GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over VALU overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VALU
Value Line, Inc.
VALU 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.
VALU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VALU's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VALU.
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.
VALU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $33.31 | -18% |
| Fair | 19x | $39.26 | -3.6% |
| Current | 19x | $40.73 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $52.04 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VALU 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.
VALU Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VALU 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 VALU on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VALU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.11 | -6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.30 | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.34 | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.26 | -3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.26 | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.19 | +8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.28 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.35 | +26% |
VALU's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.11 over the past year, against $2.88 in late 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 edge over VALU 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 VALU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VALU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.1M | -6.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | -7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.6M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.6M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.4M | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $9M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.8M | -8% |
VALU's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $8M last quarter, down 6.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | -9.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.9% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | -8.1 points |
VALU's operating margin was 13% last quarter, down 4.6 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 |
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.
VALU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.7M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M | -14% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | -2% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.6M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.5M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.8M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $3M | +327% |
VALU 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 VALU 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.
VALU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -14.8K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -30.4K shares |
| 3 years | -0.5% | -48.3K shares |
| 5 years | -1.8% | -176K shares |
| Available history | -2.8% | -273K shares |
VALU has 9M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $62,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $647,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $160,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $59,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $96,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
VALU spent $969,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, up 189% 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 the edge over VALU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VALU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -7.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
VALU has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VALU.
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).
VALU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.2 | Neutral |
VALU's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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 VALU on valuation relative to its sector.
VALU PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | VALU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 48% above |
| PE % | 51 | 63 | 12 pts below |
VALU is trading at 19x earnings, a 48% 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 52% above its 200-week average.
VALU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.0 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $39.8 | 2.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $37.6 | 8.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.7 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.2 | 3.4% below |
VALU's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 3.4% 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.
VALU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.6 | $29.7 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $29.7 | $47.6 | +60% |
| 2022 | $47.6 | $50.8 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | $50.8 | $48.8 | -4% |
| 2024 | $48.8 | $53.4 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | $53.4 | $38.1 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.1 | $40.7 | +7% |
VALU has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.