GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has a slight edge over RBB overall, supported by stronger valuation.
RBB
RBB Bancorp
RBB offers stronger fundamentals, 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.
RBB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RBB's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RBB.
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 RBB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RBB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.8x | $17.51 | -33% |
| Fair | 9.8x | $25.39 | -2.5% |
| Current | 10x | $26.04 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $26.04 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $31.59 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RBB's PE is in its fair range at 10x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 11x, in its expensive range.
GS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GS has the edge over RBB on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and revenue expectations.
RBB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RBB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue 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 has the edge over RBB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RBB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.31 | -10% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.58 | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.43 | +87% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.36 | +102% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.83 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.30 | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.17 | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.47 | -34% |
RBB earned $2.58 per share over the past year, up 72% from 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 edge over RBB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
RBB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $36.9M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.1M | -7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $32.3M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.6M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.8M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.7M | -13% |
RBB's revenue is growing: $37M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 46% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 43% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +34 points |
| Q4 2025 | 39% | +22 points |
| Q3 2025 | 41% | +9.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -29 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -34 points |
RBB has the edge over GS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
RBB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$820K | -147% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.3M | +3.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.4M | +156% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.7M | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M | -93% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6M | +87% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | +62% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.2M | +$26.1M |
RBB 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 RBB 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.
RBB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -114K shares |
| 1 year | -1.6% | -274K shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -2.8M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -3.4M shares |
RBB has 17M diluted shares, down 1.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $9,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $11M |
| Q2 2024 | $8.1M |
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.
RBB 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).
RBB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.1 | Oversold |
RBB's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
RBB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RBB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 23% below |
| PE % | 52 | 63 | 11 pts below |
RBB 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.
RBB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.0 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $26.5 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $24.1 | 8.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.1 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.3 | 35% above |
RBB 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.
RBB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.2 | $15.4 | -27% |
| 2021 | $15.4 | $25.2 | +64% |
| 2022 | $25.2 | $21.1 | -16% |
| 2023 | $21.1 | $19.0 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | $19.0 | $20.8 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | $20.8 | $21.1 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.1 | $26.0 | +24% |
RBB has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.