KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)

Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Bank of New York Mellon (BK) has disclosed Return on Equity for 12 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 9.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, down 9.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.13% at Bank of New York Mellon, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 47.53% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.07% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 4.44%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity skyrocketed 4746bps in 2024, then crashed -4733bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.09% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 75bps to 0.15% in 2022, then plummeted by -47bps to 0.08% in 2023, then surged by 170bps to 0.22% in 2024, then crashed by -42bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.12%, and 0.2% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.