CM vs GS vs LPLA Stock Comparison

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Goldman Sachs and LPL Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$912.08 -2.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$265.82B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.97%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Goldman Sachs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Goldman Sachs 4, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 4, LPL Financial Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGSLPLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $107.92B $265.82B $25.01B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 12.8x 18.2x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 12.1x 14.1x GS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +18.7% +31.0% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.67% 1.97% 0.38% CM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +15.5% -7.5% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +17.1%/yr +12.7%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 31.9% 37.0% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 47/100 40/100 CM

Percentile Scorecard

CMGSLPLA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCMGSLPLA
Valuation 26 #268 of 360 18 #294 of 360 38 #60 of 96
Growth 75 #48 of 191 96 #8 of 191 66 #23 of 66
Profitability 89 #20 of 168 – –
Financial Health 13 #153 of 175 – –
Shareholder Returns 58 #143 of 341 27 #251 of 341 16 #32 of 38
Overall 52 47 40
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCMGSLPLASPY
1 month +2.5%-2.5%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.8%-11.7%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +6.3%-1.6%-4.8% +8.2%
Year to date +28.5%+3.8%-11.1% +12.9%
1 year +40.4%+15.5%-7.5% +12.3%
3 years +235.4%+214.6%+43.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +49.7%+46.6%+12.8% +23.3%
5 years +90.9%+119.9%+81.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%+17.1%+12.7% +10.9%
10 years +209.3%+413.1%+902.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.0%+17.8%+25.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMGSLPLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%31.9%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%32.2%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.630.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.860.48-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-34.0%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-20.8%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $123.74$1,152.07$393.25 $779.14
52-week low $82.39$773.70$265.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCMGSLPLA
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 18.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.4x 3.8xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 10.9x -6.4xmedian 10.9x -26.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 4.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.34 0.26median 1.34 3.82median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCMGSLPLA
Revenue $23.35B $69.70B $20.40B
Net income $7.33B – –
Free cash flow $10.29B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $69.89 $17.40
Cash & equivalents $10.94B $177.00B $1.06B
Total debt $45.66B – –
Shares (diluted) 940.68M 304.90M 80.03M
Enterprise value $67.21B $265.82B $25.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCMGSLPLA
P/E 15.6x 12.8x 18.2x
P/FCF 10.5x -6.4x -26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x – –
P/S 4.6x 3.8x 1.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.1x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x – –
EV/EBIT 4.6x – –
EV/Revenue 6.1x 3.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 13.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 0.26 3.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMGSLPLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 18.7% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 15.3% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 39.0% 67.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 49.3% 4.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMGSLPLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 142.0% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 39.0% – –
Net margin 29.9% – –
FCF margin 44.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 44.1% – –
Return on equity 15.3% – –
Return on assets 0.9% – –
Return on invested capital 26.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGSLPLA
Debt / assets 5.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 94.3% 70.7%
Equity / assets 5.7% 5.7% 29.3%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGSLPLA
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.0% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.0% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCMGSLPLA
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $22.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% -6.8% +30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.13BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +4.5% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGSLPLA
Held by institutions 45.6% 72.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 566 3,149 765
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +1.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 291 1,552 351
Institutions selling 172 1,124 301
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.38 1.17

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CMGSLPLA
CM 1.00 0.48 0.32
GS 0.48 1.00 0.36
LPLA 0.32 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CM, GS and LPLA?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $107.92B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $265.82B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $25.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CM, GS and LPLA?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.8x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Goldman Sachs (GS) is cheapest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.6x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +15.5%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -7.5%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.1%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 3.67%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.97%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 0.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CM, GS and LPLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.