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Goldman Sachs vs Morgan Stanley: revenue, margins and growth

The two largest US investment banks, with Morgan Stanley more weighted to wealth management.

Below: each company's latest quarter against the same quarter a year earlier, and its valuation at the latest close. For the rest (segments, risks, five-year trends), connect Clarifo to ChatGPT and ask: every answer cites the filing it came from.

Latest quarter

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley: latest quarter

Each company's latest reported quarter against the same quarter a year earlier, in its reporting currency. Quarters are the companies' own fiscal quarters. Growth and margins are computed from the reported figures.

MetricGoldman SachsQ2/2026Morgan StanleyQ2/2026
Revenue20.3+39.5%21.3+27.1%
Profit before tax8.6+72.7%7.3+59.0%
Net profit6.6+78.0%5.6+57.7%
Earnings per share20.98+92.3%3.46+62.4%
Operating cash flow6.1+7.6%-2.7
Return on equity, 12 months17.0%18.0%
Equity ratio5.8%-1.2 pp6.9%-1.0 pp

Amounts in USD billions; earnings per share in the same currency. The smaller line is the change from the same quarter a year earlier (pp = percentage points).

Valuation

Goldman Sachs vs Morgan Stanley valuation

Market value at the latest stored closing price. Multiples use the latest full fiscal year's earnings, revenue and cash flow; enterprise value adds net debt to market capitalisation. A dash means not available or not meaningful (for example a loss).

MeasureGoldman SachsClose 2026-10-27Morgan StanleyClose 2026-10-23
Share price912.08180.06
Market capitalisation305.3297.4
P/E17.817.6
P/B2.52.6

Market capitalisation in USD billions; share price in the same currency. Multiples are times earnings, EBIT, EBITDA or revenue of the latest full fiscal year (Goldman Sachs FY 2025, Morgan Stanley FY 2025).

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  • Revenue and margins

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  • Segments

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  • Cash flow

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  • Risks

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