Goldman Sachs Profit Rises 29% in Third Quarter -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/10/13 11:35By Jasmine Li
Goldman Sachs reported its second-best quarter ever for revenues, driven by a boom in its equities business and higher investment-banking fees.
The bank posted a profit of $5.29 billion in the third quarter, or $17.01 per share, a 29% increase from a year earlier.
Revenue rose 23% from a year earlier to $18.68 billion.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $12.86 a share on $16.83 billion of revenue.
-- Equities revenue rose 72% to $6.44 billion. The bank cited "significantly higher" net revenues in equities financing and intermediation.
-- Investment banking fees increased 21% to $3.22 billion.
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