GS Stock — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 1736.2% over the past 27.5 years, 915.6 points ahead of SPY at 820.6%.

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a global financial institution that provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services through three main segments: Global Banking & Markets (which handles advisory services, underwriting, lending, and trading); Asset & Wealth Management (which manages assets across multiple classes and provides wealth advisory services); and Platform Solutions (which offers credit cards and transaction banking services). The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current rate. Goldman Sachs appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the financial services sector along with regular dividend payments.

GS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1736.2% over the past 27.5 years, 915.6 points ahead of SPY at 820.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.4%.

GS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.22%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/04/1999

Distribution rate

2.27%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.04%

5-year average yield

2.11

Last close

$881.26 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$256,597,715,014

Average volume

2377900.0

Dividend

$5.00

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.284

Payout ratio

22.0%

P/E ratio

12.67

Forward P/E

12.8041

EPS

$69.55

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.27%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.04%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GS risks and drawbacks

GS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.4%.

Who may consider GS — and who may not

GS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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