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BNY Mellon key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, BNY Mellon had return on equity of 13.0% and a net margin of 27.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

BNY Mellon: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin−10.6%18.2%17.1%16.8%14.1%16.4%20.9%23.3%26.3%26.0%27.0%22.9%23.6%15.5%18.7%24.3%27.6%29.8%
Return on equity−2.8%8.2%7.7%7.0%5.7%6.9%8.4%9.2%10.2%10.4%10.8%8.3%8.5%6.1%8.1%11.0%13.0%14.9%
Return on assets−0.4%1.1%0.9%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.8%1.0%1.2%1.2%1.2%0.8%0.8%0.6%0.8%1.1%1.2%1.4%
Effective tax rate—28.8%29.4%25.7%43.1%26.2%24.3%———————————
Dividends ÷ net income—17.5%23.6%25.6%32.3%29.6%24.1%21.9%22.0%24.7%25.2%30.9%30.0%45.6%38.2%29.8%26.1%23.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

78 /100

Strong moat

How hard BNY Mellon's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 12 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 18 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 24.6%; its worst year was 17.6%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 20.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.0% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (83 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from BNY Mellon's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to BNY Mellon.