BNY vs WFC
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Wells Fargo & Company, side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BNY | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.1B | $83.7B |
| Net income | $5.5B | $21.3B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 27.8% | 25.5% |
| Return on equity | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.40 | $6.26 |
| Dividend / share | $2.00 | $1.70 |
| Payout ratio | 26.1% | 25.5% |
| Free cash flow | $5.2B | · |
| Equity | $44.3B | $181.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 0.11× |
| Current ratio | · | · |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.9% | 2.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 8.9% | 44.6% |
WFC bills 4.2× the revenue of BNY, and BNY keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.8% against 25.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BNY | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.1B | $83.7B |
| FY2024 | $18.6B | $82.3B |
| FY2023 | $17.7B | $82.6B |
| FY2022 | $16.5B | $74.4B |
| FY2021 | $15.9B | $79.2B |
| FY2020 | $15.8B | $74.3B |
| FY2019 | $16.5B | $86.8B |
| FY2018 | $16.4B | $86.4B |
| FY2017 | $15.5B | $88.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BNY | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.5B | $21.3B |
| FY2024 | $4.5B | $19.7B |
| FY2023 | $3.3B | $19.1B |
| FY2022 | $2.6B | $13.7B |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $22.1B |
| FY2020 | $3.6B | $3.4B |
| FY2019 | $4.4B | $19.7B |
| FY2018 | $4.3B | $22.4B |
| FY2017 | $4.1B | $22.2B |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$63,619,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2024 | −$63,677,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2023 | −$64,900,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2022 | −$57,839,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2021 | −$63,235,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2020 | −$58,456,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2019 | −$70,370,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2018 | −$70,016,000,000 | WFC |
| FY2017 | −$72,846,000,000 | WFC |
WFC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +2.3 pp | BNY |
| FY2024 | +0.4 pp | BNY |
| FY2023 | −4.4 pp | WFC |
| FY2022 | −2.6 pp | WFC |
| FY2021 | −6.4 pp | WFC |
| FY2020 | +18.0 pp | BNY |
| FY2019 | +4.1 pp | BNY |
| FY2018 | −0.5 pp | WFC |
| FY2017 | +1.4 pp | BNY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BNY and WFC over this period.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WFC's net margin has been more volatile than BNY's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 6.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.9.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BNY and WFC over these 9 fiscal years — BNY led in 5 and WFC in 4.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BNY's return on equity has been more volatile than WFC's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 3.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BNY and WFC over these 18 fiscal years — BNY led in 5 and WFC in 13.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.