NU vs BMO vs GS Stock Comparison

Nu Holdings, Bank Of Montreal and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.86B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.25B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$893.23 -4.5% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$273.64B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 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.

QuestionNUBMOGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.86B $124.25B $273.64B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 18.8x 12.8x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 11.9x GS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.5% -4.6% +18.7% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 14.9% — NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 36.3% — BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x -4.8x — BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.5% +34.7% +13.9% BMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.0%/yr +16.8%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 20.5% 31.9% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 61/100 48/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

NUBMOGS

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

AxisNUBMOGS
Valuation 10 #327 of 362 41 #214 of 362 20 #290 of 362
Growth 81 #42 of 221 69 #69 of 221 96 #10 of 221
Profitability 35 #131 of 200 83 #34 of 200 –
Financial Health 72 #57 of 203 54 #95 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 11 #305 of 342 60 #137 of 342 27 #251 of 342
Overall 42 61 48
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BMO 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

PeriodNUBMOGSSPY
1 month -7.3%-1.1%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months -13.4%-4.4%-14.6% +3.5%
6 months -14.0%+11.9%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -24.8%+31.4%+1.6% +12.2%
1 year -20.5%+34.7%+13.9% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+129.7%+208.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+32.0%+45.5% +23.1%
5 years —+53.8%+117.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+9.0%+16.8% +11.0%
10 years —+163.2%+404.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+17.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNUBMOGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%20.5%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%22.7%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.470.961.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.441.690.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-39.3%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.9%-8.2%-22.5% -1.8%
52-week high $18.76$185.81$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $11.60$119.92$773.70 $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.

MultipleNUBMOGS
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 12.1x 18.6xmedian 12.1x 12.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 5.0x -1.7xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -44.7xmedian 11.0x 3.4xmedian 11.0x -6.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.36 4.61median 1.36 0.26median 1.36

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 monthsNUBMOGS
Revenue $19.34B $44.39B $69.70B
Gross profit $7.97B – –
Operating income $4.39B – –
Net income $3.61B $6.62B –
Free cash flow -$1.36B $35.64B –
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $9.14 $69.89
Cash & equivalents $13.55B $52.88B $177.00B
Total debt $14.55B $13.94B –
Shares (diluted) 4.91B 723.27M 304.90M
Enterprise value $3.84B -$654.14B $273.64B

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
MetricNUBMOGS
P/E 16.9x 18.6x 12.6x
P/FCF -44.7x 3.4x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow -44.0x 3.3x –
P/S 3.1x 2.7x 3.7x
P/B 4.6x 2.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x -1.7x –
EV/EBIT 11.8x -1.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x -1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF -38.0x -1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -37.5x -1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 4.61 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUBMOGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.5% -4.6% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 6.7% 15.3%
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% 5.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 260.8% 7.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 6.4% 39.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 603.5% 4.0% 49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.1% 2,208% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 26.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.5% 9,217% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 27.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUBMOGS
Gross margin 41.2% – –
EBITDA margin 23.4% 86.3% –
Operating margin 22.7% – –
Pretax margin 22.7% 20.1% –
Net margin 18.7% 14.9% –
FCF margin -7.0% 80.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -7.1% 81.9% –
Return on equity 24.5% 10.6% –
Return on assets 4.0% 0.6% –
Return on invested capital 18.1% 36.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 5.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUBMOGS
Debt / assets 5.7% 1.3% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x -4.8x –
Debt / FCF -3.4x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 84.0% 94.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets 16.0% 5.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.2x 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUBMOGS
Dividend yield – 3.9% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 56.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 23.0% –

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.

ConsensusNUBMOGS
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.06FY2023 $10.11FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.6%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.6% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.10BFY2029 $28.65BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3,295.3%FY2029 +10.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUBMOGS
Held by institutions 59.8% 46.5% 72.1%
Institutions holding 854 656 3,147
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 442 304 1,551
Institutions selling 305 211 1,123
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.44 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.

NUBMOGS
NU 1.00 0.35 0.31
BMO 0.35 1.00 0.60
GS 0.31 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NU, BMO and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nu Holdings (NU) $59.86B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.25B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $273.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, NU, BMO and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.6x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Goldman Sachs (GS) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x). 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 Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of Montreal (BMO) returned the most: Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.9%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.8%/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 Montreal (BMO) 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 Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NU, BMO 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 Montreal (BMO) 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.