GS · News · 20261001N
Capital Adequacy and Requirements
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC · 2026-10-01 · Importance 44 · Surprise 60 · In source text
The U.S. Federal Reserve is revamping its bank stress tests, affecting Goldman Sachs and other major U.S. banks. The overhaul is intended to reduce volatility in capital requirements and improve banks’ planning visibility. The report does not quantify the resulting change in Goldman Sachs’ required capital or compliance costs.
Key facts
- Fed's stress-test overhaul aims to reduce capital requirement swings and improve planning visibility for U.S. banks, including Goldman Sachs. source
- Goldman Sachs handed shareholders a bigger quarterly check for the second time this year (i.e., boosted its quarterly dividend again). source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| liability | positive | probable | — | Fed's stress-test overhaul aims to reduce capital requirement swings and improve planning visibility for U.S. banks, including Goldman… |