The Goldman Sachs Group

Financial - Capital Markets · Financial Services

Winston Score

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Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Goldman Sachs is one of the most well-known investment banks in the world. It helps large companies, governments, and wealthy individuals manage money, raise capital, and make big financial deals. Its main businesses include investment banking, trading stocks and bonds, wealth management, and asset management.

Goldman makes money by charging fees for advising on mergers and acquisitions, earning commissions from trading, and collecting management fees on the money it invests for clients. It operates globally, with major hubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong, and manages over $2 trillion in assets. Its competitive edge comes from deep relationships with the world's largest corporations and governments, plus a strong reputation built over 150 years. The key risk the company faces is that its revenue is closely tied to market activity — when markets slow down or volatility drops, deal-making and trading income can fall sharply.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+22.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+92.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$1.9T cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

The Goldman Sachs Group is growing revenue at 23% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

52.7%

Healthy — 52.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

30.0%

Excellent — 30.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

3.2%

Weak — 3.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-6.8%

Shrinking sales (-6.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+42.7%

Earnings growing fast (+42.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

-190%

Weak — only -190% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-35.5%

Burning cash (-35.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

6.47

Heavy debt load (6.47)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

0.43x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.4x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

15.3x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 15.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+0.7

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.60%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.60% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+38.5%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (38.5% YoY)

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