Goldman Sachs

Gāoshèng

高盛

first quarter

dì yī jìdù

第一季度

equities trading

gǔpiào jiāoyì

股票交易

revenue

shōurù

收入

sets record

chuàng jìlù

创纪录

，

net profit

jìng lìrùn

净利润

year-on-year

tóngbǐ

同比

grew

zēngzhǎng

增长

nineteen percent

bǎifēn zhī shíjiǔ

百分之十九

。

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Goldman Sachs Reports Record Equities Trading Revenue in Q1 2026, Profit Up 19 Percent

Goldman Sachs reported net profit of $5.63 billion in Q1 2026, up 19 percent year-on-year, with equities trading revenue reaching a record $5.33 billion on heightened global market volatility.

Goldman Sachs Group released its 2026 first quarter financial report showing net profit of $5.63 billion, with year-on-year growth of nineteen percent. Diluted earnings per share reached $17.55, and net revenue was $17.23 billion, both exceeding market expectations.

The equities trading division demonstrated particularly outstanding performance, with revenue reaching $5.33 billion and year-on-year growth of twenty-seven percent, setting the division's all-time high quarterly record.

Goldman Sachs attributed this to intense volatility in global financial markets, which created favorable conditions for trading operations. However, fixed income trading revenue declined ten percent year-on-year, mainly dragged down by weakness in interest rate products and credit markets.

The earnings release comes as Goldman Sachs' shareholders equity annualized return reached nineteen point eight percent, and management holds a cautiously optimistic attitude toward full-year outlook.

Meanwhile, major banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley have also announced their first-quarter results one after another, officially opening the curtain on this round of earnings season.

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