BAC · Earnings call · 2026Q3T · Full report
Quarterly Earnings Performance
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ · 2026-10-14 · Importance 37 · Surprise 6 · No source text
On a normalized basis, Bank of America reported more than $8 billion of earnings across its diversified businesses. Management attributed approximately $3.5 billion to consumer banking, $2 billion to commercial lending, and $1.5 billion to wealth management. Those businesses generated strong revenue and organic-activity growth, alongside growth in deposits, loans, and net interest income, despite the AML penalty and weaker fixed-income markets mix.
Key facts
- On a normalized basis for the quarter, Bank of America earned $8 billion-plus: $3.5 billion in consumer, $2 billion in commercial lending, and $1.5 billion in wealth management.
- Excluding the regulatory settlement charge, net income was $8.1 billion, or approximately $1.08 per share.
- Total company revenue was approximately $30 billion, up around 3% year-over-year.
- Bank of America reported net income of $6.9 billion after tax for the third quarter.
- The markets business has done 17 or 18 quarters in a row of year-over-year growth.
- Bank of America reported earnings per share of $0.91 for the third quarter.
- Excluding the regulatory settlement charge, all other shows a loss of $153 million compared with a loss of $103 million a year ago.
- All other adjusted loss excluding the settlement charge was $153 million versus a loss of $103 million a year ago.
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | positive | realized | +1.9% | Total company revenue was approximately $30 billion, up around 3% year-over-year. |
| net_income | positive | realized | — | On a normalized basis for the quarter, Bank of America earned $8 billion-plus: $3.5 billion in consumer, $2 billion in commercial lending,… |
| net_income | positive | realized | — | Bank of America reported net income of $6.9 billion after tax for the third quarter. |