Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of April, 2024

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2022, 2023, YTD 2024. Each company is given an adjusted score using Bayesian estimates, which takes into account the number of reviews for a particular company. For more details, please see the Methodology FAQ below.
Hardest Interviews (1) (2)
What bank has the hardest interview?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
PJT Partners
01
99.2%
Lazard Freres
04
98.4%
Qatalyst Partners
02
97.6%
Intrepid Investment Bankers
06
96.9%
Financo
02
96.1%
Evercore
02
95.3%
Centerview Partners
11
94.5%
Ducera
06
93.7%
Houlihan Lokey
04
92.9%
LionTree Advisors
02
92.1%
RBC Capital Markets
18
91.3%
Rabobank Group
07
90.6%
J.P. Morgan
12
89.8%
Moelis & Company
09
89.0%
Leerink Partners
07
88.2%
Greenhill
09
87.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
03
86.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
85.8%
Jefferies & Company
11
85.0%
TD Securities
02
84.3%
Guggenheim Partners
05
83.5%
Goldman Sachs
06
82.7%
Stout Risius Ross
04
81.9%
Morgan Stanley
02
81.1%
Financial Technology Partners
10
80.3%
JPMorgan Chase
05
79.5%
GLC Advisors
New
78.7%
IJW Co
New
78.0%
Marathon Capital LLC
12
77.2%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
76.4%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (127 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Interview Experience (1) (2)
What bank has the best interview experience?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Lincoln International
01
99.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
01
98.4%
KeyBanc Capital Markets
09
97.6%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
07
96.9%
Deutsche Bank
18
96.1%
DC Advisory
New
95.3%
Jefferies & Company
01
94.5%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
93.7%
BNP Paribas
No
92.9%
Canaccord Genuity
11
92.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
09
91.3%
Banco Santander
10
90.6%
Piper Sandler
09
89.8%
William Blair
08
89.0%
Duff & Phelps
08
88.2%
Rothschild
06
87.4%
Cascadia Capital LLC
16
86.6%
Citigroup
06
85.8%
Leerink Partners
09
85.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
84.3%
Houlihan Lokey
New
83.5%
Credit Suisse
03
82.7%
CIBC World Markets
02
81.9%
Guggenheim Partners
11
81.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
11
80.3%
Truist Securities
21
79.5%
HSBC
New
78.7%
PJ SOLOMON
12
78.0%
Greenhill
New
77.2%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
76.4%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (127 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Professional Growth and Career Opportunities - 172 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
18
99.4%
JPMorgan Chase
10
98.8%
Lazard Freres
05
98.3%
Morgan Stanley
07
97.7%
William Blair
03
97.1%
Moelis & Company
02
96.5%
Lincoln International
06
95.9%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
02
95.3%
TD Securities
05
94.8%
Credit Suisse
10
94.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
93.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
93.0%
Citigroup
17
92.4%
Duff & Phelps
04
91.9%
Financial Technology Partners
08
91.3%
Société Générale
New
90.7%
Goldman Sachs
New
90.1%
Jefferies & Company
13
89.5%
Nomura Holdings
New
89.0%
Houlihan Lokey
01
88.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
87.8%
BMO Capital Markets
New
87.2%
Barclays
New
86.6%
Banco Santander
01
86.0%
HSBC
New
85.5%
Evercore
04
84.9%
J.P. Morgan
New
84.3%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
83.7%
Piper Sandler
New
83.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
21
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Professional Growth Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for professional growth?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Lazard Freres
01
99.4%
Jefferies & Company
02
98.8%
Goldman Sachs
17
98.3%
Moelis & Company
07
97.7%
JPMorgan Chase
05
97.1%
Lincoln International
05
96.5%
Credit Suisse
02
96.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
18
95.4%
Citigroup
08
94.8%
UBS AG
05
94.2%
Morgan Stanley
03
93.6%
Harris Williams & Co.
