SHG vs RY vs GS Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$203.62 +4.1% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$295.40B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$895.85 -0.8% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$274.53B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 6, Shinhan Financial 3, Goldman Sachs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGRYGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.57B $295.40B $274.53B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 18.0x 12.9x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 16.6x 11.9x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +11.2% +18.7% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 31.9% 30.6% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 49.3% 13.9% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -3.0x -5.6x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.7% +38.1% +14.0% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +13.9%/yr +17.0%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 16.5% 32.1% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 76/100 36/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

SHGRYGS

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

AxisSHGRYGS
Valuation 86 #52 of 360 63 #133 of 360 15 #305 of 360
Growth 29 #246 of 344 65 #122 of 344 50 #172 of 344
Profitability 15 #293 of 345 94 #22 of 345 17 #288 of 345
Financial Health 2 #332 of 339 62 #129 of 339 12 #298 of 339
Shareholder Returns 91 #34 of 352 94 #23 of 352 87 #47 of 352
Overall 44 76 36
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RY 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

PeriodSHGRYGSSPY
1 month -18.9%+4.1%-0.8% -2.0%
3 months -11.7%-2.4%-15.0% -2.2%
6 months -6.8%+14.1%-2.5% +4.2%
Year to date +18.0%+19.4%+1.9% +10.6%
1 year +20.7%+38.1%+14.0% +10.4%
3 years +135.2%+139.9%+173.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.0%+33.9%+39.9% +20.2%
5 years +99.7%+91.5%+119.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%+13.9%+17.0% +10.1%
10 years +67.3%+229.4%+408.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.3%+12.7%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHGRYGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%16.5%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%15.8%32.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.691.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.612.310.44 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-34.2%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.2%-6.5%-22.2% -3.2%
52-week high $84.56$217.87$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $51.70$145.41$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.

MultipleSHGRYGS
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.4x 17.5xmedian 12.4x 12.4xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.5x 5.6xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 4.9x 1.0xmedian 4.9x -3.0xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 11.0x 5.0xmedian 11.0x -6.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 1.33 1.21median 1.33 0.25median 1.33

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 monthsSHGRYGS
Revenue $81.30B $51.37B $69.70B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $16.43B $22.17B
Free cash flow $7.15B $57.35B -$39.98B
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $11.62 $70.77
Cash & equivalents – $45.78B $176.77B
Total debt $58.93B $9.69B $444.82B
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 1.41B 301.10M
Enterprise value $31.57B -$534.64B -$3.47T

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
MetricSHGRYGS
P/E 11.2x 17.5x 12.4x
P/FCF 4.2x 5.0x -6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 5.0x -6.8x
P/S 0.4x 5.6x 3.7x
P/B 0.7x 2.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 1.0x -3.0x
EV/EBIT 17.7x 1.0x -3.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x -4.4x
EV/FCF 12.5x 1.2x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 1.2x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 1.21 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGRYGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 11.2% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 10.3% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 19.6% 33.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 14.8% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 19.0% 40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.4% 49.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% -8.3% -311.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 28.0% -29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% -8.3% -353.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 28.0% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGRYGS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 140.4% 144.7%
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% 40.9% 40.0%
Net margin 3.4% 31.9% 30.6%
FCF margin 8.8% 111.6% -57.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 111.6% -54.3%
Return on equity 11.5% 15.9% 17.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 49.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.5x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGRYGS
Debt / assets 10.8% 0.5% 20.4%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.1x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -3.0x -5.6x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 0.2x -11.1x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 94.2% 94.3%
Equity / assets 7.4% 5.8% 5.7%
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.4x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGRYGS
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.1% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 6.4% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusSHGRYGS
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +6.9% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +0.5% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGRYGS
Held by institutions 5.1% 43.8% 72.1%
Institutions holding 301 986 3,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +1.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 206 447 1,555
Institutions selling 59 326 1,125
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.37 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.

SHGRYGS
SHG 1.00 0.38 0.37
RY 0.38 1.00 0.58
GS 0.37 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, RY and GS?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.57B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $295.40B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $274.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, RY and GS?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.5x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 18.0x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.2x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, 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?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +20.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +38.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +14.0%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, RY 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 6. 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.