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M&T Bank key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, M&T Bank had return on equity of 9.8% and a net margin of 29.4%. 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.

M&T Bank: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin12.2%21.8%21.6%24.1%25.1%23.9%23.1%24.8%25.0%32.4%31.2%22.7%31.0%24.4%28.4%27.9%29.4%30.4%
Return on equity4.9%9.1%9.8%10.6%10.6%9.0%7.6%8.1%8.6%12.1%12.4%8.5%10.9%9.2%10.5%9.2%9.8%10.6%
Return on assets0.6%1.1%1.2%1.3%1.4%1.2%1.0%1.1%1.2%1.6%1.6%1.0%1.2%1.1%1.3%1.2%1.4%1.4%
Effective tax rate26.8%32.6%29.8%33.7%35.5%35.1%35.5%36.1%39.4%23.5%24.3%23.5%24.3%23.7%24.3%21.8%22.8%22.7%
Dividends ÷ net income85.7%45.5%40.7%34.7%32.1%34.8%34.7%33.6%32.5%26.6%28.6%42.0%31.2%39.4%31.7%34.6%31.5%29.9%

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

70 /100

Strong moat

How hard M&T Bank'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 15 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 19 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 27.5%; its worst year was 23.7%.

  • Discipline 11 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 18.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.3% 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 (75 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 M&T Bank's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to M&T Bank.