A expenses were $243.9 million in the quarter and $913.8 million for the year, after removing transformation costs. Source

Coming up, as management said on 24 March 2026

  • Form 10-K for further detail: The company points readers to its Form 10-K for additional information on these results. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin, fourth quarter Source35.0% (prior year 28.3%)
Merchandise inventories, net Source$403.3 million (prior year $480.2 million)

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.