GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over PFSI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
PFSI
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
PFSI 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.
PFSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PFSI's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PFSI.
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 PFSI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PFSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.6x | $16.03 | -74% |
| Fair | 8.9x | $39.77 | -35% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $60.73 | — |
| Current | 14x | $60.73 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $80.01 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PFSI's PE is in its expensive range at 14x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.3x, in its fair 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.
PFSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect PFSI's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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.
PFSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.51 | +46% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.45 | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.28 | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.30 | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.28 | +192% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.21 | +98% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.52 | +124% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.84 | +113% |
PFSI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.45 over the past year, against $22.34 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 PFSI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PFSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $468.8M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | $497M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $545M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $538M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $632.9M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $444.7M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $430.9M | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $470.1M | +30% |
PFSI has the edge over GS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.1% | -28 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.3% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 37% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +43 points |
PFSI's operating margin was 9.1% last quarter, down 28 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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.
PFSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $850.3M | +$1.5B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +$2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3B | -226% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9B | +$251.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$699.4M | -$305.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$132.6M | +$960.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +$2B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.1B | -600% |
PFSI's free cash flow was −$252M over the past year, against −$1.9B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PFSI.
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 PFSI 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.
PFSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -117K shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -745K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +573K shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -12.5M shares |
| Available history | -34% | -27.2M shares |
PFSI has 53M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago, with $50M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $84,000 |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $26.2M |
| Q1 2023 | $45.4M |
PFSI spent $50M 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 the edge over PFSI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PFSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 10.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 11.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 10.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.0x | High |
PFSI's net debt is about 17 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 9.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PFSI.
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).
PFSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.4 | Neutral |
PFSI's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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 has the edge over PFSI on valuation relative to its sector.
PFSI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PFSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 4.8% above |
| PE % | 67 | 63 | 4 pts above |
PFSI is trading at 14x earnings, in line with 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 has the edge over PFSI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PFSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.6 | 2.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $71.3 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $89.8 | 32% below |
| 100 week MA | $98.3 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $90.4 | 33% below |
PFSI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% 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 PFSI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PFSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.9 | $65.3 | +92% |
| 2021 | $65.3 | $70.0 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $70.0 | $56.8 | -19% |
| 2023 | $56.8 | $88.4 | +56% |
| 2024 | $88.4 | $102.1 | +16% |
| 2025 | $102.1 | $133.9 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $133.9 | $60.7 | -55% |
PFSI is down 55% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.