GS vs MUFG vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$893.23 -4.5% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$260.33B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
2.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$189.84B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
2.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGSMUFGQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $260.33B $250.29B $189.84B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 15.9x 20.5x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.3x 16.6x GS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% -12.0% +1.9% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 47.7% 21.0% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.02% 1.47% 2.02% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +42.8% +6.3% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.8%/yr +30.5%/yr +6.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 26.3% 53.1% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 36/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

GSMUFGQCOM

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

AxisGSMUFGQCOM
Valuation 20 #290 of 362 22 #284 of 362 80 #20 of 95
Growth 96 #10 of 221 75 #56 of 221 34 #62 of 93
Profitability – 66 #69 of 200 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health – 5 #193 of 203 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns 27 #251 of 342 15 #291 of 342 80 #16 of 75
Overall 48 36 62
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSMUFGQCOMSPY
1 month -4.5%-10.2%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%-8.7%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%+20.9%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.6%+33.0%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year +13.9%+42.8%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +208.1%+155.9%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.5%+36.8%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +117.3%+278.6%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.8%+30.5%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +404.5%+316.0%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.6%+15.3%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGSMUFGQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%26.3%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%26.7%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.922.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.630.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-35.6%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-12.6%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $1,152.07$24.14$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$14.88$124.07 $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.

MultipleGSMUFGQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.1x 15.9xmedian 12.1x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 7.9xmedian 3.4x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 1.36 0.27median 1.36 4.93median 2.23

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 monthsGSMUFGQCOM
Revenue $69.70B $31.62B $44.07B
Gross profit – $29.85B $23.90B
Operating income – $18.02B $10.22B
Net income – $13.97B $9.26B
Free cash flow – – $10.42B
R&D – – $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $69.89 $1.32 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $177.00B – $4.53B
Total debt – $494.43B $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 11.40B 1.07B
Enterprise value $260.33B -$81.95B $149.76B

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
MetricGSMUFGQCOM
P/E 12.6x 15.9x 20.5x
P/FCF -6.4x – 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 15.3x
P/S 3.7x 7.9x 4.3x
P/B 2.1x 2.3x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.3x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.5x
EV/EBIT – 5.2x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.0x 4.4x
EV/FCF – – 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.27 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMUFGQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% -12.0% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -2.4% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 62.6% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 32.4% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.0% 104.8% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.3% 59.4% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMUFGQCOM
Gross margin – 94.4% 54.2%
EBITDA margin – – 26.8%
Operating margin – 57.0% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 59.6% 25.4%
Net margin – 47.7% 21.0%
FCF margin – – 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 28.1%
Return on equity – 11.7% 33.7%
Return on assets – 0.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% 20.5%
Return on capital employed – – 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMUFGQCOM
Debt / assets – 4.7% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 96.0% 51.8%
Equity / assets 5.7% 4.0% 48.2%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 14.8x
Current ratio – – 2.0x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMUFGQCOM
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.5% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 4.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.5% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusGSMUFGQCOM
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $74.35FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.9%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.1% +0.6% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.10BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +4.0% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMUFGQCOM
Held by institutions 72.1% 3.0% 79.7%
Institutions holding 3,147 574 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,551 324 1,416
Institutions selling 1,123 160 1,332
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.03 1.06

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.

GSMUFGQCOM
GS 1.00 0.47 0.33
MUFG 0.47 1.00 0.20
QCOM 0.33 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, MUFG and QCOM?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $260.33B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.29B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, MUFG and QCOM?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Goldman Sachs (GS) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). 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%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.8%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Goldman Sachs (GS) 2.02%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.47%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 2.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, MUFG and QCOM?

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.