CLAIM #29207 · GS (GS) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 15, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2028
“We are increasing our pretax margin target to 30%, which will help drive high-teen returns in AWM over the medium term.”
David Solomon · CEO
How to check this claim
Look at: Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) segment pretax margin
It came true if: AWM pretax margin >= 30%
Where: Company-disclosed segment financial data (10-K / 10-Q segment disclosures, quarterly earnings supplement)
In context
“se share gaps with key client segments, including insurers, wealth managers, and RIAs, as well as in certain product areas like corporate derivatives. Geographically, we are looking to close the share gap in Asia, in part by focusing on these areas. Turning to page seven, our scaled asset and wealth management business has $3.6 trillion in assets under supervision, with global breadth and depth across products and solutions. We've grown more durable revenues across management and other fees in private banking and lending at a 12% CAGR, ahead of our target, and we continue to see significant opportunities across wealth management, alternatives, and solutions. We have also improved our AWM margins and returns. And given our growth outlook across these businesses, we are setting new targets. We are increasing our pretax margin target to 30%, which will help drive high-teen returns in AWM over the medium term. Let's dive deeper into our key growth opportunities, starting with wealth management on page eight. Over the last fifty years, we have built a premier franchise with $1.9 trillion in client assets that is centered around meeting the distinct investing, planning, and borrowing needs of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, and foundations. Over the last five years, we drove long-term fee-based inflows at an annual pace of 6% and grew wealth management revenues at a CAGR of 11%. And we expect further growth from here. Specifically, we are broadening our client base by increasing the number of advisers and content specialists globally. We're expanding our loan product offerings in line with client demand. We are enhancing alternatives investment offerings to facilitat”
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