GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over RCBC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
RCBC
River City Bank
RCBC offers stronger valuation, 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.
RCBC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RCBC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RCBC.
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.
RCBC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.9x | $53.86 | -8.5% |
| Current | 11x | $58.89 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $84.39 | +43% |
| Expensive | 20x | $109 | +86% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RCBC 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.
RCBC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RCBC to show an outlook.
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 RCBC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
RCBC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.42 | +22% |
| Q4 2006 | $0.99 | -24% |
RCBC earned $5.42 per share over the past year, up 22% 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 RCBC 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 has the edge over RCBC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RCBC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $78.6M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $75.9M | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.3M | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $72.6M | +124% |
| Q4 2006 | $7.2M | -39% |
| Q3 2006 | $135K | +7.1% |
| Q2 2006 | $92K | +31% |
| Q1 2006 | $103K | +203% |
RCBC's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $79M last quarter, up 39% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 34% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 34% | +13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 38% | -62 points |
| Q2 2025 | 38% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | 100% | N/A |
RCBC's operating margin was 34% last quarter, down 3.8 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 has the edge over RCBC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RCBC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
RCBC's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against $0 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RCBC.
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 RCBC 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.
RCBC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -176K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -307K shares |
| 3 years | +0.9% | +131K shares |
| 5 years | +54% | +5M shares |
RCBC has 14M diluted shares, down 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
RCBC hasn't bought back shares in 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 RCBC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RCBC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2006 | 4.7x | High |
RCBC has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RCBC.
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).
RCBC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 79.5 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 85.6 | Overbought |
RCBC's weekly RSI is 79 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
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.
RCBC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RCBC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 17% below |
| PE % | 24 | 63 | 39 pts below |
RCBC 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.
RCBC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.6 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $51.2 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.0 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $40.6 | 45% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.4 | 82% above |
RCBC 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.
RCBC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.5 | $16.3 | -28% |
| 2021 | $16.3 | $27.9 | +72% |
| 2022 | $27.9 | $23.8 | -15% |
| 2023 | $23.8 | $22.5 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | $22.5 | $31.0 | +38% |
| 2025 | $31.0 | $43.0 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.0 | $58.9 | +37% |
RCBC has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.