JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has the edge over TSLX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.
TSLX trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
TSLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
TSLX's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like TSLX.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM has the edge over TSLX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TSLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $6.81 | -61% |
| Forward | 9.5x | $17.56 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $8.45 | -52% |
| Expensive | 13x | $11.26 | -36% |
| Current | 21x | $17.56 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLX's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.5x, in its fair range.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for JPM, with profitability improving.
TSLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TSLX's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over TSLX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.86 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.95 | -53% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.15 | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.81 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.04 | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.89 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.03 | -22% |
TSLX's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.84 over the past year, against $4.08 in early 2021.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 8.1% for JPM versus down 97% for TSLX.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM's operating margin was 40% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
TSLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $2.5M | -97% |
| Q1 2022 | $54M | -22% |
| Q4 2021 | $56.7M | -14% |
| Q3 2021 | $68.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2021 | $71.8M | -35% |
| Q4 2020 | $65.8M | +20% |
TSLX's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $2M last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -521% | -603 points |
| Q1 2022 | 76% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 76% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2021 | 81% | -7.1 points |
| Q2 2021 | 82% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2021 | 82% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 84% | +14 points |
| Q3 2020 | 88% | N/A |
TSLX's operating margin was −521% last quarter, down 603 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
TSLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$97.4M | -$81.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $68.3M | -65% |
| Q1 2026 | -$23.4M | -116% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.1M | +$104.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$15.6M | +$58.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $193.2M | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $149.9M | +$215.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$30.7M | +$56.1M |
TSLX has the edge over JPM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has the edge over TSLX on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
TSLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +326K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +8.1M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +14.8M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +28.7M shares |
TSLX has 95M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $3.2M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM'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 JPM.
TSLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 9.8x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 4.9x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2020 | 6.0x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 5.5x | High |
TSLX's net debt is about 9.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like TSLX.
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
TSLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.0 | Neutral |
TSLX's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM has the edge over TSLX on valuation relative to its sector.
TSLX PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | TSLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 13x | 61% above |
| PE % | 100 | 63 | 37 pts above |
TSLX is trading at 21x earnings, a 61% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM has the edge over TSLX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.6 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.8 | 1.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.7 | 5.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.6 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $20.4 | 14% below |
TSLX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has the edge over TSLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.5 | $20.7 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $23.1 | +11% |
| 2022 | $23.1 | $17.7 | -23% |
| 2023 | $17.7 | $21.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $21.1 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | $21.1 | $21.7 | +2.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.7 | $17.6 | -19% |
TSLX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 19% so far in 2026.