GameStop Q3 2025 earnings: profit jumps on cost cuts as core sales keep shrinking
GameStop's revenue fell from a year ago as game hardware and software sales dropped, but deep cost cuts and a growing collectibles business pushed net income sharply higher.
| Q3 2025 | Reported |
|---|---|
| EPS | $0.13 |
| Revenue | $821.0M |
Figures as reported by the company to the SEC for the quarter ended November 1, 2025. Analyst estimates are not part of a filing, so no comparison to expectations is shown.
Key takeaways
- Revenue for the quarter ended November 1, 2025 was $821.0 million, down from $860.3 million in the same quarter last year, as sales of game consoles, accessories, and software continued to decline.
- Net income climbed to $77.1 million from $17.4 million a year earlier, driven mainly by lower operating costs rather than higher sales — selling, general and administrative expenses fell to $221.4 million from $282.0 million.
- Collectibles (toys, trading cards, and similar items) grew to 31% of total revenue from 20% a year ago and was the only major product category to expand, while hardware and accessories sales dropped 12% and software sales dropped 27%.
- Profitability improved mostly through cost discipline: the trailing-twelve-month net profit margin stands at 20.45% even though revenue over the same trailing period grew only 1.61%, showing the company is keeping more of each sales dollar rather than selling more.
- GameStop held 4,710 bitcoin valued at about $519.4 million at quarter end as part of its investment strategy; that position recorded a $9.2 million unrealized loss for the quarter, though it remains up $19.4 million on a cumulative basis.
- The company ended the quarter holding $8.8 billion in cash and marketable securities, giving it a substantial financial cushion relative to its shrinking retail business.
- Coverage of the report noted that GameStop has now posted several consecutive quarters of positive operating income and strong free cash flow even as overall sales continue to drift lower, underscoring a shift toward cost control and diversification away from traditional game sales.
Q3 2025 in context
| Metric | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $821M | $860M | -4.6% |
| Net income | $77M | $17M | +343.1% |
| Free cash flow | $107M | $20M | +435.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.13 | $0.04 | +225.0% |
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 29.9% | +3.4 pts |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | -3.9% | +8.9 pts |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 2.0% | +7.4 pts |
Figures for the quarter ended Nov 2025 and the quarter ended Nov 2024, as reported to the SEC.
How the stock took it
GameStop Corp closed at $23.35 on Dec 8, 2025, the last session before the report, and at $22.12 on Dec 10, 2025, the first session after it — -5.3% across the report.
| Earlier report | Close before | Close after | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | $23.22 | $24.37 | +5.0% |
Closes from the market's daily record. Each figure spans the report date — from the last session that closed before it to the first that closed after — because a company may report before the open or after the close.
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