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The 63-year-old's pay packet is up from $38 million in 2024, according to a regulatory filing.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Goldman (GS). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Goldman Sachs has elevated top consumer retail banker Ben Frost to chairman of investment banking, according to an internal memo, after leading the bank's work on two of the biggest deals in the sector last year.
When it comes to long-time behemoths in the financial sector, The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS put up a standout performance in 2025. Overall, the stock's total return was nearly 57%.
Goldman Sachs has surged nearly 70% over the past year, driven by robust M&A, trading, and advisory activity. GS delivered a strong Q4, with $14.01 EPS and a 17.1% return on tangible equity, aided by the Apple Card portfolio divestiture. Fee-based revenue and capital efficiency are improving, with asset & wealth management growth, cost discipline, and a 30% pre-tax margin target.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
GS tops Q4 EPS estimates on strong IB and trading fees. But higher expenses and Platform Solutions losses tied to Apple Card loans remain a concern.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS, XETRA:GOS) on Thursday reported fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, sending its shares almost 4% higher. For Q4, the bank posted net revenues of $13.45 billion, slightly below some forecasts but driven by stronger-than-expected results in equities trading at $4.31 billion versus $3.67 billion expected, and fixed income, currencies, and commodities (FICC) trading at $3.11 billion versus $2.89 billion expected.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Goldman (GS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
The bank's equity traders capitalized on volatility and a broader rally in the US market as investors speculated on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path and the prospects for AI companies.
CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.