GS vs SMFG vs WFC Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$895.85 -0.8% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$274.53B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$85.54 +6.3% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$263.46B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 5, Goldman Sachs 4, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSSMFGWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.53B $94.54B $263.46B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x -2.1x 12.0x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 14.3x 10.9x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% +7.2% +5.4% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.6% -42.9% 25.2% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% -0.9% 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.6x — 2.8x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.0% +45.9% -2.0% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +29.0%/yr +11.1%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 29.2% 25.8% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 18/100 46/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

GSSMFGWFC

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

AxisGSSMFGWFC
Valuation 15 #305 of 360 47 #193 of 360 39 #221 of 360
Growth 50 #172 of 344 21 #273 of 344 51 #168 of 344
Profitability 17 #288 of 345 14 #297 of 345 53 #162 of 345
Financial Health 12 #298 of 339 3 #330 of 339 6 #318 of 339
Shareholder Returns 87 #47 of 352 8 #323 of 352 79 #74 of 352
Overall 36 18 46
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG 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

PeriodGSSMFGWFCSPY
1 month -0.8%-6.1%+6.3% -2.0%
3 months -15.0%-4.0%-3.2% -2.2%
6 months -2.5%+12.5%+7.1% +4.2%
Year to date +1.9%+23.4%-8.2% +10.6%
1 year +14.0%+45.9%-2.0% +10.4%
3 years +173.4%+135.1%+105.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +39.9%+33.0%+27.2% +20.2%
5 years +119.5%+256.7%+69.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.0%+29.0%+11.1% +10.1%
10 years +408.4%+254.0%+88.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.7%+13.5%+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSSMFGWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%29.2%25.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%27.9%29.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.110.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.57-0.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.5%-30.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-13.4%-11.3% -3.2%
52-week high $1,152.07$27.55$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$16.14$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.

MultipleGSSMFGWFC
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.4x -2.1xmedian 12.4x 11.7xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.5x 0.9xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 6.1xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 8.9xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.33 0.08median 1.33 0.81median 1.33

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 monthsGSSMFGWFC
Revenue $69.70B $102.83B $87.23B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B –
Net income $22.17B $11.49B $22.97B
Free cash flow -$39.98B – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $70.77 $-11.47 $7.20
Cash & equivalents $176.77B – –
Total debt $444.82B $102.00B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 301.10M 3.84B 3.05B
Enterprise value -$3.47T -$1.26T $263.46B

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
MetricGSSMFGWFC
P/E 12.4x -2.1x 11.7x
P/FCF -6.5x – 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow -6.8x – 8.9x
P/S 3.7x 0.9x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -3.0x – 6.1x
EV/EBIT -3.1x -35.7x 6.8x
EV/Revenue -4.4x 0.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF 7.6x – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.08 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSSMFGWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% 7.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 14.3% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -75.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.0% 823.3% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 4.6% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.7% 15.9% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.9% -25.7% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -311.6% – 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.6% – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -353.5% – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSSMFGWFC
Gross margin – 65.9% –
EBITDA margin 144.7% – 89.8%
Operating margin – -29.9% –
Pretax margin 40.0% 14.7% 31.7%
Net margin 30.6% -42.9% 25.2%
FCF margin -57.4% – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin -54.3% – 33.1%
Return on equity 17.9% 13.3% 12.9%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 13.9% -0.9% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSSMFGWFC
Debt / assets 20.4% 5.0% 9.8%
Debt / equity 3.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.6x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF -11.1x – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 96.4% 92.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 3.6% 7.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x -0.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSSMFGWFC
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.9% – 5.5%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 1.2% 7.6%
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.

ConsensusGSSMFGWFC
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $75.07FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +2.4% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.80BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +14.2% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSSMFGWFC
Held by institutions 72.1% 3.5% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,153 461 2,881
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +7.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,555 291 1,293
Institutions selling 1,125 93 1,136
Buyers to sellers 1.38 3.13 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.

GSSMFGWFC
GS 1.00 0.45 0.44
SMFG 0.45 1.00 0.32
WFC 0.44 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, SMFG and WFC?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $274.53B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $94.54B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $263.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, SMFG and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.3x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.9x). 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%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +14.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +45.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -2.0%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.0%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.0%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.1%/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%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%. Goldman Sachs (GS) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 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%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, SMFG 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 5. 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.