GS vs SCHW vs BAC Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Schwab Charles and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$912.08 -2.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$265.82B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.97%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$89.30 -9.8% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$154.43B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.06B
Div. yield
1.38%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$355.67B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.29%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 6, Goldman Sachs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSSCHWBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $265.82B $154.43B $355.67B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 15.1x 11.3x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 13.4x 11.2x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% +18.1% +9.7% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 26.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.97% 1.38% 2.29% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.5% -5.8% -4.4% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +1.7%/yr +1.2%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 25.8% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 43/100 70/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

GSSCHWBAC

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

AxisGSSCHWBAC
Valuation 18 #294 of 360 17 #300 of 360 96 #17 of 360
Growth 96 #8 of 191 97 #7 of 191 82 #35 of 191
Profitability – – 73 #46 of 168
Financial Health – – 24 #133 of 175
Shareholder Returns 27 #251 of 341 15 #291 of 341 76 #84 of 341
Overall 47 43 70
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSSCHWBACSPY
1 month -2.5%-9.8%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -11.7%-15.7%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%-1.7%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +3.8%-10.6%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +15.5%-5.8%-4.4% +12.3%
3 years +214.6%+78.2%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.6%+21.2%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years +119.9%+8.9%+6.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%+1.7%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +413.1%+177.7%+199.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.8%+10.8%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSSCHWBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%25.8%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%29.2%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.420.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.23-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-50.4%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-21.4%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1,152.07$113.68$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$85.35$46.72 $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.

MultipleGSSCHWBAC
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x 15.1xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.4x 5.7xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 1.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 10.9x 15.9xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 1.34 0.58median 1.34 1.40median 1.34

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 monthsGSSCHWBAC
Revenue $69.70B $27.06B $121.10B
Net income – – $33.66B
Free cash flow – – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $69.89 $5.90 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $177.00B – $229.75B
Total debt – – $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 1.74B 7.29B
Enterprise value $265.82B $154.43B -$2.02T

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
MetricGSSCHWBAC
P/E 12.8x 15.1x 11.3x
P/FCF -6.4x 15.9x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.8x
P/S 3.8x 5.7x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x – 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.4x
EV/EBIT – – 1.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 5.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.58 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSSCHWBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% 18.1% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 10.8% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.0% 175.0% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.3% 25.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSSCHWBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 36.2%
Net margin – – 26.5%
FCF margin – – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 78.2%
Return on equity – – 11.2%
Return on assets – – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSSCHWBAC
Debt / assets – – 11.4%
Debt / equity – – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% – 91.4%
Equity / assets 5.7% – 8.6%
Interest coverage – – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSSCHWBAC
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.4% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.4% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%

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.

ConsensusGSSCHWBAC
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $75.07FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +13.1% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.80BFY2026 $30.04BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +3.1% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSSCHWBAC
Held by institutions 72.1% 83.0% 75.0%
Institutions holding 3,149 2,314 3,614
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,552 1,078 1,827
Institutions selling 1,124 951 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.13 1.36

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.

GSSCHWBAC
GS 1.00 0.28 0.57
SCHW 0.28 1.00 0.50
BAC 0.57 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, SCHW and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $265.82B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $154.43B, Bank Of America (BAC) $355.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, SCHW and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.8x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). 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%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +18.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +15.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -5.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.1%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.7%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.97%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 1.38%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, SCHW and BAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) 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.