The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. · GS · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Goldman posts record Q3 as financing and wealth inflows strengthen

Goldman’s Q3 analysis supports a constructive operating trajectory: advisory activity, financing revenue, wealth inflows and alternatives growth were strong. The thesis is tempered by rate sensitivity, AI-cycle uncertainty and capital-management risks.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $263.72B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $12.86
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $16.83B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -0.1% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move -0.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
GSSPY benchmark

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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the supplied analysis shifts from record Q2 performance and backlog strength to a record Q3 centered on durable financing revenue, $97 billion of long-term wealth inflows, 26% growth in alternative assets under supervision, and acquisitions in ETFs and private real estate.

Guidance delta

No formal guidance was provided in the supplied analysis; management targeted roughly $150 billion of full-year alternatives fundraising, versus $122 billion year to date.

Key takeaways

  • Q3 revenue was reported at $18.7 billion, the second-highest in company history, with record advisory fees.
  • Financing revenue exceeded 40% of combined FICC and Equities revenue, supporting earnings durability.
  • Wealth Management assets under supervision reached $4.1 trillion, with $97 billion of long-term net inflows.
  • Alternative assets under supervision rose 26% year over year to $491 billion.

Management priorities

  • Expand Asian client relationships and financing capacity.
  • Integrate NEOS and LCN Capital Partners acquisitions.
  • Scale tokenization and digital-asset platforms.
  • Maintain disciplined capital allocation while returning cash to shareholders.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
GS REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $13B Q1 '24 actual $14B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $12B Q2 '24 actual $13B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $12B Q3 '24 actual $13B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $14B Q2 '25 actual $15B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $14B Q3 '25 actual $15B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $15B Q4 '25 actual $13B, miss Q1 '26 estimate $17B Q1 '26 actual $17B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $16B Q2 '26 actual $20B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $17B Q4 '26 estimate $17B Q1 '27 estimate $19B Q2 '27 estimate $19B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold55 ratings
Bullish2240.0%
Neutral3054.5%
Bearish35.5%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$891.91Current
$290Low
$728.81Average
$1,325High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 13, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainOct 6, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 5, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 1, 2026
HSBC Hold HoldMaintainSep 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 25, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $891.91. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Loop Capital MarketsAnalyst unavailable$1,050$887.21 +17.7%Oct 8, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$970$904.21 +8.8%Oct 6, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$1,000$900.36 +12.1%Oct 1, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$1,150$1,017.73 +28.9%Aug 3, 2026
HSBCSaul Martinez$995$1,055.03 +11.6%Jul 20, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) operates as a prominent global financial services firm, offering an extensive array of services to corporations, financial institutions, governmental bodies, and individuals worldwide. The company's operations are organized into four primary divisions: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management, and Consumer & Wealth Management. The Investment Banking segment furnishes strategic advisory services covering intricate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense strategies, restructurings, and spin-offs. It also extends various lending facilities, including middle-market, relationship, and acquisition financing, in addition to transaction banking services.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-13T20:04:00.131294+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-10-13T01:23:11.860783+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-13T20:10:43.439865+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-13T20:10:43.437197+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-13. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.