New
93.1%
Rothschild
01
92.5%
TD Securities
01
91.9%
Centerview Partners
New
91.3%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
90.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
90.2%
BNP Paribas
02
89.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
89.0%
Houlihan Lokey
07
88.4%
Evercore
No
87.9%
J.P. Morgan
New
87.3%
Barclays
04
86.7%
RBC Capital Markets
05
86.1%
Cowen Group
New
85.5%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
02
85.0%
Stephens Inc
20
84.4%
William Blair
22
83.8%
Financial Technology Partners
26
83.2%
HSBC
New
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Career Advancement Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for career advancement?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Jefferies & Company
02
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
19
98.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
New
98.3%
Lazard Freres
02
97.7%
JPMorgan Chase
03
97.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
96.5%
Morgan Stanley
03
96.0%
Lincoln International
07
95.4%
Credit Suisse
No
94.8%
Moelis & Company
04
94.2%
BMO Capital Markets
New
93.6%
William Blair
08
93.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
92.5%
Deutsche Bank
09
91.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
91.3%
Duff & Phelps
05
90.8%
J.P. Morgan
05
90.2%
Rothschild
No
89.6%
UBS AG
12
89.0%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
No
88.4%
Evercore
01
87.9%
Houlihan Lokey
06
87.3%
Citigroup
02
86.7%
Barclays
06
86.1%
Financial Technology Partners
20
85.5%
Nomura Holdings
New
85.0%
TD Securities
12
84.4%
RBC Capital Markets
11
83.8%
Société Générale
No
83.2%
Stephens Inc
24
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Intern Offer Rates (1)
Average percentage of interns receiving full time offers
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Allison-Williams
No
100.0%
Ducera
No
100.0%
Wells Fargo Securities
18
100.0%
Barrington Research
01
100.0%
Crosstree Capital Partners
New
100.0%
Stout Risius Ross
07
100.0%
Arlington Capital Advisors
01
100.0%
FMI Corporation
01
100.0%
Hammond Hanlon Camp
01
100.0%
Houlihan Lokey
New
92.0%
Lincoln International
New
91.7%
Olsen Palmer
01
90.0%
Wells Fargo
New
90.0%
Miller Buckfire
05
90.0%
Cambridge Wilkinson
01
90.0%
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
04
90.0%
B. Riley & Co.
02
90.0%
Cantor Fitzgerald
New
90.0%
Evercore
06
87.1%
Piper Sandler
01
86.0%
PJT Partners
03
85.7%
William Blair
05
85.0%
Bowen Advisors
01
85.0%
National Bank of Canada
01
85.0%
Duff & Phelps
New
84.0%

Simple average based off of investment banks that received at least one intern offer data point (137 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Promotions and Fairness - 172 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Lincoln International
No
99.4%
Credit Suisse
07
98.8%
Lazard Freres
01
98.3%
William Blair
01
97.7%
Goldman Sachs
New
97.1%
Citigroup
New
96.5%
Banco Santander
05
96.0%
JPMorgan Chase
12
95.4%
Morgan Stanley
10
94.8%
Société Générale
No
94.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
New
93.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
93.1%
HSBC
04
92.5%
Houlihan Lokey
02
91.9%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
10
91.3%
TD Securities
02
90.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
90.2%
UBS AG
07
89.6%
Evercore
04
89.0%
Nomura Holdings
New
88.4%
BNP Paribas
13
87.9%
BMO Capital Markets
New
87.3%
Barclays
02
86.7%
Guggenheim Partners
New
86.1%
Jefferies & Company
18
85.5%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
08
85.0%
Rothschild
05
84.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
83.8%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
83.2%
MUFG
New
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Recognition (1) (2)
Recognition and praise you receive when you do a good job?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Lazard Freres
02
99.4%
Lincoln International
01
98.8%
Credit Suisse
05
98.3%
Banco Santander
02
97.7%
Citigroup
19
97.1%
Morgan Stanley
15
96.5%
William Blair
02
96.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
95.4%
National Bank Financial Group
03
94.8%
Société Générale
02
94.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12
93.6%
Harris Williams & Co.
