GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PDLB
Ponce Financial Group, Inc.
PDLB 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.
PDLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PDLB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PDLB.
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.
PDLB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $22.20 | — |
| Current | 12x | $22.20 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $27.86 | +26% |
| Fair | 22x | $42.18 | +90% |
| Expensive | 38x | $72.93 | +229% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PDLB 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 |
GS has the edge over PDLB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PDLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PDLB, with profitability holding steady.
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.
PDLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.99 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.90 | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.41 | +99% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.31 | +118% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.20 | +161% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.88 | +138% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.71 | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.60 | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.46 | +207% |
PDLB has the edge over GS on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 PDLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PDLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.8M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.6M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.4M | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.6M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.8M | +24% |
PDLB has the edge over GS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +24 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +8.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +14 points |
PDLB's operating margin was 36% last quarter, up 2.8 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.
PDLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.4M | +1603% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8M | +7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $786K | +$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +$8.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M | +$13.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $22.4M | -30% |
PDLB 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 PDLB 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.
PDLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +142K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +515K shares |
| 3 years | +5.8% | +1.3M shares |
PDLB has 24M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $5.8M |
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 PDLB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PDLB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 10.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 14.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 15.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 22.3x | High |
PDLB's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 11 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PDLB.
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).
PDLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.4 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 76.7 | Neutral |
PDLB's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 77 (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.
PDLB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PDLB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 10% below |
| PE % | 1 | 63 | 62 pts below |
PDLB 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
PDLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $21.0 | 5.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $20.6 | 7.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.6 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.1 | 38% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.7 | 75% above |
PDLB 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.
PDLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.8 | $10.4 | -30% |
| 2021 | $10.4 | $14.7 | +42% |
| 2022 | $14.7 | $9.51 | -35% |
| 2023 | $9.51 | $9.76 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $9.76 | $12.8 | +31% |
| 2025 | $12.8 | $16.8 | +32% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.8 | $22.2 | +32% |
PDLB has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.