GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 19% and its operating margin rose 4 points to 40%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
PSEC
Prospect Capital Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score PSEC yet.
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.
PSEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PSEC's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PSEC.
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.
PSEC PE Valuation
PSEC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GS has the edge over PSEC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PSEC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PSEC'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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 41% for GS versus PSEC down 505%.
PSEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.32 | — |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.89 | -$0.67 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.35 | -497% |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.51 | -124% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.14 | -94% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.62 | -76% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.41 | -44% |
| Q1 2022 | $2.14 | -7.8% |
| Q4 2021 | $2.39 | +103% |
PSEC lost $0.89 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 23% for GS versus down 104% for PSEC.
| 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.
PSEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | $203.3M | -32% |
| Q4 2021 | $293.9M | -17% |
| Q3 2021 | $253.7M | +19% |
| Q2 2021 | $284.3M | +37% |
| Q4 2020 | $353.2M | +753% |
PSEC's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: −$11M last quarter, down 104% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 81% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2021 | 86% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2021 | 84% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2021 | 86% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2021 | 83% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 87% | +114 points |
| Q3 2020 | 79% | N/A |
| Q2 2020 | 79% | N/A |
PSEC's operating margin was 81% last quarter, down 1.9 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.
PSEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $381.7M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | -$43.9M | -$36.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $195.7M | +149% |
| Q4 2025 | $85.6M | -69% |
| Q3 2025 | $279M | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.6M | -106% |
| Q1 2025 | $78.6M | +$100.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $278.5M | +251% |
PSEC 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 PSEC 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.
PSEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -44% | -405M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +81M shares |
| 3 years | -4.2% | -22.9M shares |
| 5 years | +37% | +143M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +157M shares |
PSEC has 524M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
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.
PSEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2021 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2021 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2021 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2021 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2020 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 16.0x | High |
PSEC's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PSEC.
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).
PSEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 13.6 | Oversold |
PSEC's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
PSEC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PSEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
PSEC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 PSEC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PSEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.68 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.01 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.36 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.91 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.40 | 68% below |
PSEC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 68% 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 PSEC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PSEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.51 | $5.46 | -16% |
| 2021 | $5.46 | $8.43 | +54% |
| 2022 | $8.43 | $7.16 | -15% |
| 2023 | $7.16 | $5.99 | -16% |
| 2024 | $5.99 | $4.26 | -29% |
| 2025 | $4.26 | $2.51 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.51 | $1.41 | -44% |
PSEC has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 44% so far in 2026.