- Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) posted its best second-quarter revenue results in nine years.
Goldman Sachs announced second-quarter results Tuesday morning while posting earnings of $5.98 a share. Analysts had expected earnings of $4.66.
Here are the key numbers:
- Revenue: $9.4 billion, up 19% from last year. It was the best second-quarter revenue results in nine years.
- Net income: $2.57 billion, up 40% from last year, when results suffered from a poor trading performance.
- Return on equity: First-half ROE rose to 14.1%.
- Institutional client services: Revenue from sales and trading activities rose 17% to $3.57 billion. Equities was flat at $1.89 billion, while fixed income, currencies, and commodities revenue rose 45% to $1.68 billion.
- Investment banking: Revenue rose 18% to $2.05 billion, led by a 88% surge in equity underwriting revenue.
- Investment management: Revenue rose 20% to $1.84 billion.
- Investing and lending: Revenue rose 23% to $1.94 billion.
"Solid performance across all of our major businesses drove the strongest first-half returns in nine years," Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said in a statement. "With a healthy economic backdrop and deep client franchises, the firm is well-positioned to invest in attractive opportunities to meet the needs of our clients and continue to generate earnings growth."