INVESTMENT BANKING DIVERSITY STATS - As of August, 2026
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2024, 2025, YTD 2026. Historical reports: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Credit Agricole
10
98.6%
Scotiabank
01
97.1%
BMO Capital Markets
02
95.7%
JPMorgan
No
94.3%
Moelis & Company
No
92.9%
B. Riley & Co.
08
91.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
12
90.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
07
88.6%
Standard Chartered Bank
29
87.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
85.7%
PJT Partners
11
84.3%
Société Générale
06
82.9%
Cantor Fitzgerald
04
81.4%
Goldman Sachs
04
80.0%
Morgan Stanley
03
78.6%
BNP Paribas
14
77.1%
Citigroup
11
75.7%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
13
74.3%
HSBC
01
72.9%
Evercore
12
71.4%
Greenhill
02
70.0%
Deutsche Bank
06
68.6%
UBS AG
05
67.1%
TD Securities
No
65.7%
MUFG
16
64.3%
Stout Risius Ross
19
62.9%
Société Génrale CIB
No
61.4%
Oppenheimer
11
60.0%
Houlihan Lokey
14
58.6%
Jefferies & Company
05
57.1%
Percentile rank on racial diversity based on how balanced companies are across five primary groups: Caucasian, Asian, African American, Latino/Spanish Origin and Other
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
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.
Female Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
RBC Royal Bank of Canada (41.7%)
03
98.6%
UBS (37.7%)
01
97.2%
Scotiabank (37.0%)
02
95.8%
Mizuho (34.1%)
02
94.4%
Nomura Holdings (30.8%)
02
93.1%
Harris Williams & Co. (30.6%)
14
91.7%
Lazard Freres (30.4%)
01
90.3%
AGC Partners (27.8%)
03
88.9%
CIBC World Markets (27.2%)
No
87.5%
Morgan Stanley (26.7%)
02
86.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners (26.3%)
05
84.7%
Citigroup (24.7%)
05
83.3%
HSBC (23.1%)
16
81.9%
JPMorgan (22.5%)
11
80.6%
UBS AG (22.3%)
07
79.2%
DC Advisory (22.1%)
14
77.8%
Goldman Sachs (22.1%)
10
76.4%
PJT Partners (21.3%)
03
75.0%
Oppenheimer (21.1%)
40
73.6%
Rabobank Group (21.1%)
36
72.2%
Natixis (20.8%)
17
70.8%
Lazard, Inc. (20.4%)
14
69.4%
Evercore (19.8%)
No
68.1%
BNP Paribas (19.3%)
27
66.7%
Société Générale (19.3%)
09
65.3%
MUFG (18.1%)
05
63.9%
Centerview Partners (18.1%)
09
62.5%
Alantra (18.1%)
33
61.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (17.8%)
01
59.7%
Société Génrale CIB (17.6%)
11
58.3%
Estimate percentage of females is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
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.
Athletic Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
AGC Partners (40.9%)
No
98.6%
Stephens Inc (35.9%)
01
97.2%
Mizuho (34.0%)
16
95.8%
Eastdil Secured (32.1%)
No
94.4%
Natixis (30.7%)
19
93.1%
Cascadia Capital LLC (26.1%)
01
91.7%
Robert W. Baird & Co. (25.5%)
02
90.3%
Rabobank Group (20.9%)
37
88.9%
Ducera (19.6%)
63
87.5%
JPMorgan (18.3%)
08
86.1%
Lazard, Inc. (18.1%)
06
84.7%
Piper Sandler (18.0%)
03
83.3%
PwC Corporate Finance (17.8%)
17
81.9%
Carlsquare (17.4%)
48
80.6%
William Blair (17.1%)
22
79.2%
Financial Technology Partners (17.1%)
11
77.8%
CIBC World Markets (17.1%)
05
76.4%
UBS (16.5%)
48
75.0%
Guggenheim Partners (16.4%)
07
73.6%
BNP Paribas (16.1%)
29
72.2%
KeyBanc Capital Markets (16.0%)
15
70.8%
Houlihan Lokey (15.9%)
07
69.4%
Standard Chartered Bank (15.7%)
35
68.1%
MUFG (15.1%)
16
66.7%
Deutsche Bank (14.9%)
16
65.3%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company (14.7%)
14
63.9%
Lincoln International (14.5%)
07
62.5%
Banco Santander (14.0%)
16
61.1%
DC Advisory (13.9%)
06
59.7%
UBS AG (13.8%)
25
58.3%
Estimated percentage of varsity athletes is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
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.
Military Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
PwC Corporate Finance (16.8%)
No
98.6%
Standard Chartered Bank (10.1%)
No
97.2%
Guggenheim Partners (6.8%)
No
95.8%
Credit Agricole (6.5%)
02
94.4%
Lazard Freres (6.0%)
03
93.1%
Cantor Fitzgerald (5.6%)
02
91.7%
Banco Santander (5.2%)
02
90.3%
Mizuho (4.8%)
01
88.9%
Piper Sandler (4.1%)
02
87.5%
Evercore (3.8%)
02
86.1%
Morgan Stanley (3.5%)
02
84.7%
Harris Williams & Co. (3.4%)
06
83.3%
Lincoln International (3.2%)
01
81.9%
Rothschild (2.8%)
12
80.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2.5%)
No
79.2%
Citigroup (2.5%)
01
77.8%
Moelis & Company (2.5%)
02
76.4%
Wells Fargo and Company (2.4%)
02
75.0%
PJT Partners (2.4%)
02
73.6%
Lazard, Inc. (2.3%)
02
72.2%
Deutsche Bank (2.1%)
04
70.8%
Perella Weinberg Partners (2.0%)
02
69.4%
Société Générale (1.8%)
13
68.1%
William Blair (1.6%)
59
66.7%
Goldman Sachs (1.1%)
02
65.3%
Houlihan Lokey (0.8%)
02
63.9%
JPMorgan (0.6%)
04
62.5%
Alantra (0.1%)
27
61.1%
Mediobanca (0.1%)
14
59.7%
BTG Pactual (0.1%)
05
58.3%
Estimated percentage of employees with military association is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
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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