SAN vs UBS vs GS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, UBS Group AG and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$11.46 -14.2% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$168.34B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
2.53%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
UBS UBS Group AG
$48.49 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$162.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.13%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$898.67 -0.5% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$261.91B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.20B
Div. yield
2.00%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 5, Goldman Sachs 4, UBS Group AG 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANUBSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $168.34B $162.03B $261.91B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x — 13.5x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 12.7x 12.0x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% — +17.8% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% — 30.3% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -37.5x — -5.5x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% 1.13% 2.00% SAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.9% +26.4% +13.8% UBS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.3%/yr +21.2%/yr +16.6%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 27.1% 32.2% UBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 — 35/100 GS

Percentile Scorecard

SANUBSGS

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

AxisSANUBSGS
Valuation 12 #316 of 359 – 12 #315 of 359
Growth 40 #206 of 340 – 48 #179 of 340
Profitability 7 #320 of 343 – 16 #288 of 343
Financial Health 0 #338 of 338 21 #266 of 338 12 #297 of 338
Shareholder Returns 36 #224 of 351 8 #324 of 351 89 #41 of 351
Overall 19 – 35
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UBS 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

PeriodSANUBSGSSPY
1 month -14.2%+1.6%-0.5% -2.3%
3 months -20.7%-8.1%-12.5% -0.7%
6 months -0.8%+11.8%-0.5% +4.8%
Year to date -2.3%+4.7%+2.2% +10.3%
1 year +12.9%+26.4%+13.8% +10.3%
3 years +200.8%+98.2%+174.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +44.4%+25.6%+40.0% +20.1%
5 years +196.9%+160.8%+115.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +24.3%+21.2%+16.6% +10.1%
10 years +152.8%+252.1%+408.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.7%+13.4%+17.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANUBSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%27.1%32.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%28.1%32.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.241.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.980.43 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-34.3%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-13.0%-22.0% -3.5%
52-week high $15.03$55.73$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $10.01$36.41$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.

MultipleSANUBSGS
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 13.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.5x —median 3.5x 4.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.0xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x -2.8xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x -6.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.46 —median 1.46 0.34median 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 monthsSANUBSGS
Revenue $71.89B – $66.20B
Gross profit -$3.71B – –
Operating income -$51.48B – –
Net income $20.00B – $20.97B
Free cash flow $6.31B – -$41.52B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 – $65.75
Cash & equivalents – $215.72B $187.27B
Total debt $1.88T $29.83B $437.87B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 3.29B 304.90M
Enterprise value -$509.25B -$767.82B -$3.30T

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
MetricSANUBSGS
P/E 9.1x – 13.5x
P/FCF 26.7x – -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 26.7x – -6.7x
P/S 2.3x – 4.0x
P/B 12.0x 1.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -10.8x 1.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -41.0x – -2.8x
EV/EBIT -38.0x – -2.9x
EV/Revenue 27.2x – -4.2x
EV/FCF 310.1x – 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 310.1x – 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANUBSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% – 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -100.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% – 34.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.6% – 41.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – 40.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% – -72.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – -53.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% – -66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – -58.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANUBSGS
Gross margin -5.2% – –
EBITDA margin -66.4% – 146.8%
Operating margin -71.6% – –
Pretax margin 31.9% – 39.7%
Net margin 26.2% – 30.3%
FCF margin 8.8% – -62.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% – -59.5%
Return on equity 117.4% – 17.1%
Return on assets 0.6% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 14.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANUBSGS
Debt / assets 78.8% 1.7% 20.6%
Debt / equity 133.6x 0.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -37.5x – -5.5x
Debt / FCF 297.7x – -10.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.4% 94.8% 94.2%
Equity / assets 0.6% 5.2% 5.8%
Interest coverage – – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANUBSGS
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.1% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 6.2%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 1.1% 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.

ConsensusSANUBSGS
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $3.82FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +14.7% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +12.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANUBSGS
Held by institutions 3.4% – 72.1%
Institutions holding 662 – 3,152
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% – +1.1%
Institutions buying 405 – 1,554
Institutions selling 149 – 1,125
Buyers to sellers 2.72 – 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.

SANUBSGS
SAN 1.00 0.60 0.52
UBS 0.60 1.00 0.61
GS 0.52 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, UBS and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $168.34B, UBS Group AG (UBS) $162.03B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $261.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, UBS and GS?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.1x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 10.5x, UBS Group AG (UBS) 12.7x, 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?

Goldman Sachs (GS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year UBS Group AG (UBS) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +12.9%, UBS Group AG (UBS) +26.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +13.8%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +24.3%/yr, UBS Group AG (UBS) +21.2%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest dividend yield: Banco Santander (SAN) 2.53%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 1.13%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 2.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, UBS Group AG (UBS) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 35.3%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 27.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, UBS 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.