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.
SAR
Saratoga Investment Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score SAR 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.
SAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAR's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SAR.
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.
SAR PE Valuation
SAR 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 SAR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
SAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SAR's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. 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 SAR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.02 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.27 | -112% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.98 | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.31 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.42 | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.32 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.45 | +102% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.02 | +185% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.17 | -72% |
SAR has swung to a loss: it lost $0.27 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 has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 23% for GS versus down 35% for SAR.
| 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.
SAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $11.8M | -35% |
| Q2 2022 | $7.6M | -72% |
| Q1 2022 | $16.6M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2021 | $15M | -4% |
| Q3 2021 | $18.3M | -31% |
| Q1 2021 | $16.5M | -50% |
SAR's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $12M last quarter, down 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 9.1% | -44 points |
| Q2 2022 | -17% | -94 points |
| Q1 2022 | 55% | -8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 55% | -12 points |
| Q3 2021 | 53% | -29 points |
| Q2 2021 | 77% | N/A |
| Q1 2021 | 63% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 67% | -15 points |
SAR's operating margin was 9.1% last quarter, down 44 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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 SAR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$27.8M | -$8.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$26M | -180% |
| Q1 2026 | -$92.4M | -$72.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.6M | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.3M | -127% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.3M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | -$19.9M | +$741.4K |
| Q4 2024 | $94.2M | +$112.7M |
SAR's free cash flow was −$155M over the past year, against $87M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAR.
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 SAR 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.
SAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -97.3K shares |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +380K shares |
| 3 years | +33% | +4M shares |
| 5 years | +45% | +5M shares |
| Available history | +44% | +5M shares |
SAR has 16M diluted shares, up 2.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2023 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2022 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2022 | $3.7M |
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.
SAR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 35.8x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 20.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 9.3x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 3.2x | Elevated |
SAR's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAR.
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).
SAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 19.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.6 | Oversold |
SAR's weekly RSI is 19 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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 has the edge over SAR on valuation relative to its sector.
SAR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 13x | 29% above |
| PE % | 77 | 63 | 14 pts above |
SAR 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 has the edge over SAR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.5 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.1 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $20.5 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.4 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.5 | 50% below |
SAR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% 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 SAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.0 | $20.7 | -17% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $29.3 | +42% |
| 2022 | $29.3 | $25.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $25.6 | $25.9 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $25.9 | $23.8 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | $23.8 | $23.2 | -2.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.2 | $11.7 | -50% |
SAR has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 50% so far in 2026.