CION
CION Investment Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score CION 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.
CION Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CION's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CION.
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.
CION PE Valuation
CION has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
CION Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CION's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GS has the edge over CION on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
CION Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.18 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.70 | -237% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.06 | +$0.25 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.04 | +$0.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.39 | -162% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.51 | -65% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.19 | -108% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.29 | -112% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.63 | -64% |
CION has swung to a loss: it lost $0.70 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 CION on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CION Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $12.1M | -69% |
| Q1 2022 | $19.3M | -68% |
| Q4 2021 | $27.4M | -52% |
| Q3 2021 | $36.7M | -9.9% |
| Q2 2021 | $39.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2020 | $56.9M | +32% |
GS has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 69% for CION versus up 23% for GS.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -10% | -82 points |
| Q1 2022 | 41% | -41 points |
| Q4 2021 | 60% | -24 points |
| Q3 2021 | 68% | -7.9 points |
| Q2 2021 | 72% | +17 points |
| Q1 2021 | 82% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 83% | +15 points |
| Q3 2020 | 76% | N/A |
CION's operating margin was −10% last quarter, down 82 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
CION Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $306.8M | +591% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.6M | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.6M | -175% |
| Q4 2025 | -$17.1M | +$26.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $44.4M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.5M | +$60.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.1M | -94% |
| Q4 2024 | -$43.4M | +$11.2M |
CION 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.
CION Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -458K shares |
| 1 year | -5.5% | -2.9M shares |
| 3 years | -9.8% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -7.5M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -7.9M shares |
CION has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $8M |
| Q1 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $2M |
CION spent $23M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 64% 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 301M diluted shares, down 4.4% from a year ago, with $15B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
CION Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 13.0x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 11.0x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 6.9x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 4.9x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 15.2x | High |
CION's net debt is about 13 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CION.
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.
CION Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
CION's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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).
CION PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CION | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 113x | 13x | 767% above |
| PE % | 94 | 65 | 29 pts above |
CION has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 CION on valuation relative to its sector.
CION Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.70 | 8.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.79 | 9.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.50 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.91 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.99 | 39% below |
CION is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% 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 CION on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CION Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.0 | $12.9 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $12.9 | $10.3 | -20% |
| 2023 | $10.3 | $11.3 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | $11.3 | $11.4 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | $11.4 | $9.59 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.59 | $6.14 | -36% |
CION is down 36% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in three of the previous five years.
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 CION on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.