GS vs BLK vs MS Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,117.92 +5.3% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$175.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Goldman Sachs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Goldman Sachs 7, BlackRock 3, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSBLKMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $268.02B $175.28B $285.21B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 26.1x 14.6x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 18.2x 13.2x GS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +26.5% +18.0% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 24.6% 25.0% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 9.9% 12.0% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -0.1x 2.9x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.6% -0.6% +12.7% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +4.1%/yr +12.0%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 27.5% 28.5% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 57/100 39/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

GSBLKMS

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

AxisGSBLKMS
Valuation 13 #315 of 361 65 #65 of 183 7 #337 of 361
Growth 49 #177 of 344 63 #43 of 113 88 #44 of 344
Profitability 17 #290 of 348 69 #41 of 131 25 #263 of 348
Financial Health 12 #299 of 340 63 #63 of 168 2 #332 of 340
Shareholder Returns 90 #38 of 352 24 #58 of 76 75 #88 of 352
Overall 36 57 39
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSBLKMSSPY
1 month -6.5%+5.3%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months -17.5%+5.9%-16.3% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%+7.0%-4.6% +6.4%
Year to date -0.4%+4.4%+1.1% +11.4%
1 year +16.6%-0.6%+12.7% +13.1%
3 years +192.7%+82.6%+150.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +43.1%+22.2%+35.9% +21.5%
5 years +111.4%+22.2%+76.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.2%+4.1%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +401.4%+223.5%+436.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.5%+12.5%+18.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGSBLKMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%27.5%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%27.4%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.201.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.020.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-45.3%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-5.6%-21.5% -2.5%
52-week high $1,152.07$1,183.85$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $750.78$922.90$154.37 $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.

MultipleGSBLKMS
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.5x 25.9xmedian 33.6x 14.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.5x 6.3xmedian 4.6x 3.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 4.8x 16.6xmedian 12.0x 6.3xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 11.4x 49.3xmedian 13.4x -15.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.48 —median 0.91 0.49median 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 monthsGSBLKMS
Revenue $66.20B $27.30B $78.04B
Operating income – $8.89B –
Net income $20.97B $7.13B $20.37B
Free cash flow -$41.52B $3.52B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $65.75 $40.71 $12.46
Cash & equivalents $187.27B $10.49B $160.14B
Total debt $1.54T $12.74B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 164.65M 1.57B
Enterprise value -$3.29T $121.41B -$223.89B

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
MetricGSBLKMS
P/E 13.1x 25.9x 14.3x
P/FCF -6.1x 49.3x -15.2x
P/Operating cash flow -6.5x 44.0x -18.1x
P/S 3.9x 6.3x 3.6x
P/B 2.1x 3.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 5.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 16.6x 6.3x
EV/EBIT -3.0x 19.4x 6.7x
EV/Revenue -4.3x 6.3x 6.6x
EV/FCF 6.8x 49.0x -27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 43.7x -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 – 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSBLKMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 26.5% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.8% 9.2% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -0.6% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% – 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.2% -7.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.7% – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.9% -9.5% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.3% – 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSBLKMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 146.8% 38.0% 104.2%
Operating margin – 32.6% –
Pretax margin 39.7% 33.6% 33.5%
Net margin 30.3% 24.6% 25.0%
FCF margin -62.7% 12.9% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin -59.5% 14.4% -20.0%
Return on equity 17.1% 12.4% 17.5%
Return on assets 1.0% 4.1% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 9.9% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 0.6x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 5.4% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSBLKMS
Debt / assets 20.6% 7.2% 23.4%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.2x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -10.5x 3.6x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 67.1% 93.0%
Equity / assets 5.8% 32.9% 7.0%
Interest coverage 1.4x 16.4x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSBLKMS
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 6.3% -0.1% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 8.4% 1.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 102.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGSBLKMS
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $72.86FY2026 $61.34FY2026 $13.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% -1.7% -4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $67.86BFY2026 $28.39BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +17.2% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSBLKMS
Held by institutions 72.1% 77.6% 85.7%
Institutions holding 3,147 2,311 2,740
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,551 1,087 1,466
Institutions selling 1,123 886 939
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.23 1.56

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.

GSBLKMS
GS 1.00 0.55 0.86
BLK 0.55 1.00 0.58
MS 0.86 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, BLK and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $268.02B, BlackRock (BLK) $175.28B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, BLK and MS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.4x, BlackRock (BLK) 26.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Goldman Sachs (GS) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackRock (BLK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%, BlackRock (BLK) +26.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%, BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%, BlackRock (BLK) -0.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.2%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, BLK and MS?

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 7. 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.