NU vs BAC vs GS Stock Comparison

Nu Holdings, Bank Of America and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$15.15 +11.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$60.77B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.57 -9.7% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.10B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Goldman Sachs 4, Nu Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUBACGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.77B $361.10B $268.02B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 11.2x 13.4x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 11.1x 12.0x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.5% +9.7% +17.8% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 26.5% 30.3% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 13.1% 14.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x -1.6x -5.5x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -2.3% +16.6% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.2%/yr +16.2%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 21.9% 32.1% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 69/100 36/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

NUBACGS

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

AxisNUBACGS
Valuation 6 #338 of 361 96 #16 of 361 13 #315 of 361
Growth 79 #73 of 344 80 #69 of 344 49 #177 of 344
Profitability 30 #244 of 348 71 #102 of 348 17 #290 of 348
Financial Health 71 #101 of 340 20 #271 of 340 12 #299 of 340
Shareholder Returns 9 #320 of 352 77 #82 of 352 90 #38 of 352
Overall 39 69 36
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNUBACGSSPY
1 month +11.2%-9.7%-6.5% -1.0%
3 months +7.5%-18.5%-17.5% +2.9%
6 months +4.4%-2.8%-5.5% +6.4%
Year to date -9.5%-8.1%-0.4% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%-2.3%+16.6% +13.1%
3 years +87.5%+98.5%+192.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.3%+25.7%+43.1% +21.5%
5 years —+6.3%+111.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+1.2%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years —+203.4%+401.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.7%+17.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNUBACGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%21.9%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%25.7%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.731.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.100.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-49.0%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-22.0%-24.0% -2.5%
52-week high $18.76$64.82$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $11.60$46.72$750.78 $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.

MultipleNUBACGS
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x 13.1xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 4.8x 1.4xmedian 4.8x -2.9xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -53.7xmedian 11.4x 3.7xmedian 11.4x -6.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.48 1.40median 1.48 0.33median 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 monthsNUBACGS
Revenue $19.34B $121.10B $66.20B
Gross profit $7.97B – –
Operating income $4.39B – –
Net income $3.61B $33.66B $20.97B
Free cash flow -$1.36B $94.74B -$41.52B
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $4.41 $65.75
Cash & equivalents $13.55B $229.75B $187.27B
Total debt $14.55B $399.84B $1.54T
Shares (diluted) 4.91B 7.29B 304.90M
Enterprise value $4.76B -$2.01T -$3.29T

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
MetricNUBACGS
P/E 20.3x 11.3x 13.1x
P/FCF -53.7x 3.7x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -53.0x 3.7x -6.5x
P/S 3.8x 2.9x 3.9x
P/B 5.5x 1.2x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 1.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 1.4x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 1.4x -3.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.4x -4.3x
EV/FCF -47.1x 1.8x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -46.5x 1.8x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.40 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUBACGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.5% 9.7% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 6.4% 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 132.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.9% 20.5% 34.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 260.8% 4.2% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 27.5% 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 603.5% 8.0% 40.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.1% 517.8% -72.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 28.5% -53.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.5% 517.8% -66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 28.5% -58.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUBACGS
Gross margin 41.2% – –
EBITDA margin 23.4% 99.4% 146.8%
Operating margin 22.7% – –
Pretax margin 22.7% 36.2% 39.7%
Net margin 18.7% 26.5% 30.3%
FCF margin -7.0% 78.2% -62.7%
Operating cash flow margin -7.1% 78.2% -59.5%
Return on equity 24.5% 11.2% 17.1%
Return on assets 4.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 13.1% 14.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.8x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.4% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUBACGS
Debt / assets 5.7% 11.4% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x -1.6x -5.5x
Debt / FCF -3.4x 4.2x -10.5x
Liabilities / assets 84.0% 91.4% 94.2%
Equity / assets 16.0% 8.6% 5.8%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.6x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUBACGS
Dividend yield – 2.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.6% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.9% 8.4%
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.

ConsensusNUBACGS
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $72.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.2%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% +19.0% -4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.04BFY2026 $127.89BFY2026 $67.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.8% -2.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUBACGS
Held by institutions 59.8% 75.0% 72.1%
Institutions holding 854 3,612 3,147
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 442 1,825 1,551
Institutions selling 305 1,342 1,123
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.36 1.38

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.

NUBACGS
NU 1.00 0.34 0.37
BAC 0.34 1.00 0.57
GS 0.37 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NU, BAC and GS?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nu Holdings (NU) $60.77B, Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $268.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NU, BAC and GS?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Nu Holdings (NU) -4.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nu Holdings (NU) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%. Nu Holdings (NU) and Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Nu Holdings (NU) 42.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.