GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has the edge over WRLD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
WRLD
World Acceptance Corporation
WRLD's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
WRLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WRLD's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WRLD.
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.
WRLD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $109 | -20% |
| Forward | 10x | $136 | — |
| Current | 13x | $136 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $151 | +11% |
| Expensive | 23x | $239 | +75% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WRLD 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.
WRLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
WRLD 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 has the edge over WRLD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WRLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.23 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.50 | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.20 | -45% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.12 | -56% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.81 | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.45 | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.82 | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.36 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.32 | +24% |
WRLD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $10.50 over the past year, against $16.36 in early 2025. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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 has the edge over WRLD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WRLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $139.2M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $139.2M | +5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $175.9M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $141.3M | +1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $134.5M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $132.5M | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $165.3M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $138.6M | +0.6% |
WRLD's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $139M last quarter, up 3.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4% | +9.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | -7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.3% | -23 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | -8.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -2.6 points |
WRLD's operating margin was 8.4% last quarter, up 9.6 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.
WRLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.7M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $63.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.5M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $57.2M | -5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.7M | -9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $57.1M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $90.1M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $60.4M | +4.8% |
WRLD 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 301M diluted shares, down 4.4% from a year ago, with $15B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
WRLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -22.7K shares |
| 1 year | -10% | -534K shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -37% | -2.7M shares |
WRLD has the edge over GS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $37.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $66.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $13M |
| Q1 2025 | $32M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
WRLD spent $80M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 29% 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 WRLD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WRLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 10.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 10.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8x | High |
WRLD's net debt is about 8.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.0 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WRLD.
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).
WRLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
WRLD's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (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.
WRLD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WRLD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.3% below |
| PE % | 35 | 63 | 28 pts below |
WRLD 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 has the edge over WRLD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WRLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.8 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $180.8 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $160.8 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $153.5 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $136.8 | 0.4% below |
WRLD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.4% 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 the edge over WRLD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WRLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $85.9 | $103.4 | +20% |
| 2021 | $103.4 | $254.3 | +146% |
| 2022 | $254.3 | $63.5 | -75% |
| 2023 | $63.5 | $130.5 | +106% |
| 2024 | $130.5 | $110.7 | -15% |
| 2025 | $110.7 | $147.4 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $147.4 | $136.3 | -7.5% |
WRLD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +146% in 2021 to −75% in 2022. It's down 7.5% so far in 2026.