GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GS has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
ZION has a slight edge over GS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
ZION Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ZION's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ZION.
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.
ZION PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $66.14 | +0.3% |
| Current | 8.1x | $65.95 | — |
| Forward | 9.7x | $65.95 | — |
| Fair | 9.8x | $79.72 | +21% |
| Expensive | 12x | $98.31 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZION 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 |
GS has the edge over ZION on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
ZION Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZION, with profitability improving.
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 ZION on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
ZION Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.81 | -16% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.15 | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.85 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.43 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.00 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.58 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.47 | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.12 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.95 | +14% |
ZION's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $8.15 over the past year, up 46% 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.
ZION Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $881M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $849M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $891M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $861M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $838M | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $795M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $820M | +12% |
ZION's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $881M last quarter, up 2.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 38% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 51% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 35% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 38% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +12 points |
ZION 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.
ZION Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $860M | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $389M | +$482M |
| Q1 2026 | $398M | +162% |
| Q4 2025 | $480M | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $413M | +326% |
| Q2 2025 | -$93M | -140% |
| Q1 2025 | $152M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $489M | +$763M |
ZION 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 ZION 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.
ZION Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -9.6% | -15.4M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -41.4M shares |
ZION has 145M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago, with $227M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $77M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $41M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
ZION spent $227M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent 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 ZION on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ZION Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6x | Elevated |
ZION's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ZION.
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).
ZION Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.7 | Neutral |
ZION's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (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.
ZION PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ZION | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.1x | 13x | 38% below |
| PE % | 16 | 63 | 47 pts below |
ZION 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.
ZION Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $64.4 | 2.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $67.4 | 2.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $63.3 | 4.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $57.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $49.4 | 34% above |
ZION 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.
ZION Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.5 | $43.3 | -16% |
| 2021 | $43.3 | $62.4 | +44% |
| 2022 | $62.4 | $48.5 | -22% |
| 2023 | $48.5 | $43.9 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $43.9 | $54.7 | +25% |
| 2025 | $54.7 | $59.5 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $59.5 | $66.0 | +11% |
ZION has the edge over GS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.