COF vs GS
COF: America's largest credit card issuer now commands an integrated payments empire spanning card issuance, global payment networks, and consumer lending following its transformative Discover acquisition. GS: A global financial powerhouse delivering investment banking, trading, wealth management, and lending services to corporations, governments, and institutions.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | COF | GS | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $200.10 | $1,055.97 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $122.7B | $309.7B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 38.07 | 17.14 | GS lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 5.38 | 1.83 | GS lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +14.9% | +14.1% | COF higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | +40.5% | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +18.3% | +17.8% | COF higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +2.9% | +14.6% | GS higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +0.5% | +1.0% | GS higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 0.45 | 10.65 | COF lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +38.2% | +1.3% | COF higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +16.0% | n/a | |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +1.7% | +1.7% | GS higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 5 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 1.03 | 1.31 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -8.2% | +51.6% | GS higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.