BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BEN yet.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 19% and its operating margin rose 4 points to 40%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
BEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BEN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BEN.
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.
BEN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.5x | $18.81 | -48% |
| Forward | 11x | $35.86 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $27.96 | -22% |
| Current | 18x | $35.86 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $49.14 | +37% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BEN's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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 BEN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BEN 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.
BEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +64% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.97 | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.47 | +194% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.31 | +96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | +69% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.91 | +7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | -69% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.67 | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.64 | -66% |
BEN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.97 over the past year, against $3.78 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 BEN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3B | +8.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | +3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +13% |
BEN's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $2.4B last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.9% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7% | -0.6 points |
BEN's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 11 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 BEN 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 BEN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.7M | +$584.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$51.9M | -111% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +163% |
| Q1 2025 | -$87.6M | -192% |
| Q4 2024 | -$217M | +$54.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $488.4M | -35% |
| Q2 2024 | $482.3M | -16% |
| Q1 2024 | $94.9M | +$143.7M |
BEN has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 47% versus its history, compared with GS at down 278%.
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.
BEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -600K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +24.6M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +24.8M shares |
| Available history | +4.1% | +20.1M shares |
BEN has 515M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $345.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $57.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $67.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $157.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $10M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8M |
BEN spent $533M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 122% 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 BEN 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.
BEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
BEN has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BEN.
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 BEN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.6 | Neutral |
BEN's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (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).
BEN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 13x | 40% above |
| PE % | 69 | 63 | 6 pts above |
BEN is trading at 18x earnings, a 40% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
GS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.8% above |
| PE % | 46 | 63 | 17 pts below |
GS has the edge over BEN on valuation relative to its sector.
BEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.6 | 9.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.3 | 7.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.6 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $25.8 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.5 | 41% above |
BEN 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.
BEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.3 | $24.8 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $24.8 | $33.4 | +35% |
| 2022 | $33.4 | $26.9 | -20% |
| 2023 | $26.9 | $29.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $29.8 | $20.7 | -31% |
| 2025 | $20.7 | $24.2 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.2 | $35.9 | +48% |
BEN 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.