The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

GS · Financial - Capital Markets · $266.3B market cap

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. had 47,400 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $125.1B, down 1.4% from a year earlier, or $2.64M per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

47,400

+1.9% YoY

Revenue

$125.1B

-1.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$2.64M

Peer median $1.51M

Rank in industry

6 of 21

Financial - Capital Markets

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2021
92148203'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 192Staff 108

Hover a year for the numbers.

GS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202547,400$125.1B$2.64M+1.9%-1.4%
Dec 202446,500$126.9B$2.73M+2.6%+17.0%
Dec 202345,300$108.4B$2.39M-6.6%+57.8%
Dec 202248,500$68.7B$1.42M+10.5%+5.7%
Dec 202143,900$65.0B$1.48M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
43,900'2148,500'2245,300'2346,500'2447,400'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$1.48M'21$1.42M'22$2.39M'23$2.73M'24$2.64M'25

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Financial - Capital Markets.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
GLXY
Galaxy Digital
700$61.4B$87.7M—
SNEX
StoneX Group Inc.
5,400$132.4B$24.5MEfficient growth
GS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
47,400$125.1B$2.64MHiring into decline
LPLA
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
10,000$17.0B$1.70MEfficient growth
HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
2,900$4.47B$1.54MEfficient growth
EVR
Evercore Inc.
2,570$3.88B$1.51MEfficient growth
JEF
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
7,787$10.8B$1.39MLeaner
MS
Morgan Stanley
83,000$115.0B$1.39MEfficient growth
SCHW
The Charles Schwab Corporation
33,000$27.7B$839KEfficient growth
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Questions about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

How many employees does The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have?
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. reported 47,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 1.9% from a year earlier.
What is The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. brought in $125.1B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.64M per employee. That ranks 6 of 21 companies we track in Financial - Capital Markets, where the median is $1.51M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell GS.