From Quartz.

Goldman Sachs reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, highlighting performance drivers and shareholder distributions. Goldman Sachs earnings for 2025 included net revenue of $58.3 billion and net earnings of $17.2 billion, with earnings per share of $51.32 as asset and wealth management expanded. Assets under supervision reached $3.61 trillion, and private banking and lending revenue hit records. The firm returned $12.4 billion in buybacks and $4.4 billion in dividends, and raised its quarterly dividend to $4.50 entering 2026. Since its 2019 investor day, total shareholder returns exceeded 340 percent versus the S&P 500. The update is framed against post-pandemic inequality and capital access dynamics cited in the video.

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