New
93.1%
JPMorgan Chase
New
92.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
91.9%
Mizuho
New
91.3%
TD Securities
09
90.8%
Nomura Holdings
13
90.2%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
02
89.6%
Houlihan Lokey
New
89.0%
Canaccord Genuity
16
88.4%
Duff & Phelps
10
87.9%
HSBC
New
87.3%
Goldman Sachs
New
86.7%
Stephens Inc
17
86.1%
Jefferies & Company
16
85.5%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
04
85.0%
Natixis
New
84.4%
BMO Capital Markets
New
83.8%
Deutsche Bank
No
83.2%
Barclays
New
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Most Fair (1) (2)
Fairness in how promotions are given and people are treated?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
William Blair
No
99.4%
Harris Williams & Co.
25
98.8%
Lincoln International
01
98.2%
Credit Suisse
07
97.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
97.1%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
01
96.5%
Duff & Phelps
02
95.9%
Canaccord Genuity
05
95.3%
Lazard Freres
15
94.7%
PwC Corporate Finance
02
94.1%
JPMorgan Chase
11
93.5%
Morgan Stanley
04
92.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
06
92.4%
HSBC
16
91.8%
TD Securities
New
91.2%
BMO Capital Markets
New
90.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
90.0%
Moelis & Company
04
89.4%
Nomura Holdings
04
88.8%
Jefferies & Company
10
88.2%
Stephens Inc
17
87.6%
Banco Santander
09
87.1%
Citigroup
New
86.5%
Mizuho
New
85.9%
Barclays
New
85.3%
J.P. Morgan
09
84.7%
Goldman Sachs
New
84.1%
Rothschild
02
83.5%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
82.9%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
23
82.4%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (170 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Compensation - 172 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
18
99.4%
Financial Technology Partners
01
98.8%
Moelis & Company
01
98.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
09
97.7%
Lincoln International
02
97.1%
Evercore
01
96.5%
Lazard Freres
01
95.9%
Rothschild
01
95.3%
Jefferies & Company
04
94.8%
Credit Suisse
01
94.2%
Centerview Partners
New
93.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
11
93.0%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
12
92.4%
William Blair
12
91.9%
JPMorgan Chase
01
91.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
90.7%
TD Securities
No
90.1%
Guggenheim Partners
08
89.5%
Goldman Sachs
07
89.0%
Morgan Stanley
07
88.4%
Nomura Holdings
New
87.8%
Houlihan Lokey
02
87.2%
PJT Partners
07
86.6%
Citigroup
New
86.0%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
85.5%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
18
84.9%
BMO Capital Markets
New
84.3%
UBS AG
No
83.7%
Leerink Partners
05
83.1%
Barclays
New
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Senior Management - 172 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
25
99.4%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
02
98.8%
Lincoln International
01
98.3%
William Blair
01
97.7%
Duff & Phelps
03
97.1%
Lazard Freres
07
96.5%
JPMorgan Chase
13
95.9%
Morgan Stanley
01
95.3%
Nomura Holdings
08
94.8%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
94.2%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
01
93.6%
Stephens Inc
11
93.0%
Jefferies & Company
08
92.4%
BMO Capital Markets
New
91.9%
Moelis & Company
04
91.3%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
90.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
90.1%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
89.5%
MUFG
New
89.0%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
88.4%
Citigroup
New
87.8%
BNP Paribas
03
87.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
07
86.6%
TD Securities
03
86.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
85.5%
Evercore
08
84.9%
Natixis
02
84.3%
PwC Corporate Finance
18
83.7%
HSBC
New
83.1%
Mizuho
New
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Teamwork (1) (2)
Information and knowledge sharing withing company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
27
99.4%
Lazard Freres
10
98.8%
Morgan Stanley
13
98.3%
Lincoln International
03
97.7%
BMO Capital Markets
New
97.1%
William Blair
04
96.5%
J.P. Morgan
02
95.9%
Natixis
01
95.3%
Nomura Holdings
09
94.8%
Rothschild
10
94.2%
Citigroup
15
93.6%
JPMorgan Chase
13
93.0%
Duff & Phelps
No
92.4%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
04
91.9%
Jefferies & Company
09
91.3%
Goldman Sachs
New
90.7%
Financial Technology Partners
14
90.1%
Evercore
01
89.5%
Moelis & Company
05
89.0%
