stockrowThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) vs LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA)
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS 872.20 −6.01%
- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. LPLA 301.16 −3.31%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and LPL Financial Holdings Inc. are both Capital Markets companies. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $250.6B against $23.4B — 10.7× the size. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.4× against 17.2×. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 31.0% against 18.7%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (30.6% vs 6.83%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 13.6%). Both pay a dividend; The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. yields more (2.06% vs 0.40%). Across the 20 metrics below, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. leads on 10 and LPL Financial Holdings Inc. on 10.
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Profitability
| Metric | GS | LPLA | Capital Markets median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | 31.49% | 68.15% |
| Operating margin | 40.04% | 11.25% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 30.57% | 6.83% | (0.34%) |
| Free cash flow margin | (56.63%) | 4.94% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 19.42% | 25.66% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 1.07% | 7.35% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.00% | 13.59% | 0.00% |
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