GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over USCB overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
USCB
USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
USCB 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.
USCB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
USCB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like USCB.
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.
USCB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.8x | $20.13 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $18.10 | -10% |
| Fair | 13x | $20.88 | +3.7% |
| Current | 13x | $20.13 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $26.97 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
USCB 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.
USCB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect USCB's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 USCB on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
USCB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.05 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.61 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.55 | +4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.46 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.33 | +7.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.58 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.48 | +68% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.39 | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.24 | +48% |
USCB's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.61 over the past year, up 1.9% from the year before, and higher year over year for nine 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 USCB 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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
USCB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.2M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $18M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $25M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.8M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $23M | +46% |
USCB's revenue is growing: $27M last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 47% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 44% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +17 points |
USCB 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.
USCB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.9M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.2M | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $15M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.1M | -$7M |
| Q3 2025 | $20M | +80% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | +1% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.6M | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.1M | +$2.9M |
USCB 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 USCB 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.
USCB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -88.3K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +276K shares |
| 3 years | -5.9% | -1.2M shares |
USCB has 18M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $34.4M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $174,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
USCB spent $1M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 97% from 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.
USCB Net Leverage
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).
USCB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.9 | Oversold |
USCB's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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 is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
USCB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | USCB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 4% below |
| PE % | 43 | 66 | 23 pts below |
USCB has the edge over GS on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
USCB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $21.2 | 4.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $21.7 | 7.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $20.1 | 0.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $18.7 | 7.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 29% above |
USCB has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 29% 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.
USCB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.8 | $14.6 | +35% |
| 2022 | $14.6 | $12.5 | -15% |
| 2023 | $12.5 | $12.3 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $12.3 | $17.7 | +45% |
| 2025 | $17.7 | $18.7 | +5.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.7 | $20.1 | +7.5% |
USCB has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.