BXSL
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
BXSL has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over BXSL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BXSL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BXSL's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BXSL.
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.
BXSL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | $9.65 | -59% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $23.67 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $11.30 | -52% |
| Expensive | 11x | $12.62 | -47% |
| Current | 20x | $23.67 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BXSL's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.3x, in its fair 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 BXSL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BXSL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect BXSL's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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.
BXSL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.54 | +111% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.20 | -55% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.27 | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.46 | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.64 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.82 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.15 | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.45 | -5.5% |
BXSL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.20 over the past year, against $6.63 in early 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 BXSL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BXSL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $118.4M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2022 | $142.5M | +23% |
| Q4 2021 | $157.6M | +23% |
| Q3 2021 | $117.1M | -36% |
| Q2 2021 | $120.7M | -48% |
| Q4 2020 | $127.9M | +140% |
GS has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 1.9% for BXSL versus up 23% for GS.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 67% | +8 points |
| Q1 2022 | 76% | +11 points |
| Q4 2021 | 78% | +11 points |
| Q3 2021 | 80% | +49 points |
| Q2 2021 | 59% | +38 points |
| Q1 2021 | 66% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 67% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2020 | 31% | N/A |
BXSL's operating margin was 67% last quarter, up 8 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'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.
BXSL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479.3M | +$911.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $561M | +$782M |
| Q1 2026 | $249.3M | -41% |
| Q4 2025 | -$229.7M | +$674.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$432.6M | +$85.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$221.1M | +$488.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $424.7M | +$820.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$903.9M | -$775.9M |
BXSL 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.
BXSL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +333K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +2.4M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +63M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +65.3M shares |
| Available history | +367% | +183M shares |
BXSL has 233M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $47.4M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
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 BXSL 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.
BXSL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 12.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 10.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 10.0x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 10.0x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 12.9x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 20.0x | High |
BXSL's net debt is about 12 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BXSL.
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 more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GS.
BXSL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.0 | Neutral |
BXSL's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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).
BXSL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BXSL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 13x | 52% above |
| PE % | 100 | 64 | 36 pts above |
BXSL is trading at 20x earnings, a 52% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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 BXSL on valuation relative to its sector.
BXSL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.8 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.0 | 1.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $24.5 | 3.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.5 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $28.0 | 15% below |
BXSL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% below 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 BXSL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BXSL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29.0 | $37.6 | +30% |
| 2022 | $37.6 | $22.9 | -39% |
| 2023 | $22.9 | $27.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $27.6 | $33.3 | +20% |
| 2025 | $33.3 | $27.2 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.2 | $23.7 | -13% |
BXSL has finished higher in three of the last five years. It's down 13% 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 BXSL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.