GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over KRNY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
KRNY
Kearny Financial Corp.
KRNY offers stronger valuation, 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.
KRNY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KRNY's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KRNY.
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.
KRNY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $9.15 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $6.89 | -25% |
| Fair | 15x | $8.97 | -1.9% |
| Current | 16x | $9.15 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $11.37 | +24% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KRNY 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.
KRNY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
KRNY 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 has the edge over KRNY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KRNY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +41% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.58 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.57 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.57 | +$1.71 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.52 | +$1.65 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.47 | +$1.92 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.42 | +$1.81 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.14 | -556% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.13 | -490% |
KRNY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.58 over the past year, against $1.01 in early 2022.
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 KRNY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KRNY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.3M | +4% |
| Q2 2026 | $45.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.3M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $43.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.6M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.8M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.6M | +0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.5M | +89% |
KRNY's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $45M last quarter, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +7.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +6.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +8.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +253 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +82 points |
KRNY's operating margin was 28% last quarter, about level with 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 |
KRNY has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 37% versus its history, compared with GS at down 278%.
KRNY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.3M | +520% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9M | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.3M | +$17M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.8M | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7M | -139% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.5M | -79% |
| Q1 2024 | $17.6M | -17% |
KRNY's free cash flow was $33M over the past year, down 3.4% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KRNY.
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 KRNY 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.
KRNY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +343K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +612K shares |
| 3 years | +0.8% | +502K shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -11M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -19.3M shares |
KRNY has 64M diluted shares, up 1% from a year ago.
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.
KRNY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 14.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 26.2x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 44.6x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 85.3x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 60.8x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 46.3x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 43.6x | High |
KRNY's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KRNY.
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).
KRNY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.3 | Oversold |
KRNY's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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 KRNY on valuation relative to its sector.
KRNY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | KRNY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 21% above |
| PE % | 55 | 63 | 8 pts below |
KRNY is trading at 16x earnings, a 21% 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
KRNY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.16 | 0.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.43 | 3% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.52 | 7.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.51 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.43 | 23% above |
KRNY has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 23% above 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 finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 0.7% so far in 2026.
KRNY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.8 | $10.6 | -23% |
| 2021 | $10.6 | $13.1 | +24% |
| 2022 | $13.1 | $10.3 | -21% |
| 2023 | $10.3 | $8.97 | -13% |
| 2024 | $8.97 | $7.07 | -21% |
| 2025 | $7.07 | $7.58 | +7.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.58 | $9.15 | +21% |
KRNY has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.