GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over TSLX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.
TSLX trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
TSLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
TSLX's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like TSLX.
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 TSLX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TSLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $6.81 | -61% |
| Forward | 9.5x | $17.56 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $8.45 | -52% |
| Expensive | 13x | $11.26 | -36% |
| Current | 21x | $17.56 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLX's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.5x, in its fair 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.
TSLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TSLX's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
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 TSLX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.86 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.95 | -53% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.15 | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.81 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.04 | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.89 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.03 | -22% |
TSLX's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.84 over the past year, against $4.08 in early 2021.
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 97% for TSLX.
| 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.
TSLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $2.5M | -97% |
| Q1 2022 | $54M | -22% |
| Q4 2021 | $56.7M | -14% |
| Q3 2021 | $68.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2021 | $71.8M | -35% |
| Q4 2020 | $65.8M | +20% |
TSLX's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $2M last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -521% | -603 points |
| Q1 2022 | 76% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 76% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2021 | 81% | -7.1 points |
| Q2 2021 | 82% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2021 | 82% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 84% | +14 points |
| Q3 2020 | 88% | N/A |
TSLX's operating margin was −521% last quarter, down 603 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.
TSLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$97.4M | -$81.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $68.3M | -65% |
| Q1 2026 | -$23.4M | -116% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.1M | +$104.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$15.6M | +$58.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $193.2M | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $149.9M | +$215.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$30.7M | +$56.1M |
TSLX 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 TSLX 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.
TSLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +326K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +8.1M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +14.8M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +28.7M shares |
TSLX has 95M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $3.2M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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.
TSLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 9.8x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 4.9x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2020 | 6.0x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 5.5x | High |
TSLX's net debt is about 9.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like TSLX.
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).
TSLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.0 | Neutral |
TSLX's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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 has the edge over TSLX on valuation relative to its sector.
TSLX PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | TSLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 13x | 61% above |
| PE % | 100 | 63 | 37 pts above |
TSLX is trading at 21x earnings, a 61% 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 TSLX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.6 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.8 | 1.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.7 | 5.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.6 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $20.4 | 14% below |
TSLX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% 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 TSLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.5 | $20.7 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $23.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $23.1 | $17.7 | -23% |
| 2023 | $17.7 | $21.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $21.1 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | $21.1 | $21.7 | +2.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.7 | $17.6 | -19% |
TSLX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 19% so far in 2026.