Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Goldman Sachs BDC's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.92% for Q3 2025, up 1.80 percentage points from 2.11% a year earlier but down 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Goldman Sachs BDC's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.76%, down 3.74 percentage points from FY2023.
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.51% in FY2023 (+3.97 pp) and 1.54% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 1.19% (Q1 2023) to 5.95% (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.25 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 4.76 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 4.49 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GSBD's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.21% (Q2 2025), 1.46% (Q1 2025) and 1.76% (Q4 2024) in the three quarters before Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs BDC | 945.03 Mn | 836.91 Mn | - | 14.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.86% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.04% |
API Access
Goldman Sachs BDC 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=GSBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GSBD", "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=GSBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();