COF vs GS vs TD Stock Comparison

Capital One Financial, Goldman Sachs and Toronto Dominion Bank Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COF Capital One Financial Corp
$202.37 +1.1% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$126.19B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$893.23 -4.5% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$273.09B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$125.29 +3.9% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$216.43B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Goldman Sachs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Goldman Sachs 4, Capital One Financial 2, Toronto Dominion Bank 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOFGSTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $126.19B $273.09B $216.43B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 12.8x 19.2x COF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 11.9x 18.3x COF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.7% -3.6% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 24.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +13.9% +54.7% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr +16.8%/yr +11.5%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 31.9% 18.3% TD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 23/100 GS

Percentile Scorecard

COFGSTD

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

AxisCOFGSTD
Valuation 80 #75 of 362 20 #290 of 362 13 #315 of 362
Growth – 96 #10 of 221 36 #141 of 221
Profitability – – 11 #178 of 200
Financial Health – – 2 #200 of 203
Shareholder Returns 17 #284 of 342 27 #251 of 342 55 #154 of 342
Overall – 48 23
  • COF ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TD ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOFGSTDSPY
1 month +1.1%-4.5%+3.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.2%-14.6%+4.7% +3.5%
6 months +4.3%-4.8%+18.6% +7.0%
Year to date -16.5%+1.6%+33.0% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%+13.9%+54.7% +13.0%
3 years +107.0%+208.1%+128.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.5%+45.5%+31.7% +23.1%
5 years +32.7%+117.3%+72.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%+16.8%+11.5% +11.0%
10 years +168.3%+404.5%+176.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+17.6%+10.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOFGSTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%31.9%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%32.2%19.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.630.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.442.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-34.0%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-22.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $257.94$1,152.07$125.29 $779.14
52-week low $176.10$773.70$80.43 $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.

MultipleCOFGSTD
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x 19.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 4.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 10.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 11.0x -6.4xmedian 11.0x 38.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.44median 1.36 0.26median 1.36 4.55median 1.36

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 monthsCOFGSTD
Revenue – $69.70B $46.75B
Operating income – – $3.46B
Net income – – $11.69B
Free cash flow – – $5.55B
EPS (diluted) $16.91 $69.89 $6.52
Cash & equivalents – $177.00B $4.86B
Shares (diluted) 621.10M 304.90M 1.73B
Enterprise value $126.19B $273.09B -$459.44B

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
MetricCOFGSTD
P/E 12.0x 12.6x 19.2x
P/FCF 4.1x -6.4x 38.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 38.1x
P/S 1.9x 3.7x 4.5x
P/B 1.1x 2.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.0x
EV/EBIT – – 14.8x
EV/Revenue – 3.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF – – 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.44 0.26 4.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOFGSTD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.7% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -21.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 889.3% 39.0% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 49.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -64.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOFGSTD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 10.9%
Operating margin – – 7.4%
Pretax margin – – -66.0%
Net margin – – 24.1%
FCF margin – – 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 11.9%
Return on equity – – 12.9%
Return on assets – – 0.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOFGSTD
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 94.3% 94.0%
Equity / assets 16.3% 5.7% 6.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOFGSTD
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.0% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.0% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 48.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 101.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusCOFGSTD
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.41FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% -6.8% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.23BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $45.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +4.5% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOFGSTD
Held by institutions 86.5% 72.1% 45.9%
Institutions holding 2,110 3,147 900
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 1,048 1,551 385
Institutions selling 758 1,123 304
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.38 1.27

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.

COFGSTD
COF 1.00 0.55 0.46
GS 0.55 1.00 0.54
TD 0.46 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COF, GS and TD?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capital One Financial (COF) $126.19B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $273.09B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $216.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, COF, GS and TD?

Capital One Financial (COF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capital One Financial (COF) 12.0x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.8x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Capital One Financial (COF) is cheapest (Capital One Financial (COF) 9.9x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Goldman Sachs (GS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Capital One Financial (COF) -10.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.9%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +54.7%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Capital One Financial (COF) +5.8%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.8%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capital One Financial (COF) 0.00%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 0.03%. Capital One Financial (COF) and Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has been the steadiest (Capital One Financial (COF) 31.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.