GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 19% and its operating margin rose 4 points to 40%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
KTWO
K2 Capital Acquisition Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score KTWO yet.
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.
KTWO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KTWO's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KTWO.
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.
KTWO PE Valuation
KTWO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
KTWO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KTWO to show an outlook.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 41% for GS versus KTWO down 210%.
KTWO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2018 | -$1.07 | -$0.10 |
| Q2 2018 | -$0.91 | +$0.05 |
| Q1 2018 | -$0.87 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2017 | -$0.87 | +$0.14 |
| Q3 2017 | -$0.97 | -$0.05 |
| Q2 2017 | -$0.96 | +$0.02 |
| Q1 2017 | -$1.02 | -$0.15 |
| Q4 2016 | -$1.01 | -$0.02 |
KTWO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.07 per share over the past year, against $2.14 at its worst in late 2014.
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 up 14% for KTWO.
| 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.
KTWO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2018 | $71.4M | +14% |
| Q2 2018 | $73.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2018 | $67.9M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2017 | $67.8M | +9.7% |
| Q3 2017 | $62.7M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2017 | $65.7M | +11% |
| Q1 2017 | $61.9M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2016 | $61.8M | +14% |
KTWO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2014: $71M last quarter, up 14% 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.
KTWO Free Cash Flow
KTWO and GS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 KTWO 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.
KTWO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +186K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +337K shares |
| 3 years | +5.5% | +2.3M shares |
| 5 years | +92% | +20.8M shares |
KTWO has 43M diluted shares, up 0.8% 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.
KTWO Net Leverage
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).
KTWO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 91.2 | Overbought |
KTWO's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
GS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.8% above |
| PE % | 46 | 63 | 17 pts below |
GS is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
KTWO PE vs Financial Services Sector
KTWO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 |
KTWO has stronger trend alignment. GS is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus KTWO above 2 of 2.
KTWO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.1 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 0.7% above |
KTWO is in an uptrend: it's above all two of its weekly moving averages, and 0.7% above its 20-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.
KTWO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $9.86 | $10.1 | +2.6% |
KTWO has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.