Record Revenue and EPS
Firm reported record quarterly revenues of $20.6 billion and EPS (ex DVA) of $3.43. Return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) was very strong at ~27.1% and the efficiency ratio improved to 65%, demonstrating operating leverage and disciplined execution.
Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Strength
Institutional Securities delivered record revenues of $10.7 billion. Investment banking revenues rose to $2.1 billion with advisory revenues of $978 million, a 74% year-over-year increase, supported by broad-based client engagement and higher completed activity, especially in the Americas and technology/industrials sectors.
Equities and Fixed Income Records
Equities revenues set a record at $5.1 billion (first time above prior marks), including strong prime brokerage, cash and derivatives performance. Fixed income revenues were a post-crisis record at $3.4 billion, with securitized products, credit corporates and commodities showing meaningful gains.
Wealth Management Momentum and Asset Gathering
Wealth Management delivered record revenues of $8.5 billion and a PBT margin of 30.4%. Net new assets (NNA) were $118 billion and fee-based flows were a record $54 billion (excluding prior acquisitions). Bank lending balances grew $5 billion sequentially to $186 billion, household penetration of lending products rose to 18% (from 14% five years ago), total period-end deposits were $419 billion and net interest income was $2.2 billion.
Investment Management and AUM Growth
Investment Management revenues were solid at $1.5 billion, long-term net flows were $3.3 billion, and total AUM in the business stands at $1.9 trillion. Across wealth and investment management, total client assets exceed $9 trillion and management highlighted a path toward $10+ trillion of client assets.
Capital Position and Shareholder Actions
Standardized CET1 ratio was 15.1% versus a capital requirement of 11.8%, implying a capital buffer of over 300 basis points. The firm has accreted $15 billion of capital over the last nine quarters and opportunistically repurchased $1.75 billion of common stock during the quarter.
Strategic Investments and Product Innovation
Closed the acquisition of EquityZen, launched a digital asset pilot via Zero Hash to enable select clients to trade major digital currencies, and reported record sales in diversified alternatives driven by private equity and real assets, reinforcing product expansion and distribution innovation.
Asia and Global Franchise Momentum
Asia contributed disproportionately to sequential revenue improvement (management noted ~45% of the sequential uplift came from Asia despite the region being ~16% of firm revenues), with continued franchise investments and strengthened positioning across Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and India.