David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box on April 22nd, 2025.
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Goldman Sachs reported third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday.
Here's what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting:
Earnings per share: $12.25, vs. expected $11 a shareRevenue: $15.18 billion, vs. expected $14.1 billionGoldman Sachs is set up to be a beneficiary of several trends in the third quarter.
Trading desks across Wall Street have benefited as President Donald Trump's tariff policies have roiled markets for bonds, currencies, commodities and stocks.
Investment banking activity including mergers and IPOs has gained steam, with revenue climbing 22% in the third quarter from a year earlier, per Dealogic.
Finally, stocks at or near record highs bodes well for the firm's asset and wealth management division.
Goldman Sachs gets the majority of its revenue from Wall Street activities including trading and investment banking. That can lead to outsized returns during boom times and underperformance when markets don't cooperate.
On Monday, the company announced it was acquiring Industry Ventures, a venture capital firm with $7 billion in assets under supervision, to bolster its asset management division.
Shares of the bank have climbed 37% this year.
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup also release earnings Tuesday, with Bank of America and Morgan Stanley releasing results Wednesday.
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