GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GSHD
Goosehead Insurance, Inc
GSHD has the edge over GS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
GSHD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GSHD's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GSHD.
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.
GSHD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $45.66 | — |
| Current | 33x | $45.66 | — |
| Cheap | 70x | $95.30 | +109% |
| Fair | 187x | $256 | +461% |
| Expensive | 400x | $548 | +1100% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GSHD has the edge over GS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
GSHD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
GSHD has the edge over GS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $69.58 over the past year, up 41% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
GSHD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.35 | +71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.37 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.14 | -5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.04 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.14 | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.14 | +65% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.20 | +100% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.16 | +111% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.70 | +52% |
GSHD earned $1.37 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
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 has the edge over GSHD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GSHD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $113.4M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.4M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $94M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $75.6M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.9M | +49% |
| Q3 2024 | $78M | +9.9% |
GSHD has the edge over GS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +19 points |
| Q3 2024 | 21% | +1.9 points |
GSHD's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 6.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
GSHD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M | -47% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.2M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.3M | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.7M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.2M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.9M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.1M | -7.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $28M | +35% |
GSHD 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 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.
GSHD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -930K shares |
| 1 year | -7.4% | -2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +54% | +12.5M shares |
| 5 years | +94% | +17.3M shares |
| Available history | +117% | +19.3M shares |
GSHD has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $57.7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
GSHD spent $135M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 the edge over GSHD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GSHD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
GSHD's net debt is about 2.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GSHD.
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).
GSHD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.4 | Neutral |
GSHD's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
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 GSHD on valuation relative to its sector.
GSHD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GSHD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 13x | 156% above |
| PE % | 2 | 63 | 61 pts below |
GSHD is trading at 33x earnings, a 156% 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 GSHD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GSHD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.3 | 3.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.6 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $53.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $74.9 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $72.9 | 37% below |
GSHD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 37% 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 GSHD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GSHD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.1 | $124.2 | +195% |
| 2021 | $124.2 | $138.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $138.1 | $38.3 | -72% |
| 2023 | $38.3 | $75.8 | +98% |
| 2024 | $75.8 | $104.2 | +37% |
| 2025 | $104.2 | $75.3 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.3 | $45.7 | -39% |
GSHD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +195% in 2020 to −72% in 2022. It's down 39% so far in 2026.