GS vs SNEX vs BAC Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, StoneX and Bank Of America Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$898.67 -0.5% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$274.94B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$53.91 -18.1% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
3 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.56 -7.8% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$366.53B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGSSNEXBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.94B $6.59B $366.53B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 12.5x 11.9x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 12.3x 11.0x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +20.6% +5.4% SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 0.3% 25.6% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 6.6% 13.0% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 10.3x -1.8x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% -12.0% -7.3% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +20.4%/yr +0.5%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 60.3% 22.0% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 53/100 48/100 SNEX

Percentile Scorecard

GSSNEXBAC

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

AxisGSSNEXBAC
Valuation 12 #315 of 359 97 #4 of 96 93 #26 of 359
Growth 48 #179 of 340 93 #6 of 68 14 #293 of 340
Profitability 16 #288 of 343 42 #41 of 70 40 #205 of 343
Financial Health 12 #297 of 338 11 #88 of 99 18 #278 of 338
Shareholder Returns 89 #41 of 351 20 #33 of 41 74 #92 of 351
Overall 35 53 48
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSSNEXBACSPY
1 month -0.5%-18.1%-7.8% -2.3%
3 months -12.5%-29.2%-20.7% -0.7%
6 months -0.5%-49.1%-5.0% +4.8%
Year to date +2.2%-15.0%-9.9% +10.3%
1 year +13.8%-12.0%-7.3% +10.3%
3 years +174.3%+86.7%+74.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +40.0%+23.2%+20.4% +20.1%
5 years +115.0%+152.6%+2.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%+20.4%+0.5% +10.1%
10 years +408.9%+424.4%+200.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.7%+18.0%+11.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGSSNEXBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%60.3%22.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%74.3%25.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.280.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.20-0.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-62.0%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-61.2%-23.5% -3.5%
52-week high $1,152.07$139.01$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$52.83$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.

MultipleGSSNEXBAC
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 12.7x 11.9xmedian 29.1x 11.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.5x 0.0xmedian 2.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 4.9x 12.1xmedian 13.6x 1.3xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 11.4x 1.7xmedian 16.8x 8.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 1.46 0.52median 0.52 2.06median 1.46

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 monthsGSSNEXBAC
Revenue $69.70B $157.71B $120.16B
Gross profit – $5.68B –
Operating income – $3.50B –
Net income $22.17B $526.90M $32.24B
Free cash flow -$39.98B $3.78B $41.37B
EPS (diluted) $70.77 $4.23 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $176.77B $2.19B $249.64B
Total debt $444.82B $39.34B $380.92B
Shares (diluted) 301.10M 124.48M 7.29B
Enterprise value -$3.47T -$920.83M -$2.01T

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
MetricGSSNEXBAC
P/E 13.5x 11.9x 11.5x
P/FCF -6.3x 1.7x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow -6.7x 1.7x 8.4x
P/S 4.0x 0.0x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 2.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x 12.1x 1.3x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 12.5x 1.3x
EV/Revenue -4.2x 0.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF 6.7x 11.5x 3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 11.3x 3.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.52 2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSSNEXBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 20.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 37.5% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 51.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 34.8% 77.5% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 30.0% 1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 60.2% 15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 22.6% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.2% 266.9% -32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.7% 217.7% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.9% 282.3% -32.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 188.0% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSSNEXBAC
Gross margin – 3.6% –
EBITDA margin 146.8% 2.3% 95.5%
Operating margin – 2.2% –
Pretax margin 39.7% 0.4% 33.8%
Net margin 30.3% 0.3% 25.6%
FCF margin -62.7% 2.4% 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin -59.5% 2.4% 34.4%
Return on equity 17.1% 19.0% 10.8%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 6.6% 13.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 2.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 7.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 0.0% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSSNEXBAC
Debt / assets 20.6% 72.8% 11.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x 13.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.5x 10.3x -1.8x
Debt / FCF -10.5x 10.4x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 94.7% 91.3%
Equity / assets 5.8% 5.3% 8.7%
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.9x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSSNEXBAC
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 6.2% -0.3% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 8.2% -0.3% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.8%
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.

ConsensusGSSNEXBAC
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $75.07FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +1.8% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.80BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +10.8% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSSNEXBAC
Held by institutions 72.1% 83.8% 75.0%
Institutions holding 3,152 470 3,617
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,554 277 1,828
Institutions selling 1,125 145 1,344
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.91 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.

GSSNEXBAC
GS 1.00 0.34 0.57
SNEX 0.34 1.00 0.28
BAC 0.57 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, SNEX and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $274.94B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.59B, Bank Of America (BAC) $366.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, SNEX and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneX (SNEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.8%, StoneX (SNEX) -12.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +20.4%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +0.5%/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%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Goldman Sachs (GS) and StoneX (SNEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.2%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, SNEX 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 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.