Goldman Sachs (GS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Goldman Sachs' Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.00% in Q2 2026, up 0.13 percentage points from 0.88% a year earlier and up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Goldman Sachs came in at 0.99%, up 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +0.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.86% in FY2024 (+0.31 pp), 0.55% in FY2023 (-0.22 pp), 0.78% in FY2022 (-0.87 pp) and 1.65% in FY2021 (+0.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 0.96 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 0.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GS's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.93% (Q1 2026), 0.95% (Q4 2025) and 0.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 905.34 Bn | 905.34 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 358.56 Bn | -2,017.55 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 307.13 Bn | -1,796.46 Bn | - | 0.82% |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 287.97 Bn | -542.07 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 284.27 Bn | -224.82 Bn | - | 1.25% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 257.96 Bn | -3,485.49 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 256.22 Bn | 256.22 Bn | - | 1.03% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 241.27 Bn | -100.12 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.52% |
| 9 | American Express | 219.29 Bn | 18.77 Bn | - | 3.96% |
| 10 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 213.13 Bn | -462.75 Bn | - | 0.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.03% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.49% |
API Access
Goldman Sachs Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();