GLAD
Gladstone Capital Corporation
GLAD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has a slight edge over GLAD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
GLAD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GLAD's profitability is currently strong, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GLAD.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
GLAD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.2x | $16.39 | -15% |
| Current | 7.3x | $19.39 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $24.91 | +28% |
| Forward | 9.8x | $19.39 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $39.91 | +106% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GLAD has the edge over JPM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM's PE is in its expensive range at 14.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13.7x next year's earnings.
GLAD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GLAD's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
GLAD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.98 | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.65 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.42 | -6.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.29 | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.55 | -3% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.35 | +8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.59 | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.59 | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.63 | +20% |
GLAD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.65 over the past year, against $5.04 in late 2021.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GLAD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $9M | -75% |
| Q1 2022 | $12.4M | -49% |
| Q4 2021 | $14.5M | -6.7% |
| Q3 2021 | $36.4M | +172% |
| Q2 2021 | $21.3M | +22% |
| Q4 2020 | $15.5M | +386% |
| Q3 2020 | $13.4M | +58% |
JPM has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 75% for GLAD versus up 8.1% for JPM.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 57% | -33 points |
| Q1 2022 | 67% | -21 points |
| Q4 2021 | 83% | +4.3 points |
| Q3 2021 | 90% | +13 points |
| Q2 2021 | 84% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2021 | 88% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 79% | +57 points |
| Q3 2020 | 77% | +13 points |
GLAD's operating margin was 57% last quarter, down 27 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $50.2B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM's operating margin was 40% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
GLAD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$36.9M | -281% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.6M | -65% |
| Q4 2025 | -$33.8M | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | -$96.6M | -$90.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $46.8M | +$65.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $24M | +$50.2M |
| Q3 2024 | -$5.7M | -125% |
GLAD's free cash flow was −$151M over the past year, against $85M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GLAD.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GLAD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +27% | +6M shares |
| 3 years | +51% | +9.5M shares |
| 5 years | +68% | +11.5M shares |
| Available history | +86% | +13.1M shares |
GLAD has 28M diluted shares, up 27% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
GLAD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 7.2x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2021 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2021 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2021 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2020 | 20.5x | High |
GLAD's net debt is about 7.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GLAD.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
GLAD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.1 | Neutral |
GLAD's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
GLAD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GLAD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.3x | 13x | 44% below |
| PE % | 27 | 63 | 36 pts below |
GLAD has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
GLAD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.0 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.4 | 0.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.3 | 0.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.5 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $22.0 | 12% below |
GLAD has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 12% below its 200-week average.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GLAD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.2 | $17.4 | -14% |
| 2021 | $17.4 | $22.3 | +28% |
| 2022 | $22.3 | $19.2 | -14% |
| 2023 | $19.2 | $21.4 | +12% |
| 2024 | $21.4 | $28.1 | +31% |
| 2025 | $28.1 | $20.5 | -27% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.5 | $19.4 | -5.5% |
GLAD has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 5.5% so far in 2026.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has the edge over GLAD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.