Goldman Sachs (GS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2025)
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 - 2025) 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 (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 1.35% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 0.91% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | 0.74% |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 0.90% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 1.29% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 0.99% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 1.05% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.47% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 3.79% |
| 10 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 211.21 Bn | -464.66 Bn | - | 0.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.95% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.54% |
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-annual&ticker=GS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]-annual", "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-annual&ticker=GS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();