GS vs QCOM vs WFC Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$175.91 -10.8% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.99B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.38 +0.5% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$251.40B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$86.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Goldman Sachs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Goldman Sachs 6, Wells Fargo & Company 4, Qualcomm 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSQCOMWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $268.02B $189.99B $251.40B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 20.5x 11.6x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 16.3x 10.5x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +1.9% +6.2% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 21.0% 24.9% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 29.1% 14.8% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -0.5x 2.7x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% WFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.6% +3.5% -2.5% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +6.0%/yr +10.2%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 54.0% 25.6% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 65/100 39/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

GSQCOMWFC

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

AxisGSQCOMWFC
Valuation 13 #315 of 361 81 #19 of 95 27 #265 of 361
Growth 49 #177 of 344 34 #62 of 93 52 #165 of 344
Profitability 17 #290 of 348 88 #12 of 91 32 #238 of 348
Financial Health 12 #299 of 340 43 #59 of 102 6 #320 of 340
Shareholder Returns 90 #38 of 352 80 #16 of 76 78 #77 of 352
Overall 36 65 39
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • WFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSQCOMWFCSPY
1 month -6.5%-10.8%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -17.5%+5.4%-4.6% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%+18.2%+3.7% +6.4%
Year to date -0.4%+2.8%-11.6% +11.4%
1 year +16.6%+3.5%-2.5% +13.1%
3 years +192.7%+60.8%+109.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +43.1%+17.2%+28.0% +21.5%
5 years +111.4%+33.6%+62.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.2%+6.0%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +401.4%+159.0%+82.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.5%+10.0%+6.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGSQCOMWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%54.0%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%52.3%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.632.110.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.520.06-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-45.6%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-29.9%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $1,152.07$251.02$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $750.78$124.07$73.42 $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.

MultipleGSQCOMWFC
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.5x 20.1xmedian 41.5x 11.6xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.5x 4.2xmedian 6.9x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 4.8x 15.3xmedian 27.3x 5.9xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 11.4x 17.9xmedian 35.6x 13.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.48 4.83median 2.31 0.61median 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 monthsGSQCOMWFC
Revenue $66.20B $44.07B $86.80B
Gross profit – $23.90B –
Operating income – $10.22B –
Net income $20.97B $9.26B $22.61B
Free cash flow -$41.52B $10.42B $19.17B
R&D – $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $65.75 $8.66 $7.03
Cash & equivalents $187.27B $4.53B –
Total debt $1.54T $2.49B $207.31B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 1.07B 3.07B
Enterprise value -$3.29T $149.91B $251.40B

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
MetricGSQCOMWFC
P/E 13.1x 20.1x 11.6x
P/FCF -6.1x 17.9x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow -6.5x 15.0x 13.0x
P/S 3.9x 4.2x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 6.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 7.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -2.9x 15.3x 5.9x
EV/EBIT -3.0x 17.6x 6.6x
EV/Revenue -4.3x 4.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 6.8x 17.3x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 14.5x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 4.83 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSQCOMWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 1.9% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 4.5% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -15.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.8% -20.0% 9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 2.4% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% -17.8% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 4.2% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.2% -2.1% 309.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.7% 12.7% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.9% -10.4% 309.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 14.9% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSQCOMWFC
Gross margin – 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 146.8% 26.8% 88.9%
Operating margin – 23.2% –
Pretax margin 39.7% 25.4% 31.6%
Net margin 30.3% 21.0% 24.9%
FCF margin -62.7% 23.6% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin -59.5% 28.1% 22.1%
Return on equity 17.1% 33.7% 12.7%
Return on assets 1.0% 16.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 29.1% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – 22.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSQCOMWFC
Debt / assets 20.6% 4.3% 9.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x -0.5x 2.7x
Debt / FCF -10.5x 0.2x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 51.8% 92.0%
Equity / assets 5.8% 48.2% 8.0%
Interest coverage 1.4x 14.8x 1.7x
Current ratio – 2.0x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.7x –
Altman Z-score – 6.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSQCOMWFC
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 4.7% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 8.4% 6.8% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% 24.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% 29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 7.3%

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.

ConsensusGSQCOMWFC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $72.86FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% -2.9% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $67.86BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $94.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% -5.0% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSQCOMWFC
Held by institutions 72.1% 79.7% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,147 3,029 2,875
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,551 1,416 1,290
Institutions selling 1,123 1,332 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.06 1.14

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.

GSQCOMWFC
GS 1.00 0.33 0.44
QCOM 0.33 1.00 0.10
WFC 0.44 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, QCOM and WFC?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $268.02B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $189.99B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, QCOM and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.4x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.3x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.5x). 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) +17.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 29.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -2.5%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.2%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.0%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest dividend yield: Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%. Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 54.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.