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.
RIOT
Riot Platforms, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score RIOT 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.
RIOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RIOT's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RIOT.
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.
RIOT PE Valuation
RIOT 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 RIOT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
RIOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RIOT's revenue to grow and its profitability to improve, with its earnings holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 RIOT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RIOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.00 | -1312% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.75 | -$3.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.49 | -$1.12 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.95 | -674% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.33 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -185% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -259% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.34 | +$0.62 |
RIOT has swung to a loss: it lost $4.00 per share over the past year, after a profit 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'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 RIOT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RIOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $181.4M | +0.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.2M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $167.2M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $152.8M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.2M | +113% |
| Q2 2025 | $153M | +118% |
| Q1 2025 | $161.4M | +104% |
| Q4 2024 | $142.6M | +81% |
RIOT has the edge over GS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7% | -44 points |
| Q2 2026 | -137% | -279 points |
| Q1 2026 | -299% | -154 points |
| Q4 2025 | -448% | -580 points |
| Q3 2025 | 44% | +188 points |
| Q2 2025 | 141% | +308 points |
| Q1 2025 | -145% | -402 points |
| Q4 2024 | 132% | +38 points |
RIOT's operating margin was 0.7% last quarter, down 44 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 RIOT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RIOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$264.1M | -$124.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$150.9M | +$140.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$298.1M | -$143.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$188M | -$31.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$139.7M | -$12.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$291.7M | -$195.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$154.9M | -$39.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$156.6M | -$156.1M |
RIOT's free cash flow was −$901M over the past year, against −$743M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RIOT.
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 301M diluted shares, down 4.4% from a year ago, with $15B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
RIOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.2% | +28.5M shares |
| 1 year | -6.7% | -27M shares |
| 3 years | +125% | +209M shares |
| 5 years | +349% | +292M shares |
| Available history | +1820% | +357M shares |
RIOT has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $83.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $499,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $103,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $484,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $84,000 |
RIOT spent $87M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent 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.
RIOT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
RIOT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RIOT.
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).
RIOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.8 | Neutral |
RIOT's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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.
RIOT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RIOT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
RIOT 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
RIOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.7 | 7.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.1 | 6.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.6 | 4.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.1 | 36% above |
RIOT's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 36% above 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 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.
RIOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.22 | $13.1 | +975% |
| 2021 | $13.1 | $25.7 | +96% |
| 2022 | $25.7 | $3.68 | -86% |
| 2023 | $3.68 | $15.5 | +320% |
| 2024 | $15.5 | $11.0 | -29% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $13.4 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.4 | $17.8 | +33% |
RIOT has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.