undamentalytics Newsletter

Goldman Sachs key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Goldman Sachs had return on equity of 13.9% and a net margin of 29.5%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Goldman Sachs: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin15.4%21.9%23.5%24.6%18.0%24.0%13.1%28.6%23.2%21.2%36.5%23.8%18.4%26.7%29.5%31.8%
Return on equity6.3%10.2%10.4%10.5%7.2%8.5%5.1%12.1%9.4%10.2%21.0%9.9%7.3%12.0%13.9%17.7%
Return on assets0.5%0.8%0.9%1.0%0.7%0.9%0.5%1.1%0.9%0.9%1.6%0.8%0.6%0.9%1.0%1.1%
Effective tax rate28.0%33.3%31.5%31.4%30.7%28.2%61.5%16.2%20.0%24.2%20.0%16.5%20.7%22.4%21.4%20.6%
Dividends ÷ net income62.4%14.5%16.2%17.2%27.6%23.1%41.3%17.3%24.9%24.7%12.6%32.7%49.2%31.5%30.7%28.4%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

67 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Goldman Sachs's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 10 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.9% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 17 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 26.2%; its worst year was 16.1%.

  • Discipline 16 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 14.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 5.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (72 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Compare with peers

Head to head: GS vs MSGS vs SNEXGS vs SCHW

More: Investment Banking & Brokerage stocks compared, Financials sector, rankings of US companies

Figures from Goldman Sachs's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 2, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Goldman Sachs.