GS vs SHG vs WFC Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Shinhan Financial and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$926.20 +1.1% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$269.93B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.94%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.37B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.21%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGSSHGWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.93B $31.31B $251.37B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 11.6x 11.5x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 7.5x 10.7x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% +23.8% +5.4% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% 25.2% WFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.3% 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.9x 2.8x WFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.94% 3.05% 2.21% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +24.6% -3.6% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +15.2%/yr +10.4%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 34.1% 25.6% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 51/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

GSSHGWFC

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

AxisGSSHGWFC
Valuation 16 #302 of 361 84 #57 of 361 47 #193 of 361
Growth 97 #6 of 172 30 #120 of 172 52 #84 of 172
Profitability – 24 #114 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health – 4 #152 of 158 12 #140 of 158
Shareholder Returns 28 #243 of 338 85 #53 of 338 79 #71 of 338
Overall 47 45 51
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSSHGWFCSPY
1 month +1.1%-19.1%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.6%-4.1%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months +2.3%-1.5%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date +5.4%+22.4%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%+24.6%-3.6% +12.4%
3 years +219.5%+161.1%+116.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +47.3%+37.7%+29.3% +23.5%
5 years +124.1%+103.0%+63.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.5%+15.2%+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +422.9%+72.6%+81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.0%+5.6%+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGSSHGWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%34.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%32.2%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.090.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.72-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-36.5%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-22.4%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $1,152.07$84.56$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$51.42$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.

MultipleGSSHGWFC
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.1x 11.6xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 15.2xmedian 5.1x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 10.8x 4.4xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 1.32 -1.35median 1.32 0.80median 1.32

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 monthsGSSHGWFC
Revenue $69.70B $81.30B $87.23B
Operating income – $5.04B –
Net income – $3.42B $22.97B
Free cash flow – $7.15B $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $69.89 $5.62 $7.20
Cash & equivalents $177.00B – –
Total debt – $58.93B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 488.92M 3.05B
Enterprise value $269.93B $32.88B $253.49B

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
MetricGSSHGWFC
P/E 13.0x 11.6x 11.5x
P/FCF -6.4x 4.4x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.3x 8.7x
P/S 3.9x 0.4x 2.9x
P/B 2.2x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.2x 6.0x
EV/EBIT – 17.9x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.1x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 12.6x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -1.35 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSSHGWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% 23.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -8.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -51.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.8% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.0% -22.8% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.3% -8.6% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 100.5% 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.6% 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSSHGWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 7.3% 89.8%
Operating margin – 6.2% –
Pretax margin – 13.1% 31.7%
Net margin – 3.4% 25.2%
FCF margin – 8.8% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.0% 33.1%
Return on equity – 11.5% 12.9%
Return on assets – 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 4.3% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSSHGWFC
Debt / assets – 10.8% 9.8%
Debt / equity – 1.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 8.2x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 92.6% 92.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 7.4% 7.9%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSSHGWFC
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 5.7% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusGSSHGWFC
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $75.07FY2026 $8.77FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +10.1% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.80BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -1.9% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSSHGWFC
Held by institutions 72.1% 5.1% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,150 301 2,878
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +10.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,553 206 1,293
Institutions selling 1,124 59 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.38 3.49 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.

GSSHGWFC
GS 1.00 0.37 0.44
SHG 0.37 1.00 0.27
WFC 0.44 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, SHG and WFC?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $269.93B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.31B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, SHG and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.0x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.6x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.3x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +24.6%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.5%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.2%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.94%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.05%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, 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, SHG 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, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 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.