GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has a slight edge over RPC overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RPC
Ridgepost Capital, Inc.
RPC 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.
RPC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RPC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RPC.
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.
RPC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.8x | $9.52 | — |
| Current | 31x | $9.52 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $10.72 | +13% |
| Fair | 39x | $12.22 | +28% |
| Expensive | 47x | $14.58 | +53% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RPC 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.
RPC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RPC, 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $69.58 over the past year, up 41% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
RPC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.08 | +248% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | +121% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.17 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.14 | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.13 | +1200% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.16 | +$0.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +$0.22 |
RPC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $0.31 over the past year, up 121% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
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 RPC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 RPC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RPC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $75M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $81M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $75.9M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.7M | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $67.7M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $85M | +35% |
RPC's revenue is growing: $89M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +2.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +18 points |
RPC's operating margin was 29% last quarter, up 15 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.
RPC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.6M | +$43.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $24.2M | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.7M | +$22.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $22.1M | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | -$9.5M | -138% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.6M | -66% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6M | -156% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.8M | +1458% |
RPC 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 RPC 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.
RPC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.3% | -5.1M shares |
| 1 year | -2.9% | -3.4M shares |
| 3 years | -1.6% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +74% | +48.7M shares |
RPC has 114M diluted shares, down 2.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $851,000 |
| Q2 2021 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2021 | $868M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 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 the edge over RPC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RPC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
RPC's net debt is about 3.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RPC.
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).
RPC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.1 | Overbought |
RPC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 85 (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 has the edge over RPC on valuation relative to its sector.
RPC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RPC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 13x | 136% above |
| PE % | 0 | 64 | 64 pts below |
RPC is trading at 31x earnings, a 136% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
RPC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.56 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.48 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.61 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.1 | 5.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.1 | 5.7% below |
RPC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 5.7% 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 RPC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RPC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.0 | $12.6 | +5% |
| 2022 | $12.6 | $9.76 | -23% |
| 2023 | $9.76 | $10.2 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | $10.2 | $12.6 | +23% |
| 2025 | $12.6 | $10.1 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.1 | $9.52 | -5.6% |
RPC has finished higher in three of the last five years. It's down 5.6% so far in 2026.