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Goldman Sachs (GS) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Goldman Sachs' Share-based Compensation history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $258.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 148.08% year-over-year to $258.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.4 billion, up 29.37%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.4 billion, 29.37% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $258.0 million at Goldman Sachs, up from $237.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $3.1 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $77.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $258.0 million (2025), against an average of $755.4 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Share-based Compensation crashed 50.74% in 2023 before it skyrocketed 148.95% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $207.0 million in 2021, then surged by 44.93% to $300.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 74.33% to $77.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 35.06% to $104.0 million in 2024, then soared by 148.08% to $258.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GS's Share-based Compensation are $258.0 million (Q4 2025), $237.0 million (Q3 2025), and $533.0 million (Q2 2025).