Goldman Sachs
Investment banking & asset management · United States
Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank that advises companies and governments, trades markets for institutional clients, and manages money for institutions and wealthy individuals.
Q3 2026 results · 13 Oct 2026
Goldman's stock business earned almost double its deal fees.
$18.7BNet revenues+23% vs Q3 2025
28%of revenue kept as profit
$6.4Bfrom stock trading and lending, +72%
$3.2Bin deal fees, +21%
What makes it different
Trading, not deal advice, is its biggest revenue line.
$31.1BFICC and Equities revenueFY2025
Bond and share trading and financing for clients earn more than the advisory and underwriting fees the firm is famous for.
How big it is
How big is Goldman Sachs?
$58.28BNet revenuesFY2025
$3.61TAssets under supervisionFY2025
47,400Headcount2025
How it makes money FY2025
Markets and deals lead, fees follow.
- Global Banking & Markets$41.45B
- Asset & Wealth Management$16.68B
- Platform Solutions$0.15B
How the business works
Advise, trade, and manage client money.
- 1Deals and capital raising
- 2Bonds, shares, derivatives
- 3Client assets for fees
Trading and fund fees steady the revenue that dealmaking swings.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group9.68%
- BlackRock, Inc.7.8%
- State Street Corporation6.65%
CEO: David Solomon
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1869Marcus Goldman launches his business
- 1896Goldman Sachs joins the New York Stock Exchange
- 1956Whitehead memo creates Investment Banking Services
- 1981J. Aron acquisition adds commodities and currencies
- 1988Asset management is added
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Goldman Sachs's own reports.
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What Goldman Sachs tracks26 metrics
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Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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Where the money comes from3 regions
Americas
EMEA
Asia
The full timeline22 moments
2019
2025
2026
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