The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. vs JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GS and JPM diverge most: on debt / equity, GS reads 0.09 and JPM reads 0.19; on ev/ebitda, GS reads 41.2 and JPM reads 71.2. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). What JPM's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GS | JPM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $895.32 | $332.96 |
| Market cap | $260.7B | $897.1B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| P/B | 2.12 | 2.39 |
| P/S | 3.94 | 4.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 41.2 | 71.2 |
| Revenue growth | +17.6% | +13.4% |
| Net margin | 31.7% | 32.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 17.4% |
| Return on assets | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.22 | — |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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