Most Profitable Financial Companies
Financial sector companies ranked by annual net income.
Net income shows which financial companies are converting scale into bottom-line profit. This ranking surfaces the sector’s biggest earnings generators based on annual net income.
Why this metric matters
Net income is the cleanest broad profitability output and gives a direct sense of which institutions produce the largest absolute profits.
Large absolute profit pools can support capital returns, reinvestment capacity, and resilience through market swings.
What good looks like
Higher net income is useful, but it becomes more meaningful when paired with good returns on capital and durable margins.
Investors should compare net income alongside valuation and business mix, not as a standalone quality label.
Live ranking table
Net Income| # | Company | Symbol | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | BRK.BXNYS | $96.2B |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMXNYS | $58.5B |
| 3 | Bank of America Corp. | BACXNYS | $32B |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | WFCXNYS | $23.1B |
| 5 | Citigroup Inc. | CXNYS | $22B |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | GSXNYS | $21.6B |
| 7 | Visa Inc. | VXNYS | $20.1B |
| 8 | American International Group | AIGXNYS | $17.8B |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | MSXNYS | $16.9B |
| 10 | Capital One Financial Corp. | COFXNYS | $12.4B |
| 11 | First Citizens BancShares | FCNCAXNAS | $11.5B |
| 12 | Progressive Corp. | PGRXNYS | $11.3B |
| 13 | Citizens Financial Group | CFGXNYS | $11.1B |
| 14 | American Express Co. | AXPXNYS | $10.8B |
| 15 | Chubb Limited | CBXNYS | $10.3B |
| 16 | Allstate Corp. | ALLXNYS | $10.3B |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Corp. | SCHWXNYS | $8.9B |
| 18 | U.S. Bancorp | USBXNYS | $8B |
| 19 | Prudential Financial Inc. | PRUXNYS | $7.9B |
| 20 | MetLife Inc. | METXNYS | $7B |
| 21 | BlackRock Inc. | BLKXNYS | $6.4B |
| 22 | Travelers Companies Inc. | TRVXNYS | $6.3B |
| 23 | Blackstone Inc. | BXXNYS | $5.9B |
| 24 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | BKXNYS | $5.5B |
| 25 | Discover Financial Services | DFSXNYS | $5.4B |
Methodology
Uses the latest available annual net income value from financial statements for the BankingTerminal coverage universe.
Includes only companies with non-null net income data and ranks each company once using its latest reported result.
This is an absolute-profit ranking, so larger institutions will often dominate; use ROE and EPS rankings for more normalized comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Why rank financial stocks by net income?
Net income shows which institutions are producing the largest absolute earnings, which can be useful for benchmarking sector leaders.
Is high net income the same as high quality?
No. A company can produce large profits but still have mediocre returns, expensive valuation, or cyclical earnings risk.
What should investors compare with net income?
ROE, margins, EPS, balance-sheet strength, and valuation all help explain whether strong net income is attractive or simply a function of size.
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