Spdr Gold Trust GLD
NYSE GLD
$399.73 -7.04 (-1.73%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2015)

Spdr Gold Trust's (GLD) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $1.7 million in Q3 2015, down 85.92% year-over-year from $12.4 million in Q3 2014, and down 84.39% quarter-over-quarter from $11.2 million in Q2 2015.

Analysis

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) has reported Cost of Revenue for 7 consecutive years, with $1.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2015.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 85.92% year-over-year to $1.7 million in Q3 2015; TTM through Jun 2016 was $1.7 million, a 96.07% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2015 full-year figure at $33.6 million, down 32.94% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue was $1.7 million for Q3 2015 at Spdr Gold Trust, down from $11.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $28.0 million in Q4 2012 and troughed at $1.7 million in Q3 2015.
  • A 5-year average of $17.9 million and a median of $18.2 million in 2013 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue jumped 39.13% in 2011 and sank 85.92% in 2015, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $25.7 million in 2011, then grew by 8.83% to $28.0 million in 2012, then plunged by 52.71% to $13.2 million in 2013, then slipped by 17.49% to $10.9 million in 2014, then tumbled by 84.07% to $1.7 million in 2015.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $1.7 million (Q3 2015), $11.2 million (Q2 2015), and $9.8 million (Q1 2015), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 169.89 Bn 156.02 Bn - -
2 Spdr Gold Trust 144.81 Bn -413.20 Bn - -
3 Ishares Gold Trust 30.30 Bn -29.81 Bn - -
4 World Gold Trust 29.28 Bn -73.79 Bn - -
5 Principal Financial 24.84 Bn -28.13 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.99 Bn
6 iShares Silver Trust 22.15 Bn -6.05 Bn - -
7 Franklin Resources 17.84 Bn 14.12 Bn - -
8 Invesco 14.63 Bn 13.72 Bn 1.79 Bn 36.70 Mn
9 Affiliated Managers 9.51 Bn 9.10 Bn - -
10 Voya Financial 9.31 Bn 6.96 Bn 1.34 Bn 560.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2015 1.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 11.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 9.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 10.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 12.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 12.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 12.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 13.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 18.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 25.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 28.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 25.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 25.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 25.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 25.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 21.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 20.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 21.46 Mn