AUB
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
AUB has the edge over GS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
AUB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AUB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AUB.
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.
AUB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $39.49 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $39.88 | +1% |
| Current | 11x | $39.49 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $47.62 | +21% |
| Expensive | 17x | $62.29 | +58% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AUB has the edge over GS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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's PE is 13x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AUB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AUB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
AUB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.99 | +9.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.65 | +101% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.34 | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.35 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.03 | -9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.82 | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.14 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.24 | -11% |
AUB earned $3.65 per share over the past year, up 101% from the year before.
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 AUB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AUB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $383.2M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $415.4M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $367.2M | +72% |
| Q4 2025 | $387.2M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $371M | +71% |
| Q2 2025 | $402.9M | +93% |
| Q1 2025 | $213.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $218.5M | +19% |
AUB has the edge over GS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 49% | +45 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | -3.8 points |
AUB has the edge over GS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's revenue is growing: $18.7B last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AUB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182.5M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $150.2M | -92% |
| Q1 2026 | $127.3M | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $114.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $156.9M | +132% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +2123% |
| Q1 2025 | $62M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.3M | +103% |
AUB 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.
AUB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -679K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -345K shares |
| 3 years | +89% | +66.6M shares |
| 5 years | +86% | +65.3M shares |
| Available history | +76% | +61.4M shares |
AUB has 142M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $62.5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $23.2M |
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 AUB 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.
AUB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
AUB's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like AUB.
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 AUB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AUB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.8 | Neutral |
AUB's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (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).
AUB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AUB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 17% below |
| PE % | 13 | 63 | 50 pts below |
AUB 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.
AUB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.9 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.5 | 2.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.8 | 1.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $35.9 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.8 | 13% above |
AUB 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.
AUB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.9 | $32.9 | -13% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $37.4 | +14% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $34.9 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $34.9 | $36.5 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $36.5 | $38.1 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | $38.1 | $36.4 | -4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.4 | $39.5 | +8.5% |
AUB 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.