Goldman Sachs is currently on track to capture its largest share of the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in nearly 25 years, marking a significant rise in its dominance within the sector for 2025.

As of this year, Goldman Sachs has advised on approximately 34% of the $3.8 trillion in global M&A transactions, significantly outpacing rivals such as JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. The firm has also collected an industry-leading 10.7% of all deal-related fees, which represents its highest proportion since 2001.

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Here is a dataset from NYU’s Aswath Damodaran that gives industry-level debt and leverage benchmarks for U.S. companies, useful for comparing a firm’s capital structure to its peers.

It helps with valuation, risk assessment, and setting realistic debt assumptions.

Key ratios included:

- Book Debt-to-Capital
- Market Debt-to-Capital
- Market Debt-to-Equity
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- Debt / EBITDA
- Effective Tax Rate

Last updated: January 2025

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