GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
SCHW
The Charles Schwab Corporation
SCHW has the edge over GS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
SCHW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SCHW's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SCHW.
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.
SCHW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $91.72 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $95.94 | +4.6% |
| Current | 16x | $91.72 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $140 | +52% |
| Expensive | 30x | $178 | +94% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SCHW 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.
SCHW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SCHW has the edge over GS on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
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.
SCHW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.48 | +28% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.85 | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.49 | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.65 | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.27 | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.72 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.30 | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.99 | +18% |
SCHW has the edge over GS on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SCHW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.2B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1B | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9B | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.6B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3B | +20% |
SCHW has the edge over GS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 53% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 52% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 49% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 50% | +6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 48% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 44% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 43% | +17 points |
SCHW has the edge over GS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
SCHW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +231% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.1B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | -$921M | +$10.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $393M | -98% |
| Q2 2025 | $3B | +$7.4B |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2B | +$7.7B |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.1B | -155% |
SCHW 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 SCHW 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.
SCHW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -6M shares |
| 1 year | -4.3% | -78M shares |
| 3 years | -5.1% | -94M shares |
| 5 years | -8.7% | -165M shares |
| Available history | +34% | +440M shares |
SCHW has 1.7B diluted shares, down 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $999M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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.
SCHW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -12.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
SCHW has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SCHW.
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).
SCHW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.2 | Oversold |
SCHW's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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 SCHW on valuation relative to its sector.
SCHW PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SCHW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 20% above |
| PE % | 14 | 63 | 49 pts below |
SCHW is trading at 16x earnings, a 20% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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 SCHW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SCHW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $93.3 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.9 | 9.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $97.3 | 5.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $92.0 | 0.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $78.5 | 17% above |
SCHW has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 17% 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 the edge over SCHW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SCHW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.3 | $52.1 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $52.1 | $85.1 | +64% |
| 2022 | $85.1 | $81.8 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | $81.8 | $68.8 | -16% |
| 2024 | $68.8 | $74.7 | +8.6% |
| 2025 | $74.7 | $101.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.9 | $91.7 | -10% |
SCHW has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 10% so far in 2026.