SAN vs SCHW vs GS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Schwab Charles and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.01 -14.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$174.96B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$92.65 -4.3% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$158.83B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$868.24 -3.3% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$256.26B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 5, Schwab Charles 5, Goldman Sachs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANSCHWGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $174.96B $158.83B $256.26B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 16.3x 12.0x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 13.9x 11.5x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +20.3% +18.7% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 37.4% 30.6% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.0% 13.9% SCHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -37.5x -0.2x -5.6x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% -1.1% +9.5% SAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +2.7%/yr +16.4%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 26.2% 33.0% SCHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 54/100 36/100 SCHW

Percentile Scorecard

SANSCHWGS

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

AxisSANSCHWGS
Valuation 12 #317 of 360 7 #336 of 360 16 #301 of 360
Growth 39 #211 of 344 60 #140 of 344 49 #176 of 344
Profitability 6 #324 of 345 89 #38 of 345 16 #290 of 345
Financial Health 0 #339 of 339 39 #207 of 339 12 #299 of 339
Shareholder Returns 32 #241 of 352 76 #86 of 352 88 #44 of 352
Overall 18 54 36
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANSCHWGSSPY
1 month -14.3%-4.3%-3.3% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%-13.9%-15.9% -4.6%
6 months -1.4%+3.5%-6.2% +0.2%
Year to date +2.4%-7.3%-1.2% +7.5%
1 year +17.5%-1.1%+9.5% +8.2%
3 years +218.6%+66.6%+168.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +47.2%+18.6%+38.9% +19.0%
5 years +217.7%+14.2%+113.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.0%+2.7%+16.4% +9.4%
10 years +166.7%+199.8%+393.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.3%+11.6%+17.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSANSCHWGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%26.2%33.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%29.3%34.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.441.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-0.040.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-50.4%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-18.5%-24.6% -5.9%
52-week high $15.03$113.68$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $10.06$85.35$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.

MultipleSANSCHWGS
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.3x 16.5xmedian 12.3x 12.1xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.4x 6.2xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.2xmedian 5.0x 8.8xmedian 5.0x -3.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 10.6x 14.9xmedian 10.6x -6.3xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 1.29 0.93median 1.29 0.24median 1.29

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 monthsSANSCHWGS
Revenue $71.89B $26.03B $69.70B
Gross profit -$3.71B – –
Operating income -$51.48B – –
Net income $20.00B $10.10B $22.17B
Free cash flow $6.31B $10.79B -$39.98B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $5.59 $70.77
Cash & equivalents – $40.58B $176.77B
Total debt $1.88T $37.11B $444.82B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 1.74B 301.10M
Enterprise value -$510.44B -$3.33B -$3.49T

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
MetricSANSCHWGS
P/E 9.5x 16.5x 12.1x
P/FCF 27.9x 14.9x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 14.0x -6.6x
P/S 2.5x 6.2x 3.6x
P/B 12.5x 3.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -11.3x 3.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -41.2x 8.8x -3.1x
EV/EBIT -38.2x 9.6x -3.2x
EV/Revenue 27.4x 6.0x -4.5x
EV/FCF 311.4x 14.5x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 311.4x 13.7x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.93 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANSCHWGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 20.3% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.8% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -100.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% 38.6% 33.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 13.6% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.6% 200.1% 40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 17.8% 49.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% -35.9% -311.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% -0.3% -29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% -37.2% -353.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 0.4% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANSCHWGS
Gross margin -5.2% – –
EBITDA margin -66.4% 68.2% 144.7%
Operating margin -71.6% – –
Pretax margin 31.9% 50.2% 40.0%
Net margin 26.2% 37.4% 30.6%
FCF margin 8.8% 41.5% -57.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 43.9% -54.3%
Return on equity 117.4% 20.3% 17.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 2.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 15.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.1x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANSCHWGS
Debt / assets 78.8% 7.2% 20.4%
Debt / equity 133.6x 0.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -37.5x -0.2x -5.6x
Debt / FCF 297.7x 3.4x -11.1x
Liabilities / assets 99.4% 90.3% 94.3%
Equity / assets 0.6% 9.7% 5.7%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANSCHWGS
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 5.5% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 6.8% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSANSCHWGS
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $6.68FY2026 $75.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026 +46.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +12.9% -7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.34BFY2026 $30.03BFY2026 $68.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +3.1% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANSCHWGS
Held by institutions 3.4% 83.0% 72.1%
Institutions holding 662 2,321 3,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 405 1,083 1,554
Institutions selling 149 953 1,126
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.14 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.

SANSCHWGS
SAN 1.00 0.32 0.53
SCHW 0.32 1.00 0.30
GS 0.53 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, SCHW and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $174.96B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $158.83B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $256.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, SCHW and GS?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.3x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.3x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.0x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.9x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Banco Santander (SAN) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +17.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -1.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +9.5%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.0%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +2.7%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Schwab Charles (SCHW) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 35.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 26.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, SCHW 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, Banco Santander (SAN) 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.