GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
LOB
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
LOB has the edge over GS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
LOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
LOB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like LOB.
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.
LOB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.1x | $34.63 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $30.19 | -13% |
| Current | 12x | $34.63 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $58.49 | +69% |
| Expensive | 34x | $97.13 | +180% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LOB 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.
LOB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
LOB 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 LOB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.81 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.82 | +89% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.85 | +134% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.62 | +102% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.23 | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.49 | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.22 | -50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.30 | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.69 | +3% |
LOB's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.82 over the past year, against $4.54 in late 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 LOB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $175.6M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $156.1M | +8.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $145.5M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $161.9M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $146.1M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $143.7M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.1M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $128.1M | +7% |
LOB's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $176M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 38% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | -4.3 points |
LOB's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 5 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.
LOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $124.4M | +105% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.4M | -86% |
| Q1 2026 | $85.3M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.4M | +$294.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $60.6M | -67% |
| Q2 2025 | $206.7M | +210% |
| Q1 2025 | $102.7M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | -$224.2M | -251% |
LOB 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 LOB 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.
LOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +652K shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +1.6M shares |
| 5 years | +4.9% | +2.2M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.8M shares |
LOB has 47M diluted shares, up 1.4% 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 the edge over LOB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -7.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
LOB has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like LOB.
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).
LOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
LOB's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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 is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
LOB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | LOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 5.7% below |
| PE % | 19 | 63 | 44 pts below |
LOB has the edge over GS on valuation relative to its sector.
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 has the edge over LOB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.2 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.8 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $37.6 | 7.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.8 | 0.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.2 | 1.5% below |
LOB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.5% below 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 the edge over LOB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.1 | $48.1 | +153% |
| 2021 | $48.1 | $83.7 | +74% |
| 2022 | $83.7 | $31.4 | -62% |
| 2023 | $31.4 | $45.5 | +45% |
| 2024 | $45.5 | $39.4 | -13% |
| 2025 | $39.4 | $35.2 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.2 | $34.6 | -1.6% |
LOB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +153% in 2020 to −62% in 2022. It's down 1.6% so far in 2026.