ALLY
Ally Financial Inc.
ALLY has the edge over GS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
ALLY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ALLY's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ALLY.
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.
ALLY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.4x | $23.66 | -38% |
| Forward | 6.5x | $38.00 | — |
| Current | 8.7x | $38.00 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $41.09 | +8.1% |
| Expensive | 17x | $75.07 | +98% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALLY's PE is in its fair range at 8.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.5x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 ALLY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALLY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
ALLY has the edge over GS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GS, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ALLY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.85 | +34% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.38 | +164% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.26 | +177% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.12 | +203% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.37 | -8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.36 | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.60 | -13% |
ALLY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.38 over the past year, against $8.23 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 ALLY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALLY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2B | +3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +1.2% |
ALLY's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +38 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -18% | -27 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.4% | +5.3 points |
ALLY's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 0.6 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 ALLY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 ALLY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALLY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $640M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $947M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $940M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $951M | +$968M |
ALLY 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.
ALLY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -2.9M shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -5.7M shares |
| 3 years | +0.8% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -53.7M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -87.3M shares |
ALLY has 308M diluted shares, down 1.8% from a year ago, with $496M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $178M |
| Q2 2026 | $148M |
| Q1 2026 | $147M |
| Q4 2025 | $23M |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | $1M |
| Q1 2025 | $34M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M |
ALLY spent $496M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent 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 ALLY 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.
ALLY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2x | High |
ALLY's net debt is about 5.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.7 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ALLY.
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 ALLY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALLY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.5 | Neutral |
ALLY's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
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).
ALLY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ALLY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.7x | 13x | 33% below |
| PE % | 44 | 63 | 19 pts below |
ALLY 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.
ALLY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $41.4 | 8.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.1 | 9.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $39.8 | 4.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.5 | 4.2% above |
ALLY has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 4.2% above its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over ALLY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALLY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.6 | $34.5 | +13% |
| 2021 | $34.5 | $47.6 | +38% |
| 2022 | $47.6 | $23.9 | -50% |
| 2023 | $23.9 | $34.9 | +46% |
| 2024 | $34.9 | $35.7 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | $35.7 | $46.3 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.3 | $38.0 | -18% |
ALLY has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
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 the edge over ALLY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.