Goldman Sachs tops estimates as traders generate $840 million more revenue than expected

Goldman Sachs on Wednesday posted results that topped expectations as its trading operations generated $840 million more revenue than analysts had expected.

Here’s what the company reported:

• Earnings: $10.91 a share vs. $9.53 a share LSEG estimate
• Revenue: $14.58 billion vs. $13.47 billion

The bank said that second quarter profit jumped 22% from a year earlier to $3.72 billion, or $10.91 per share. Revenue climbed 15% to $14.58 billion, roughly $1.1 billion more than the estimate.

Trading desks across Wall Street have benefited this year as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have roiled markets for bonds, currencies, commodities and stocks. Goldman Sachs, which relies more on Wall Street activities than its peers, is known to have outsized returns during boom times.

Most of the quarterly revenue beat came from equities trading, which generated $4.3 billion in revenue, a 36% jump from a year earlier and about $650 million more than analysts were expecting. The bank cited higher activity in market making for both stocks and derivatives, as well as rising financing fees.

Fixed income trading revenue rose 9% to $3.47 billion on higher financing fees and more activity in currency and credit markets, topping expectations by $190 million.

Investment banking activity in the quarter has exceeded expectations at rivals including JPMorgan Chase thanks to a sharp rebound in asset values from April lows.

Goldman said that investment banking fees jumped 26% from a year earlier to $2.19 billion as more advisory deals closed; that haul is $290 million more than analysts had expected.

Shares of the bank have climbed 23% this year before Wednesday.

On Tuesday, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo each posted results that topped analysts’ expectations for earnings and revenue.

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