GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over OPRT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
OPRT
Oportun Financial Corporation
OPRT offers stronger modeled upside, 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.
OPRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
OPRT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like OPRT.
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 has the edge over OPRT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
OPRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.5x | $2.58 | -78% |
| Forward | 5.9x | $11.76 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $7.71 | -34% |
| Current | 16x | $11.76 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $14.88 | +27% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OPRT's PE is in its expensive range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
OPRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
OPRT 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $69.58 over the past year, up 41% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
OPRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.00 | +170% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.74 | +2.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.40 | +$0.54 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.37 | +$1.43 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.53 | +$2.48 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.72 | +$3.85 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.14 | +$2.79 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.06 | +$1.50 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.95 | +$2.93 |
OPRT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.74 over the past year, against $2.83 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 OPRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OPRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $126.6M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $105.6M | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $94.9M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $90.4M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $105.1M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.6M | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $105.8M | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $93.4M | +30% |
OPRT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $127M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +5.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8% | -8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | +3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +77 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.7% | +92 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +51 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2% | +84 points |
OPRT's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 14 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
OPRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $118.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $109.3M | +4.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $103.7M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.9M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $99M | -8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.5M | -3% |
| Q1 2025 | $101M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.4M | -14% |
OPRT 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 OPRT 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.
OPRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.2% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +5.5% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +33% | +12.7M shares |
| 5 years | +67% | +20.5M shares |
| Available history | +89% | +24M shares |
OPRT has 51M diluted shares, up 5.5% 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 OPRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
OPRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 15.5x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 15.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 10.5x | High |
OPRT has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OPRT.
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).
OPRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 83.4 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 81.4 | Overbought |
OPRT's weekly RSI is 83 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 81 (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 has the edge over OPRT on valuation relative to its sector.
OPRT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | OPRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 22% above |
| PE % | 72 | 63 | 9 pts above |
OPRT is trading at 16x earnings, a 22% 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.
OPRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.63 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.03 | 46% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.36 | 85% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.05 | 94% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.15 | 128% above |
OPRT 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.
OPRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.3 | $19.2 | -18% |
| 2021 | $19.2 | $21.2 | +10% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $5.20 | -75% |
| 2023 | $5.20 | $3.91 | -25% |
| 2024 | $3.91 | $4.07 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | $4.07 | $5.37 | +32% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.37 | $11.8 | +119% |
OPRT has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.