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.
WTFC
Wintrust Financial Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score WTFC 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.
WTFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WTFC's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WTFC.
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.
WTFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $119 | -23% |
| Forward | 11x | $154 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $152 | -1.7% |
| Current | 12x | $154 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $169 | +9.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WTFC 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.
WTFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
WTFC 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 WTFC on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
WTFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.90 | +6.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $13.04 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.45 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.93 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.40 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.88 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.57 | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.11 | +4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.31 | +7.6% |
WTFC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $13.04 over the past year, up 20% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight 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'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's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WTFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $757.9M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.6M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $713.2M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $714.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $697.8M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $670.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $643.1M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $638.6M | +12% |
WTFC's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $758M last quarter, up 8.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 43% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 43% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 42% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 40% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +11 points |
WTFC 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 |
WTFC has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 121% versus its history, compared with GS at down 278%.
WTFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $357.8M | +71% |
| Q2 2026 | $255.1M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $927.2M | +674% |
| Q3 2025 | $209.8M | +$288.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $329.2M | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $119.8M | +98% |
| Q4 2024 | $471.2M | +104% |
| Q3 2024 | -$78.3M | -215% |
WTFC's free cash flow was $1.7B over the past year, up 108% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WTFC.
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 WTFC 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.
WTFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +92K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +398K shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +6.2M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +10.6M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +10.8M shares |
WTFC has 68M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $9.5M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $54.9M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
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 WTFC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WTFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
WTFC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WTFC.
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).
WTFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.8 | Neutral |
WTFC's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (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.
WTFC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WTFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 9.1% below |
| PE % | 55 | 63 | 8 pts below |
WTFC 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.
WTFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $148.4 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $153.7 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $149.4 | 3.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $136.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $114.4 | 35% above |
WTFC has the edge over GS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
WTFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.8 | $61.9 | -13% |
| 2021 | $61.9 | $89.4 | +44% |
| 2022 | $89.4 | $83.3 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | $83.3 | $92.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $92.8 | $125.2 | +35% |
| 2025 | $125.2 | $143.3 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $143.3 | $154.4 | +7.8% |
WTFC has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.