Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2025)
Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.97% for Q3 2025, up 4.20 percentage points from 4.77% a year earlier but down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Goldman Sachs BDC's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.96%, down 8.66 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a three-year change of -7.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2024).
- In prior years, Goldman Sachs BDC's Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.62% in FY2023 (+9.09 pp), 3.53% in FY2022 (-8.39 pp) and 11.92% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 2.78% in Q1 2023 to a high of 13.01% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.55 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 10.22 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 9.67 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 9.50% (Q2 2025), 3.33% (Q1 2025) and 3.98% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs BDC | 1.02 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.50% |
API Access
Goldman Sachs BDC Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GSBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GSBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();