AFG
American Financial Group, Inc.
AFG has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over AFG overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AFG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AFG's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AFG.
GS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GS's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GS.
AFG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.4x | $90.43 | -44% |
| Fair | 12x | $151 | -5.6% |
| Current | 13x | $160 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $160 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $179 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AFG's PE is in its expensive range at 13.1x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 13.4x.
GS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.6x | $528 | -42% |
| Current | 13x | $914 | — |
| Forward | 13x | $914 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $940 | +2.9% |
| Expensive | 17x | $1,214 | +33% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GS has the edge over AFG in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AFG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AFG's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GS has the edge over AFG on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
AFG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.98 | -2.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.27 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.45 | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.53 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.08 | -4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.52 | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.10 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.52 | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.57 | +5.2% |
AFG's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $12.27 over the past year, against $27.03 in late 2021.
GS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $72.35 | +4% |
| Q3 2026 | $69.58 | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.82 | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $54.75 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.32 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.22 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.37 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $43.08 | +68% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.54 | +77% |
GS has the edge over AFG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AFG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | -1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +3.2% |
AFG's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $2.6B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -1.2 points |
AFG's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.7B | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.3B | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.5B | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.2B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.9B | +23% |
GS has the edge over AFG on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 37% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | +18 points |
GS has the edge over AFG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AFG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405M | +88% |
| Q2 2026 | $92M | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $474M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $784M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $216M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $191M | +$279M |
| Q1 2025 | $342M | +220% |
| Q4 2024 | $674M | -11% |
AFG has the edge over GS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.6B | +7.8% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.4B | +$5.3B |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.8B | -136% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +$40.6B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2B | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | -$37.7B | -$9.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $46.2B | +$75.1B |
GS's free cash flow was −$40B over the past year, against $15.8B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GS.
AFG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -500K shares |
| 3 years | -2.1% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -2.7% | -2.3M shares |
| Available history | -9.2% | -8.4M shares |
AFG has 83M diluted shares, down 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26M |
| Q2 2026 | $26M |
| Q1 2026 | $60M |
| Q4 2025 | $1M |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | $39M |
| Q1 2025 | $58M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
AFG spent $113M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 15% from the year before.
GS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -13.9M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -42.8M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -52.8M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -74.4M shares |
GS has the edge over AFG on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3B |
| Q2 2026 | $4B |
| Q1 2026 | $5B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B |
| Q3 2025 | $2B |
| Q2 2025 | $3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B |
GS spent $15B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 32% from the year before.
AFG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
AFG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like AFG.
GS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
GS has the edge over AFG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AFG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 75.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 87.0 | Overbought |
AFG's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
GS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
GS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
AFG PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AFG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 69 | 63 | 6 pts above |
AFG has the edge over GS on valuation relative to its sector.
GS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.8% above |
| PE % | 46 | 63 | 17 pts below |
GS is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
AFG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $148.4 | 8% above |
| 20 week MA | $145.2 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $137.3 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $134.1 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $129.2 | 24% above |
AFG has the edge over GS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $895.5 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $977.4 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $945.4 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $804.5 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $602.7 | 52% above |
GS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
AFG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $109.2 | $87.6 | -20% |
| 2021 | $87.6 | $135.4 | +55% |
| 2022 | $135.4 | $137.8 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $137.8 | $118.9 | -14% |
| 2024 | $118.9 | $137.0 | +15% |
| 2025 | $137.0 | $138.2 | +0.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $138.2 | $160.3 | +16% |
AFG has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $230.7 | $256.2 | +11% |
| 2021 | $256.2 | $385.0 | +50% |
| 2022 | $385.0 | $345.5 | -10% |
| 2023 | $345.5 | $385.8 | +12% |
| 2024 | $385.8 | $576.2 | +49% |
| 2025 | $576.2 | $907.0 | +57% |
| 2026 YTD | $907.0 | $913.6 | +0.7% |
GS has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 0.7% so far in 2026.