COF vs GS vs JPM Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Goldman Sachs and Jpmorgan Chase Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COF Capital One Financial Corp
$201.33 +2.6% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$125.54B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$875.72 -6.5% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$268.02B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.20B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$331.54 -1.8% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$898.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$199.41B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 4, Capital One Financial 4, Goldman Sachs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFGSJPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.54B $268.02B $898.55B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 13.4x 14.1x COF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 12.0x 13.7x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +17.8% +13.5% COF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 30.3% 31.9% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 14.1% 15.8% JPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -5.5x 2.8x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% +16.6% +12.6% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +16.2%/yr +14.1%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 32.1% 22.2% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 36/100 33/100 COF

Percentile Scorecard

COFGSJPM

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

AxisCOFGSJPM
Valuation 86 #52 of 361 13 #315 of 361 2 #353 of 361
Growth 95 #17 of 344 49 #177 of 344 27 #251 of 344
Profitability 70 #106 of 348 17 #290 of 348 55 #156 of 348
Financial Health 66 #116 of 340 12 #299 of 340 9 #311 of 340
Shareholder Returns 95 #17 of 352 90 #38 of 352 74 #93 of 352
Overall 82 36 33
  • COF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOFGSJPMSPY
1 month +2.6%-6.5%-1.8% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%-17.5%-6.1% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%-5.5%+7.5% +6.4%
Year to date -16.9%-0.4%+2.9% +11.4%
1 year -8.5%+16.6%+12.6% +13.1%
3 years +125.7%+192.7%+134.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+43.1%+32.9% +21.5%
5 years +20.0%+111.4%+93.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.7%+16.2%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +168.8%+401.4%+384.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+17.5%+17.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOFGSJPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%32.1%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%32.2%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.630.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.520.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-34.0%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-24.0%-9.2% -2.5%
52-week high $257.94$1,152.07$365.23 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$750.78$282.84 $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.

MultipleCOFGSJPM
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.5x 13.1xmedian 12.5x 14.0xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x 4.4xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.8x -2.9xmedian 4.8x 7.4xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 11.4x -6.1xmedian 11.4x -5.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.48 0.33median 1.48 0.95median 1.48

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 monthsCOFGSJPM
Revenue $62.02B $66.20B $199.41B
Net income $10.52B $20.97B $65.07B
Free cash flow $29.70B -$41.52B -$162.53B
EPS (diluted) $16.37 $65.75 $23.62
Cash & equivalents – $187.27B –
Total debt $44.68B $1.54T $532.95B
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 304.90M 2.69B
Enterprise value $125.54B -$3.29T $898.55B

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
MetricCOFGSJPM
P/E 12.3x 13.1x 14.0x
P/FCF 4.2x -6.1x -5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x -6.5x -5.4x
P/S 2.0x 3.9x 4.4x
P/B 1.1x 2.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x -2.9x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 5.7x -3.0x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x -4.3x 7.1x
EV/FCF 5.7x 6.8x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 7.2x -8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 0.33 0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFGSJPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 17.8% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 13.2% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 34.8% 15.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 33.3% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,849% 41.8% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 40.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% -72.2% -9.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% -53.7% -159.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.0% -66.9% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% -58.3% -159.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFGSJPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 58.4% 146.8% 96.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 21.0% 39.7% 42.1%
Net margin 16.4% 30.3% 31.9%
FCF margin 47.9% -62.7% -81.5%
Operating cash flow margin 50.7% -59.5% -81.5%
Return on equity 9.3% 17.1% 17.6%
Return on assets 1.6% 1.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 14.1% 15.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -1.9x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 5.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFGSJPM
Debt / assets 6.6% 20.6% 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -5.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -10.5x -3.3x
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 94.2% 92.5%
Equity / assets 16.9% 5.8% 7.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x 1.4x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFGSJPM
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.1% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 6.3% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 8.4% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 74.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – –

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.

ConsensusCOFGSJPM
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.55FY2026 $72.86FY2026 $24.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.7% -4.8% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.18BFY2026 $67.86BFY2026 $213.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% +5.3% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFGSJPM
Held by institutions 86.5% 72.1% 73.0%
Institutions holding 2,110 3,147 5,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,551 2,486
Institutions selling 758 1,123 2,060
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.38 1.21

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.

COFGSJPM
COF 1.00 0.55 0.59
GS 0.55 1.00 0.60
JPM 0.59 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, GS and JPM?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $125.54B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $268.02B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $898.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, GS and JPM?

Capital One Financial (COF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.3x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.4x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 10.3x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capital One Financial (COF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capital One Financial (COF) +45.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Capital One Financial (COF) 16.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads (Capital One Financial (COF) 14.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -8.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +12.6%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +3.7%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.2%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.02%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%. Goldman Sachs (GS) and Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COF, GS and JPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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.