JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. held on to their one-two rankings in investment banking revenue in 2022 while Bank of America Corp. pushed its way into the third slot in a year of shrinking business, according to Dealogic.
All told, the top 10 investment banks on Wall Street booked $56.4 billion in revenue in 2022 as of Sept. 14, down nearly 39% from $92 billion in 2021 as of the same date, and about 8% lower than 2020’s tally of $61.3 billion.
The figures reveal the shrinking investment banking revenue that may force Wall Street firms to impose layoffs this year as the business lags from a lack of initial public offerings and other capital raising activities.
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With the pie now smaller than last year, market share by the four major components of investment banking has changed. Mergers and acquisitions, which have remained fairly healthy this year, now comprises 45% of all investment banking revenue, up from about 32% in 2021.
Equity Capital markets now comprises about 15% of investment banking revenue, down from nearly 28% in 2021. Debt Capital markets revenue has remained stable with 25% revenue share in both 2022 and 2021, while syndicated lending also remained steady at about 15%.
JPMorgan Chase
JPM,
has drawn in $4.55 billion of investment banking fees year-to-date as of Sept. 14, down from $8.52 billion in 2021 and the year-ago period and $5.86 billion in 2020, as of the same date. (See chart)
Goldman Sachs
GS,
has tallied $4.2 billion in year-to-date investment banking revenue, down from $8.1 billion in 2021 and $4.9 billion in 2020.
BofA Securities, the investment banking arm of Bank of America
BAC,
moved into No. 3 from the fourth slot with year-to-date investment banking revenue of $3.49 billion, down from $5.7 billion in 2021 and $4.26 billion in 2020.
Morgan Stanley
MS,
ranks fourth with investment banking revenue of just under $3 billion in 2022, down from $5.3 billion in 2021 and $3.95 billion in 2020, all as of Sept. 14.
Citigroup Inc.
C,
remains in fifth place overall in 2022 with $2.36 billion in investment banking revenue, down from $4.59 billion in 2021 and $3.3 billion in 2020.
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