Largest Banks by Total Assets
Banks ranked by total assets, the primary measure of bank size.
Total assets are one of the simplest ways to measure bank scale. This ranking highlights the largest banks in the BankingTerminal universe by balance-sheet size.
Why this metric matters
Asset size often shapes competitive position, funding reach, regulatory complexity, and earnings diversification.
Large banks may benefit from scale advantages, but they can also face different regulatory burdens and return profiles than smaller peers.
What good looks like
There is no universally ‘good’ asset size; bigger does not automatically mean better.
The most useful way to use this ranking is to identify the scale leaders and then compare them on ROE, capital, and valuation.
Live ranking table
Total Assets| # | Company | Symbol | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPMXNYS | $4.4T |
| 2 | Bank of America Corp. | BACXNYS | $3.4T |
| 3 | Citigroup Inc. | CXNYS | $2.7T |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | WFCXNYS | $2.1T |
| 5 | Citizens Financial Group | CFGXNYS | $1.9T |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | GSXNYS | $1.8T |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley | MSXNYS | $1.4T |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | BRK.BXNYS | $1.2T |
| 9 | Prudential Financial Inc. | PRUXNYS | $940.7B |
| 10 | MetLife Inc. | METXNYS | $902.3B |
| 11 | American International Group | AIGXNYS | $860.4B |
| 12 | U.S. Bancorp | USBXNYS | $692.3B |
| 13 | Capital One Financial Corp. | COFXNYS | $669B |
| 14 | Charles Schwab Corp. | SCHWXNYS | $667.3B |
| 15 | PNC Financial Services Group | PNCXNYS | $573.6B |
| 16 | Truist Financial Corp. | TFCXNYS | $555.3B |
Methodology
Uses the latest available annual total assets value from financial statements for banks in the BankingTerminal coverage universe.
Includes only companies with non-null total assets data and ranks each bank once based on the latest reported figure.
This is a scale ranking rather than a quality ranking, so investors should pair it with profitability and capital measures before making decisions.
Frequently asked questions
Why rank banks by total assets?
Total assets are a primary measure of balance-sheet size in banking and can quickly show which institutions are the largest players in the market.
Does a bigger bank mean a safer bank?
Not necessarily. Size can bring diversification, but risk, capital strength, underwriting quality, and funding mix still matter more than scale alone.
How should investors use an asset ranking?
Use it to segment the universe by size, then compare those banks on ROA, ROE, CET1, and valuation to find stronger ideas within each size bucket.
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Rankings are based on the most recent reported data available in BankingTerminal and should be used as a starting point for research. Disclaimer