Stocks · Financial Services · Financial - Capital Markets
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS
$902.56 +0.66% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $266.26B
Strong growthHigh risk
Next earnings report: Oct 13, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 12 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +20.6%).
- Operating margin widened to 24.8% from 15.7% a year earlier.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $64.78, up 42.6% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth80Strong
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 15%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 24%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 17%
Quality18Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 43%
- Gross marginBottom 33%
- Operating marginTop 41%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 5%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 6%
- Interest coverBottom 23%
Value31Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 45%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 7%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 33%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 17%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 40%
Momentum39Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 27%
- 6-month returnBottom 48%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 38%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 21%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 27%
Revisions92Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 14%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 6%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 40%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 22%
Stability9Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 20%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 8%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 6%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -12.4% | -6.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 27.1% | 42.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 43.3% | 57.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 24.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -19.7% | -35.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -6.8% | -12.4% | ↑ | Bottom 15% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 42.6% | 27.1% | ↑ | Top 24% |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 43.3% | ↑ | Bottom 33% |
| Operating margin | 24.8% | 15.7% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 12.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -35.2% | -19.7% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | — | Top 43% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 22.1% | — | Top 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- -1.88×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 2.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +143.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 17.67×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 0.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.30%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.52%
- Shareholder yield
- 7.83%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -4.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -4.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 12
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +20.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $1,152.33
- Target vs current price
- +27.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 55
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 40%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | +45.0% | +9.0% | +0.9% | -1.1% | — |
| Apr 13, 2026 | +6.6% | -1.9% | +2.0% | +3.2% | +13.4% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | +19.7% | +4.6% | +2.4% | -3.0% | -4.5% |
| Oct 14, 2025 | +11.1% | -2.0% | -3.0% | +1.3% | +18.8% |
| Jul 16, 2025 | +13.1% | +0.9% | -0.3% | +5.8% | +10.5% |
| Apr 14, 2025 | +14.6% | +1.9% | +1.4% | +19.6% | +43.4% |
| Jan 15, 2025 | +48.8% | +6.0% | +10.7% | +13.6% | -14.3% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | +21.9% | -0.1% | -0.9% | +15.2% | +7.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | $20.98 | $14.47 | +45.0% | $20.34B |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $17.55 | $16.47 | +6.6% | $17.23B |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $14.01 | $11.70 | +19.7% | $13.45B |
| Oct 14, 2025 | $12.25 | $11.03 | +11.1% | $15.18B |
| Jul 16, 2025 | $10.91 | $9.65 | +13.1% | $14.58B |
| Apr 14, 2025 | $14.12 | $12.32 | +14.6% | $15.06B |
| Jan 15, 2025 | $11.95 | $8.03 | +48.8% | $13.87B |
| Oct 15, 2024 | $8.40 | $6.89 | +21.9% | $12.70B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 13.9× | 15.0× | 43th | Top 45% |
| P/E (forward) | 13.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 26.1× | — | — | Bottom 33% |
| EV / Sales | 6.96× | — | — | Bottom 17% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -15.59% | — | — | Bottom 7% |
| Earnings yield | 7.18% | — | — | Top 45% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.8× – 17.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +14.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +42.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +1.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -6.0%
- RSI (14)
- 32.0
- Relative volume
- 0.75×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 90th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.42
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.73
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -21.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -31.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2021 | Jun 17, 2022 | -34.0% | 157 days | 463 days (Apr 23, 2024) |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -31.2% | 35 days | 54 days (Jun 26, 2025) |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | -22.2% | 55 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | -19.8% | 39 days | 47 days (May 20, 2026) |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | -11.9% | 10 days | 11 days (Feb 16, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $266.26B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $64.78
- Revenue (TTM)
- $117.94B
- Dividend yield
- 1.99%
- 52-week range
- $740.01 – $1,153.99
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $64.99B | $68.71B | $108.42B | $126.85B | $125.10B |
| Gross profit | $58.98B | $44.65B | $45.23B | $52.16B | $59.40B |
| Operating income | $27.04B | $13.49B | $10.74B | $18.40B | $21.85B |
| Net income | $21.64B | $11.26B | $8.52B | $14.28B | $17.18B |
| EPS (diluted) | $59.45 | $30.06 | $22.87 | $40.54 | $51.32 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $31.52B | $32.24B | $31.55B | $31.27B | $32.15B | $30.13B | $17.23B | $38.43B |
| Net income | $2.99B | $4.11B | $4.74B | $3.72B | $4.10B | $4.62B | $5.63B | $6.63B |
| EPS (diluted) | $8.40 | $11.95 | $14.12 | $10.95 | $12.25 | $14.00 | $17.55 | $20.98 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $6.30B | $8.71B | -$12.59B | -$13.21B | -$45.15B |
| Capital expenditure | -$4.67B | -$3.75B | -$2.32B | -$2.09B | -$2.06B |
| Free cash flow | $1.63B | $4.96B | -$14.90B | -$15.30B | -$47.22B |
| Dividends paid | -$2.73B | -$3.68B | -$4.19B | -$4.50B | -$5.28B |
| Net share buybacks | -$5.70B | -$3.50B | -$5.30B | -$5.96B | -$12.36B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $746.29B
- Total assets
- $2.13T
- Total liabilities
- $2.00T
- Total debt
- $741.87B
- Net debt
- $554.61B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $122.74B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $5.00 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $4.50 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $4.50 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | $4.00 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $4.00 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $3.00 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $3.00 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $3.00 | Dec 30, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,921,097
- Days to cover
- 3.91
- Change vs previous report
- -0.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.