GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over GSBD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
GSBD trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
GSBD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GSBD's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GSBD.
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 GSBD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GSBD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.1x | $8.30 | — |
| Cheap | 7.8x | $1.96 | -76% |
| Fair | 13x | $3.37 | -59% |
| Expensive | 26x | $6.43 | -23% |
| Current | 33x | $8.30 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GSBD's PE is in its expensive range at 33x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.1x, in its cheap range.
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.
GSBD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GSBD's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 GSBD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GSBD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.16 | +366% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.25 | -78% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.51 | -59% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.64 | +49% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.03 | +87% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.14 | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.24 | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.55 | -70% |
GSBD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.25 over the past year, against $5.46 in early 2021.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 23% for GS versus down 45% for GSBD.
| 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.
GSBD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $33.6M | -45% |
| Q1 2022 | $51.5M | -21% |
| Q4 2021 | $49M | -68% |
| Q3 2021 | $53.2M | +29% |
| Q2 2021 | $61.6M | +41% |
| Q4 2020 | $155.3M | +713% |
GSBD's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $34M last quarter, down 45% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 58% | -32 points |
| Q1 2022 | 80% | -13 points |
| Q4 2021 | 80% | -31 points |
| Q3 2021 | 72% | -7.1 points |
| Q2 2021 | 90% | +9.3 points |
| Q1 2021 | 93% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 111% | +62 points |
| Q3 2020 | 79% | N/A |
GSBD's operating margin was 58% last quarter, down 32 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
GSBD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.2M | +466% |
| Q2 2026 | $53.6M | -69% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.4M | -92% |
| Q4 2025 | -$29.9M | -328% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.2M | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $174.5M | +$296.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $133.9M | +1802% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.1M | -84% |
GSBD has the edge over GS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 GSBD 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.
GSBD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -2% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +2.5M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +10.3M shares |
| Available history | +178% | +71.8M shares |
GSBD has 112M diluted shares, down 2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $26.5M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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.
GSBD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 14.3x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 10.5x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 9.4x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 9.0x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 64.1x | High |
GSBD's net debt is about 14 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.5 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GSBD.
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).
GSBD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.0 | Oversold |
GSBD's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
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 GSBD on valuation relative to its sector.
GSBD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GSBD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 13x | 155% above |
| PE % | 92 | 63 | 29 pts above |
GSBD is trading at 33x earnings, a 155% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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 GSBD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GSBD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.82 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.20 | 9.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.26 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.4 | 33% below |
GSBD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% below its 200-week average.
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 GSBD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GSBD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.9 | $19.3 | -12% |
| 2021 | $19.3 | $19.4 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | $19.4 | $14.6 | -25% |
| 2023 | $14.6 | $14.7 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | $14.7 | $12.8 | -13% |
| 2025 | $12.8 | $9.63 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.63 | $8.30 | -14% |
GSBD has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.