GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over ISBA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ISBA
Isabella Bank Corporation
ISBA offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
ISBA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ISBA's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ISBA.
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.
ISBA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $23.34 | -41% |
| Forward | 11x | $39.60 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $35.44 | -11% |
| Current | 14x | $39.60 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $44.67 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ISBA 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.
ISBA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ISBA, but weaker profitability.
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 ISBA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ISBA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.65 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.87 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.72 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.71 | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.56 | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.46 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.19 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.97 | -7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.86 | -22% |
ISBA earned $2.87 per share over the past year, up 17% 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 ISBA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ISBA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.5M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.2M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.8M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.1M | +8% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M | +8.2% |
ISBA's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +6.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | +9.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -0.4 points |
ISBA's operating margin was 34% last quarter, up 3.8 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.
ISBA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.9M | +181% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.3M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.6M | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.2M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7M | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6M | +62% |
ISBA 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 ISBA 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.
ISBA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.2% | +306K shares |
| 1 year | +3.7% | +271K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +72.5K shares |
| 5 years | -5% | -402K shares |
| Available history | -5.6% | -452K shares |
ISBA has 8M diluted shares, up 3.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $136,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $224,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $402,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $609,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $1M |
ISBA spent $2M 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 ISBA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ISBA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
ISBA has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ISBA.
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).
ISBA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.5 | Neutral |
ISBA's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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 ISBA on valuation relative to its sector.
ISBA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ISBA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 6% above |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
ISBA is trading at 14x earnings, in line with 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
ISBA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.6 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 1.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.4 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $36.8 | 7.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $28.9 | 37% above |
ISBA has the edge over GS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 ISBA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ISBA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.2 | $19.8 | -18% |
| 2021 | $19.8 | $26.3 | +33% |
| 2022 | $26.3 | $23.0 | -13% |
| 2023 | $23.0 | $21.5 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $26.0 | +21% |
| 2025 | $26.0 | $51.6 | +99% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.6 | $39.6 | -23% |
ISBA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 23% so far in 2026.