Goldman Sachs (GS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2011)

Goldman Sachs has reported Operating Margin for 3 years, with the latest figure at 33.97% in Q1 2011.

• Quarterly Operating Margin fell 642.0% year-over-year to 33.97% in Q1 2011, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2011 was 30.75% (down 1532.0% YoY) and the FY2010 annual result came in at 32.92%, down 1098.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin eased to 33.97% in Q1 2011 per GS's latest filing, from 40.2% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 76.72% in Q4 2009 and troughed at 16.38% in Q2 2010.
• A 3-year average of 38.05% and a median of 36.55% in 2009 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 1249 bps in 2010, down 3652 bps in 2010.
• Over 3 years, Operating Margin stood at 76.72% in 2009, then tumbled by 48 bps to 40.2% in 2010, then decreased by 16 bps to 33.97% in 2011.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 33.97%, 40.2%, and 31.57% for Q1 2011, Q4 2010, and Q3 2010 respectively.