GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over OTF overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
OTF
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.
OTF 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.
OTF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
OTF's profitability is currently stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like OTF.
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.
OTF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7x | $5.86 | -38% |
| Forward | 7.2x | $9.46 | — |
| Fair | 8.9x | $7.48 | -21% |
| Current | 11x | $9.46 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $9.77 | +3.3% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OTF 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.
OTF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for OTF, but weaker profitability.
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 OTF on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
OTF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.84 | -51% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.86 | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.96 | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.76 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.73 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.80 | +45% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.41 | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.52 | -16% |
OTF's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.84 over the past year, against $1.80 in late 2023.
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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
OTF Quarterly Revenue
OTF and GS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 has the edge over OTF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
OTF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $181.6M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | -$316.7M | +$93.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$197.3M | -136% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -846% |
| Q3 2025 | $158.7M | +$312.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$410.2M | -$387.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $542.2M | +586% |
| Q4 2024 | $161.7M | -36% |
OTF's free cash flow was −$1.5B over the past year, against $452M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OTF.
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 OTF 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.
OTF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -4.7M shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -10.5M shares |
| 3 years | +122% | +251M shares |
OTF has 456M diluted shares, down 2.3% from a year ago, with $225M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $55.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $55.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $50.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $64.6M |
OTF spent $225M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
OTF 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).
OTF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.0 | Neutral |
OTF's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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.
OTF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | OTF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 75 | 12 | 63 pts above |
OTF 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 stronger trend alignment. GS is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus OTF above 0 of 3.
OTF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.50 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.3 | 7.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 17% below |
OTF is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 17% below its 50-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 OTF on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
OTF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.0 | $14.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.1 | $9.46 | -33% |
OTF has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 33% so far in 2026.