# Goldman Sachs - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Common Stock (GS)

Stock code GS · Yahoo ticker GS · Sector: Financial Services

Overall fundamentals score: 55/100 (Okay). Top 46% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 100/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | N/A | N/A |
| Cash & Dividends | 13/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 67/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Goldman Sachs (GS): Overall score: 55/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 100/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 18% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +15%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +38%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 32% - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 13/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 67/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 11.8× - Strong
P/B Ratio 2.1× - Weak
PEG Ratio 0.3 - Strong

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -3%/yr - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +16.3% - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Goldman Sachs's fundamentals score?

Goldman Sachs (GS) scores 55/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 46% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Goldman Sachs strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (100/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (13/100).

### How does Goldman Sachs rank against its sector?

Goldman Sachs ranks #40 of 56 scored Financial Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Goldman Sachs pay dividends?

Yes. Goldman Sachs (GS) has a dividend yield of 2%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 28% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 13/100.

### How do I buy Goldman Sachs shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy GS. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Goldman Sachs (GS), in plain English?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is a Financial Services company (Capital Markets). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 55/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (100/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (13/100). Shares currently cost about 12 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 11.8×). It also pays back about 2.0% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/gs-goldman-sachs

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/gs-goldman-sachs
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.