Credit Suisse
03
88.4%
Houlihan Lokey
06
87.8%
PwC Corporate Finance
14
87.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
86.6%
Banco Santander
20
86.0%
TD Securities
New
85.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
84.9%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
05
84.3%
Société Générale
New
83.7%
Barclays
No
83.1%
BDA Partners
New
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Leadership (1) (2)
Leadership abilities of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
New
99.4%
Lazard Freres
06
98.8%
Lincoln International
02
98.3%
Mizuho
New
97.7%
Banco Santander
03
97.1%
Financial Technology Partners
03
96.5%
Natixis
17
95.9%
William Blair
04
95.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
94.8%
JPMorgan Chase
17
94.2%
Citigroup
15
93.6%
Duff & Phelps
No
93.0%
TD Securities
03
92.4%
Jefferies & Company
07
91.9%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
01
91.3%
Evercore
01
90.7%
Goldman Sachs
New
90.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
09
89.5%
Canaccord Genuity
13
89.0%
Moelis & Company
07
88.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
87.8%
Morgan Stanley
03
87.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
86.6%
Barclays
New
86.0%
BMO Capital Markets
New
85.5%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
84.9%
Houlihan Lokey
03
84.3%
Stephens Inc
23
83.7%
National Bank Financial Group
09
83.1%
Credit Suisse
New
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Competence (1) (2)
Competence of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Harris Williams & Co.
New
99.4%
Lincoln International
01
98.8%
Lazard Freres
07
98.2%
Morgan Stanley
10
97.7%
Banco Santander
02
97.1%
JPMorgan Chase
20
96.5%
William Blair
03
95.9%
Moelis & Company
01
95.3%
Mizuho
New
94.7%
Piper Sandler
20
94.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
93.6%
Jefferies & Company
06
93.0%
Goldman Sachs
15
92.4%
Leerink Partners
07
91.8%
Houlihan Lokey
03
91.2%
Citigroup
New
90.6%
TD Securities
10
90.1%
Evercore
03
89.5%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
88.9%
BMO Capital Markets
New
88.3%
Duff & Phelps
08
87.7%
Société Générale
New
87.1%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
08
86.5%
Stephens Inc
22
86.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
14
85.4%
Canaccord Genuity
21
84.8%
Natixis
New
84.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
83.6%
Rothschild
05
83.0%
Barclays
New
82.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (171 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Reputation - 172 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
JPMorgan Chase
03
99.4%
Morgan Stanley
03
98.8%
Lazard Freres
No
98.3%
Goldman Sachs
13
97.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
97.1%
Harris Williams & Co.
New
96.5%
Lincoln International
05
96.0%
Rothschild
04
95.4%
Moelis & Company
01
94.8%
Société Générale
08
94.2%
Stephens Inc
10
93.6%
J.P. Morgan
New
93.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
06
92.5%
Natixis
15
91.9%
Citigroup
13
91.3%
Evercore
03
90.8%
Jefferies & Company
06
90.2%
Houlihan Lokey
03
89.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
89.0%
Barclays
04
88.4%
BMO Capital Markets
New
87.9%
TD Securities
01
87.3%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
02
86.7%
BNP Paribas
08
86.1%
Canaccord Genuity
19
85.5%
Banco Santander
03
85.0%
William Blair
18
84.4%
Guggenheim Partners
02
83.8%
UBS AG
09
83.2%
Credit Suisse
New
82.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (173 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Life Style - 172 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Lazard Freres
17
99.4%
Banco Santander
01
98.8%
Société Générale
18
98.3%
William Blair
No
97.7%
Duff & Phelps
02
97.1%
TD Securities
16
96.5%
Mizuho
New
95.9%
BMO Capital Markets
20
95.3%
Credit Suisse
02
94.8%
MUFG
New
94.2%
Citigroup
12
93.6%
Morgan Stanley
18
93.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
08
92.4%
Nomura Holdings
05
91.9%
Lincoln International
12
91.3%
Natixis
14
90.7%
HSBC
03
90.1%
JPMorgan Chase
New
89.5%
BNP Paribas
05
89.0%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
88.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
87.8%
Barclays
07
87.2%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
03
86.6%
Jefferies & Company
09
86.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
85.5%
Truist Securities
20
84.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
84.3%
Houlihan Lokey
New
83.7%
Rothschild
New
