GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over RDN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RDN
Radian Group Inc.
RDN has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
RDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RDN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RDN.
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 RDN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RDN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.7x | $23.35 | -36% |
| Forward | 7.1x | $36.75 | — |
| Fair | 8.1x | $33.18 | -9.7% |
| Current | 9x | $36.75 | — |
| Expensive | 9.2x | $37.34 | +1.6% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDN's PE is in its expensive range at 9.0x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.1x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
RDN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RDN, but weaker profitability.
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 RDN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.16 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.08 | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | -1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.06 | +3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.15 | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.00 | +3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.96 | +3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.92 | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.92 | +4% |
RDN earned $4.08 per share over the past year, up 2% 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 RDN 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 RDN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $624.1M | +106% |
| Q2 2026 | $575M | +81% |
| Q1 2026 | $466.3M | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | $300.5M | -4.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $303.2M | -9.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $318M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $318.1M | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $315.9M | -3.1% |
RDN's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $624M last quarter, up 106% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | -29 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -29 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | -22 points |
| Q4 2025 | 67% | +7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 66% | +7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 55% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 59% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 60% | +4.7 points |
RDN's operating margin was 37% last quarter, down 29 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.
RDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $379M | +6% |
| Q2 2026 | $342.7M | +$1.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $284.3M | +327% |
| Q4 2025 | $406.1M | +$675.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $357.6M | +$595.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$714.6M | -$506.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $66.6M | +35% |
| Q3 2024 | -$238.1M | -417% |
RDN 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 RDN 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.
RDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -3.5M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -53.7M shares |
| Available history | -34% | -70.8M shares |
RDN has 134M diluted shares, down 2.6% from a year ago, with $256M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $80.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $223M |
| Q1 2025 | $208.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $76M |
RDN spent $256M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 50% from the year before.
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.
RDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2019 | 0.9x | Very low |
RDN's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RDN.
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).
RDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.6 | Neutral |
RDN's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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.
RDN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9x | 13x | 31% below |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
RDN 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.
RDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.7 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.3 | 4.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.5 | 6.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.6 | 16% above |
RDN 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.
RDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.3 | $20.0 | -21% |
| 2021 | $20.0 | $20.5 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $20.5 | $19.1 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | $19.1 | $28.6 | +50% |
| 2024 | $28.6 | $31.8 | +11% |
| 2025 | $31.8 | $36.4 | +15% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.4 | $36.8 | +0.9% |
RDN has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.