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.
LARK
Landmark Bancorp, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score LARK 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.
LARK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
LARK'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 LARK.
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.
LARK PE Valuation
LARK 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.
LARK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LARK 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 LARK up 16%.
LARK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $1.98 | +16% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.80 | +9.1% |
| Q1 2024 | $1.85 | +16% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.94 | +25% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.71 | -6% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.65 | -23% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.60 | -35% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.55 | -45% |
LARK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.98 over the past year, against $3.44 in early 2021.
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 LARK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LARK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.2M | +6% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.8M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.3M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.5M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.8M | +20% |
LARK's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $19M last quarter, up 6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -4 points |
LARK's operating margin was 35% last quarter, up 1.9 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.
LARK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.5M | -6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3M | +829% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M | +$3.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.1M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $354K | -91% |
| Q1 2025 | $8M | +416% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -258% |
LARK 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 LARK 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.
LARK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +15.3K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +133K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +15.2K shares |
LARK has 6M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $17,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $66,000 |
| Q2 2024 | $81,000 |
| Q1 2024 | $174,000 |
| Q4 2022 | $199,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $502,000 |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
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.
LARK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2020 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2020 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2019 | 1.8x | Healthy |
LARK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like LARK.
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).
LARK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.2 | Neutral |
LARK's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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 is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
LARK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | LARK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
LARK 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 |
GS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
LARK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.8 | 1.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.7 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.1 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.7 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.3 | 38% above |
LARK 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.
LARK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.8 | $19.4 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | $19.4 | $24.8 | +28% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $19.7 | -21% |
| 2023 | $19.7 | $18.9 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $24.2 | +28% |
| 2025 | $24.2 | $27.5 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.5 | $32.2 | +17% |
LARK has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.