83.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
82.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (172 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Best Work/Life Balance (1) (2)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
William Blair
02
99.4%
Duff & Phelps
04
98.8%
Mizuho
New
98.2%
Banco Santander
03
97.7%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
02
97.1%
HSBC
07
96.5%
Natixis
05
95.9%
Société Générale
03
95.3%
Credit Suisse
06
94.7%
MUFG
16
94.2%
PwC Corporate Finance
03
93.6%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
93.0%
BMO Capital Markets
10
92.4%
JPMorgan Chase
New
91.8%
Citigroup
New
91.2%
TD Securities
04
90.6%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
02
90.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
89.5%
Nomura Holdings
03
88.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
07
88.3%
Morgan Stanley
New
87.7%
Lazard Freres
New
87.1%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
86.5%
BNP Paribas
06
86.0%
Leerink Partners
New
85.4%
Truist Securities
05
84.8%
Lincoln International
23
84.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
83.6%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
83.0%
Barclays
New
82.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (171 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Worst Work/Life Balance (1) (2)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
CIBC World Markets
New
99.4%
Seabury Group
01
98.8%
Saxenhammer
New
98.2%
Ramirez and Co
02
97.7%
Citic Securities
02
97.1%
Ducera
05
96.5%
Mediobanca
New
95.9%
FINNEA Group
03
95.3%
Arma Partners
New
94.7%
Olsen Palmer
03
94.2%
The Opes Group
03
93.6%
Agentis Capital
06
93.0%
ABG Sundal Collier
04
92.4%
ComCap LLC
New
91.8%
Edgemont Capital Partners
13
91.2%
Roth Capital Partners
New
90.6%
Valitas Capital Partners
02
90.1%
Itaú BBA
New
89.5%
Raine Group
New
88.9%
Clearwater Corporate Finance
New
88.3%
LionTree Advisors
New
87.7%
GP Bullhound
New
87.1%
Jordan, Knauff & Company
New
86.5%
DH Capital
New
86.0%
SPP Capital Partners
New
85.4%
Lazard Middle Market
07
84.8%
Locust Walk Partners
New
84.2%
Eastdil Secured
08
83.6%
Seabury Capital
New
83.0%
Clearwater International
New
82.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (171 total firms). See Methodology FAQ below for more information.

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

Most Average Hours Worked (1)
How many hours do you work an average?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Stephens
02
85.0
DH Capital
New
85.0
Lazard
02
85.0
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
02
85.0
AGC Partners
02
85.0
Qatalyst Partners
04
83.3
Centerview Partners
06
83.1
Lazard Middle Market
04
82.5
Hammond Hanlon Camp
01
82.5
Stifel Financial
10
82.1
Moelis & Company
No
81.9
Financial Technology Partners
03
81.5
PJT Partners
05
80.4
Edgemont Capital Partners
12
80.0
China International Capital Corporation
New
80.0
Crosstree Capital Partners
New
80.0
Leerink Partners
New
78.8
Black Arch Partners
02
78.3
Raine Group
02
78.3
Arma Partners
03
78.3
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
77.6
Evercore
New
76.7
Agentis Capital
New
76.7
Lazard Freres
New
76.5
Harris Williams & Co.
06
76.5
Morgan Stanley
New
76.4
Cowen Group
New
76.3
BDA Partners
New
76.0
Rothschild
New
75.4
Jefferies & Company
03
75.3

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (138 total firms).

The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.

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Methodology FAQ

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Why do the average compensation numbers look so low?
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What are the percentile rankings based on?
The percentile rankings of companies listed here are based on the current YTD and the prior two years of data for companies that received at least one vote. The simple average scores are converted into an Adjusted Score before the companies are ranked to take into account companies with a smaller sample size. This method uses Bayesian Statistics.
Why do you use Bayesian Statistics to adjust scores?
This methodology is used in order to account for standard deviation in rankings. As a company gets more rankings and data, we have more confidence that the average ranking is a true reflection of reality, so this is reflected in the adjusted scores and Percentile rankings. Learn more about Bayesian Statistics here.
Why don't I see company XYZ?
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