Goldman Sachs Group return on equity (ROE)
Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity is 16.78%: net income of 20.97B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 125.00B USD.
- Today
- 16.78%
- Average, 5 years
- 12.09%
- Low, 5 years
- 6.68%
- High, 5 years
- 19.68%
ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 20.97B ÷ 125.00B = 16.78%
Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.
Why is Goldman Sachs Group's return on equity so high?
- FY202529.5% × 0.03 × 14.48 = 13.7%
- FY202426.7% × 0.03 × 13.74 = 11.7%
- FY202318.4% × 0.03 × 14.04 = 7.3%
- FY202223.8% × 0.03 × 12.30 = 9.6%
- FY202136.5% × 0.04 × 13.32 = 19.7%
The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.
ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter
| Fiscal year | Period ending | ROE (return on equity) | Net income | Shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 16.78% | 20.97B | 125.00B | |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 13.74% | 17.18B | 124.97B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 11.70% | 14.28B | 122.00B |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 7.28% | 8.52B | 116.91B |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 9.61% | 11.26B | 117.19B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 19.68% | 21.64B | 109.93B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 9.86% | 9.46B | 95.93B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 9.38% | 8.47B | 90.27B |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 11.60% | 10.46B | 90.19B |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 5.21% | 4.29B | 82.24B |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 8.51% | 7.40B | 86.89B |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 7.01% | 6.08B | 86.73B |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 10.24% | 8.48B | 82.80B |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 10.25% | 8.04B | 78.47B |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 9.87% | 7.48B | 75.72B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 6.31% | 4.44B | 70.38B |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 10.80% | 8.35B | 77.36B |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 18.93% | 13.39B | 70.71B |
| FY2008 | 28 Nov 2008 | 3.61% | 2.32B | 64.37B |
| FY2007 | 30 Nov 2007 | 27.10% | 11.60B | 42.80B |
| FY2006 | 24 Nov 2006 | 26.65% | 9.54B | 35.79B |
| FY2005 | 25 Nov 2005 | 20.09% | 5.63B | 28.00B |
| FY2004 | 26 Nov 2004 | 18.15% | 4.55B | 25.08B |
| FY2003 | 28 Nov 2003 | 13.89% | 3.01B | 21.63B |
| FY2002 | 29 Nov 2002 | 11.12% | 2.11B | 19.00B |
| FY2001 | 30 Nov 2001 | 12.67% | 2.31B | 18.23B |
| FY2000 | 30 Nov 2000 | 18.55% | 3.07B | 16.53B |
| FY1999 | 26 Nov 1999 | 26.69% | 2.71B | 10.15B |
| Quarter | Period ending | ROE (return on equity) | Net income | Shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 17.74% | 22.17B | 125.00B |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 17.09% | 20.97B | 122.74B |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 14.72% | 18.07B | 122.78B |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 13.74% | 17.18B | 124.97B |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 13.44% | 16.67B | 124.00B |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 12.54% | 15.56B | 124.10B |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 11.97% | 14.88B | 124.30B |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 11.70% | 14.28B | 122.00B |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 10.04% | 12.17B | 121.20B |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 9.41% | 11.24B | 119.46B |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 7.94% | 9.41B | 118.55B |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 7.28% | 8.52B | 116.91B |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 6.68% | 7.83B | 117.28B |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 7.59% | 8.85B | 116.49B |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 8.98% | 10.56B | 117.51B |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 9.61% | 11.26B | 117.19B |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 11.63% | 13.87B | 119.29B |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 13.73% | 16.18B | 117.87B |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 16.26% | 18.74B | 115.24B |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 19.68% | 21.64B | 109.93B |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 20.89% | 22.21B | 106.30B |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 19.82% | 20.20B | 101.89B |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 15.44% | 15.08B | 97.66B |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 9.86% | 9.46B | 95.93B |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 7.42% | 6.87B | 92.65B |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 5.98% | 5.38B | 90.03B |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 8.04% | 7.43B | 92.38B |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 9.38% | 8.47B | 90.27B |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 9.88% | 9.09B | 92.01B |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 10.71% | 9.73B | 90.89B |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 10.94% | 9.88B | 90.27B |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 11.60% | 10.46B | 90.19B |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 6.91% | 5.99B | 86.76B |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 6.46% | 5.60B | 86.60B |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 5.82% | 4.86B | 83.58B |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 5.21% | 4.29B | 82.24B |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 9.92% | 8.56B | 86.29B |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 9.84% | 8.53B | 86.68B |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 9.80% | 8.52B | 86.92B |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 8.51% | 7.40B | 86.89B |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 6.68% | 5.82B | 87.11B |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 5.95% | 5.15B | 86.51B |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 5.04% | 4.37B | 86.84B |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 7.01% | 6.08B | 86.73B |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 8.53% | 7.48B | 87.70B |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 9.47% | 8.30B | 87.65B |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 10.91% | 9.29B | 85.13B |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 10.24% | 8.48B | 82.80B |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 10.51% | 8.64B | 82.28B |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 9.70% | 7.92B | 81.63B |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 9.88% | 7.81B | 79.10B |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 10.25% | 8.04B | 78.47B |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 11.08% | 8.60B | 77.62B |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 11.01% | 8.60B | 78.04B |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 9.87% | 7.63B | 77.23B |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 9.87% | 7.48B | 75.72B |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 7.59% | 5.60B | 73.69B |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 5.07% | 3.69B | 72.86B |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 5.33% | 3.82B | 71.66B |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 6.31% | 4.44B | 70.38B |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 8.30% | 5.82B | 70.09B |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 11.20% | 8.11B | 72.36B |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 10.53% | 7.63B | 72.47B |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 10.80% | 8.35B | 77.36B |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 14.43% | 10.92B | 75.66B |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 16.53% | 12.21B | 73.82B |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 20.60% | 15.03B | 72.94B |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 18.93% | 13.39B | 70.71B |
| Q3 FY2009 | 25 Sept 2009 | — | — | 65.35B |
| Q2 FY2009 | 26 Jun 2009 | — | — | 62.81B |
| Q1 FY2009 | 27 Mar 2009 | — | — | 63.55B |
| Q4 FY2008 | 28 Nov 2008 | 3.61% | 2.32B | 64.37B |
| Q3 FY2008 | 29 Aug 2008 | 16.79% | 7.66B | 45.60B |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 May 2008 | 21.57% | 9.67B | 44.82B |
| Q1 FY2008 | 29 Feb 2008 | 23.25% | 9.91B | 42.63B |
| Q4 FY2007 | 30 Nov 2007 | 27.10% | 11.60B | 42.80B |
| Q3 FY2007 | 31 Aug 2007 | 29.49% | 11.54B | 39.12B |
| Q2 FY2007 | 25 May 2007 | 26.72% | 10.28B | 38.46B |
| Q1 FY2007 | 23 Feb 2007 | 27.79% | 10.26B | 36.90B |
| Q4 FY2006 | 24 Nov 2006 | 26.65% | 9.54B | 35.79B |
| Q3 FY2006 | 25 Aug 2006 | 23.94% | 8.02B | 33.49B |
| Q2 FY2006 | 26 May 2006 | 25.28% | 8.04B | 31.80B |
| Q1 FY2006 | 24 Feb 2006 | 22.80% | 6.59B | 28.92B |
| Q4 FY2005 | 25 Nov 2005 | 20.09% | 5.63B | 28.00B |
| Q3 FY2005 | 26 Aug 2005 | 19.50% | 5.19B | 26.61B |
| Q2 FY2005 | 27 May 2005 | 16.86% | 4.45B | 26.40B |
| Q1 FY2005 | 25 Feb 2005 | 18.30% | 4.77B | 26.08B |
| Q4 FY2004 | 26 Nov 2004 | 18.15% | 4.55B | 25.08B |
| Q3 FY2004 | 27 Aug 2004 | 18.41% | 4.33B | 23.51B |
| Q2 FY2004 | 28 May 2004 | 17.83% | 4.13B | 23.15B |
| Q1 FY2004 | 27 Feb 2004 | 16.35% | 3.64B | 22.24B |
| Q4 FY2003 | 28 Nov 2003 | 13.89% | 3.01B | 21.63B |
| Q3 FY2003 | 29 Aug 2003 | 12.42% | 2.54B | 20.44B |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 May 2003 | 11.90% | 2.38B | 20.04B |
| Q1 FY2003 | 28 Feb 2003 | 11.54% | 2.25B | 19.51B |
| Q4 FY2002 | 29 Nov 2002 | 11.12% | 2.11B | 19.00B |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Aug 2002 | 11.18% | 2.11B | 18.84B |
| Q2 FY2002 | 31 May 2002 | 10.88% | 2.05B | 18.86B |
| Q1 FY2002 | 22 Feb 2002 | 11.17% | 2.07B | 18.50B |
| Q4 FY2001 | 30 Nov 2001 | 12.67% | 2.31B | 18.23B |
| Q3 FY2001 | 31 Aug 2001 | 13.44% | 2.41B | 17.96B |
| Q2 FY2001 | 25 May 2001 | 15.38% | 2.77B | 18.02B |
| Q1 FY2001 | 23 Feb 2001 | 16.91% | 2.95B | 17.44B |
| Q4 FY2000 | 30 Nov 2000 | 18.55% | 3.07B | 16.53B |
| Q3 FY2000 | 25 Aug 2000 | 25.12% | 3.19B | 12.69B |
| Q2 FY2000 | 26 May 2000 | 25.22% | 3.00B | 11.91B |
| Q1 FY2000 | 25 Feb 2000 | 23.32% | 2.59B | 11.10B |
| Q4 FY1999 | 26 Nov 1999 | 26.69% | 2.71B | 10.15B |
| Q3 FY1999 | 27 Aug 1999 | — | — | 8.60B |
| Q2 FY1999 | 28 May 1999 | — | — | 7.86B |
| Q1 FY1999 | 28 Feb 1999 | — | — | — |
Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.
See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios
Common questions about Goldman Sachs Group's ROE
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