GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over L overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
L
Loews Corporation
L 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.
L Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
L's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like L.
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.
L PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $75.96 | -32% |
| Fair | 13x | $92.78 | -17% |
| Expensive | 15x | $107 | -4.1% |
| Current | 15x | $112 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
L 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.
L Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for L 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 edge over L on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
L Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.22 | +4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.15 | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.86 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.97 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.91 | -8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.30 | -7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.10 | -9.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.41 | +1.9% |
L earned $7.22 per share over the past year, up 4.5% 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 L on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
L Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8B | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7B | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.5B | +6.8% |
L's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $4.8B last quarter, up 1.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5% | -6.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1% | -10 points |
L's operating margin was 8.5% last quarter, down 6.2 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.
L Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $691M | -9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $708M | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | -$132M | -121% |
| Q4 2025 | $426M | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | $764M | -3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $872M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $638M | +1536% |
| Q4 2024 | $767M | +202% |
L 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 L 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.
L Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -3.1M shares |
| 3 years | -9.5% | -21.4M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -52.7M shares |
| Available history | -33% | -98.8M shares |
L has 205M diluted shares, down 1.5% from a year ago, with $434M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $149M |
| Q2 2026 | $154M |
| Q1 2026 | $31M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $55M |
| Q2 2025 | $257M |
| Q1 2025 | $394M |
| Q4 2024 | $346M |
L spent $434M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 59% from the year before.
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.
L 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).
L Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.5 | Neutral |
L's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (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 L on valuation relative to its sector.
L PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | L | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 19% above |
| PE % | 93 | 63 | 30 pts above |
L is trading at 15x earnings, a 19% 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.
L Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $109.1 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $111.3 | 0.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $108.9 | 2.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $100.1 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $84.9 | 32% above |
L 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 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.
L Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.9 | $44.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $44.0 | $57.0 | +30% |
| 2022 | $57.0 | $57.9 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | $57.9 | $69.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $69.6 | $84.7 | +22% |
| 2025 | $84.7 | $106.4 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $106.4 | $111.8 | +5.1% |
L has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.