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.
VAI
Valor Energy Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VAI 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.
VAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VAI's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VAI.
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.
VAI PE Valuation
VAI 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GS, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VAI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VAI to show an outlook.
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 VAI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.23 | -$5.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.97 | +$1.53 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.16 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.92 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.05 | +$1.15 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.50 | +$0.60 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.20 | +$1.50 |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.70 | +$1.30 |
VAI is still losing money, but far less than before: $8.23 per share over the past year, against $45.55 at its worst in late 2020.
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 VAI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 VAI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $360.9K | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | $326.5K | -61% |
| Q4 2025 | $358.7K | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $936.3K | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $860.1K | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $844.3K | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $919.8K | -43% |
| Q3 2024 | $745.9K | -59% |
VAI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $360,889 last quarter, down 58% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -175% | -104 points |
| Q1 2026 | -224% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -306% | -229 points |
| Q3 2025 | -81% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -71% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -210% | -86 points |
| Q4 2024 | -77% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | -83% | -12 points |
VAI's operating margin was −175% last quarter, down 104 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 |
VAI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 89% versus its history, compared with GS at down 278%.
VAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | -$48.1K | +$227.7K |
| Q4 2024 | $355.7K | +$474.5K |
| Q3 2024 | $175.6K | +$270.6K |
| Q2 2024 | $15.6K | +$190.4K |
| Q1 2024 | -$275.8K | -174% |
| Q4 2023 | -$118.8K | +$1.4M |
| Q3 2023 | -$95K | -$91.7K |
| Q2 2023 | -$174.8K | -134% |
VAI's free cash flow was −$460,400 over the past year, against −$474,067 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VAI.
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 VAI 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.
VAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +43% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +385% | +4.1M shares |
| 3 years | +610% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +1065% | +4.7M shares |
| Available history | +1709% | +4.8M shares |
VAI has 5M diluted shares, up 385% from a year ago.
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.
VAI 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).
VAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
VAI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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 is trading at 13x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
VAI PE vs Financial Services Sector
VAI 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 VAI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.28 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.89 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.51 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.62 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.64 | 61% below |
VAI's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 61% 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 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.
VAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.0 | $104.0 | +63% |
| 2021 | $104.0 | $41.5 | -60% |
| 2022 | $41.5 | $9.20 | -78% |
| 2023 | $9.20 | $4.10 | -55% |
| 2024 | $4.10 | $9.80 | +139% |
| 2025 | $9.80 | $1.10 | -89% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.10 | $2.22 | +102% |
VAI has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.