CNS
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
CNS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has the edge over CNS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
CNS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CNS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CNS.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
CNS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $60.37 | -15% |
| Forward | 20x | $71.42 | — |
| Current | 22x | $71.42 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $80.45 | +13% |
| Expensive | 32x | $105 | +47% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CNS's PE is in its fair range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over CNS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CNS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CNS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
SOFI has the edge over CNS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CNS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.64 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.25 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.25 | +3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.02 | -1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.97 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.19 | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.15 | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.06 | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.97 | +14% |
CNS has the edge over SOFI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
CNS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $157.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $152.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $145.6M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.8M | +2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $141.7M | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $136.1M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $134.5M | +9.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $139.8M | +17% |
CNS's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $157M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | -7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 34% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 35% | +3.5 points |
CNS has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over CNS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
CNS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20M | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.4M | +$58.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $776K | -98% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.6M | +117% |
| Q2 2025 | -$69.8M | -357% |
| Q1 2025 | -$110M | -20588% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.1M | -31% |
| Q3 2024 | $24.2M | -50% |
CNS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 71% versus its history, compared with SOFI at down 107%.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
CNS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +253K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +542K shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +2.5M shares |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +2.9M shares |
| Available history | +7% | +3.4M shares |
CNS has the edge over SOFI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $358,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $394,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $16.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $258,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $621,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $26M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M |
CNS spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 32% from the year before.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has 1.4B diluted shares, up 5.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
CNS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
CNS has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CNS.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has the edge over CNS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CNS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
CNS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
CNS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CNS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 13x | 69% above |
| PE % | 33 | 63 | 30 pts below |
CNS has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CNS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.8 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.0 | 7.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $71.1 | 0.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $74.1 | 3.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $73.1 | 2.3% below |
CNS's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 2.3% below its 200-week average.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
CNS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $62.7 | $73.4 | +17% |
| 2021 | $73.4 | $90.0 | +23% |
| 2022 | $90.0 | $63.2 | -30% |
| 2023 | $63.2 | $75.7 | +20% |
| 2024 | $75.7 | $93.4 | +23% |
| 2025 | $93.4 | $64.2 | -31% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.2 | $71.4 | +11% |
CNS has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.