Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of June, 2026

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2024, 2025, YTD 2026. 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
Centerview Partners
No
99.2%
Evercore
No
98.4%
Qatalyst Partners
03
97.6%
PJT Partners
01
96.8%
Moelis & Company
01
96.0%
Nomura Holdings
02
95.2%
Rothschild
02
94.4%
Goldman Sachs
02
93.7%
Citigroup
07
92.9%
Lazard, Inc.
11
92.1%
Agentis Capital
New
91.3%
Eastdil Secured
01
90.5%
Scotiabank
New
89.7%
William Blair
09
88.9%
Financial Technology Partners
01
88.1%
Morgan Stanley
01
87.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
86.5%
Guggenheim Partners
03
85.7%
KeyBanc Capital Markets
New
84.9%
D.A. Davidson & Co
08
84.1%
Deutsche Bank
New
83.3%
Ardea Partners
07
82.5%
Piper Sandler
New
81.7%
LionTree Advisors
02
81.0%
Tidal Partners
03
80.2%
Livingstone Partners
New
79.4%
Houlihan Lokey
09
78.6%
Greenhill
New
77.8%
CIBC World Markets
16
77.0%
TD Securities
New
76.2%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (126 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
Harris Williams & Co.
No
99.2%
Solomon Partners
22
98.4%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
03
97.6%
Black Arch Partners
01
96.8%
Truist Securities
03
96.0%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
02
95.2%
Ducera
New
94.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
01
93.7%
William Blair
08
92.9%
RBC Capital Markets
01
92.1%
Piper Sandler
08
91.3%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
01
90.5%
Capstone Partners
New
89.7%
Mizuho
New
88.9%
Lincoln International
08
88.1%
TD Securities
09
87.3%
Houlihan Lokey
01
86.5%
Cascadia Capital LLC
06
85.7%
Carlsquare
01
84.9%
Jefferies & Company
09
84.1%
Goldman Sachs
02
83.3%
PJT Partners
New
82.5%
Guggenheim Partners
09
81.7%
Barclays
New
81.0%
Stephens Inc
New
80.2%
BMO Capital Markets
04
79.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
04
78.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
77.8%
JPMorgan
New
77.0%
Evercore
04
76.2%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (126 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 - 170 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Morgan Stanley
01
98.8%
Evercore
01
98.2%
BMO Capital Markets
12
97.6%
Banco Santander
01
97.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
01
96.5%
Goldman Sachs
03
95.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
95.3%
JPMorgan
No
94.7%
Deutsche Bank
11
94.1%
Houlihan Lokey
06
93.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
08
92.9%
UBS AG
14
92.4%
Rothschild
16
91.8%
Citigroup
04
91.2%
Guggenheim Partners
03
90.6%
Lazard Freres
07
90.0%
BNP Paribas
02
89.4%
Lincoln International
11
88.8%
Scotiabank
08
88.2%
Barclays
09
87.6%
Credit Agricole
04
87.1%
RBC Capital Markets
New
86.5%
Société Générale
01
85.9%
Nomura Holdings
New
85.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
12
84.7%
TD Securities
05
84.1%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
83.5%
HSBC
14
82.9%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
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.

Professional Growth Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for professional growth?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Evercore
No
98.8%
Morgan Stanley
05
98.2%
JPMorgan
No
97.7%
BMO Capital Markets
12
97.1%
Goldman Sachs
03
96.5%
Guggenheim Partners
No
95.9%
Houlihan Lokey
02
95.3%
Deutsche Bank
09
94.7%
Lincoln International
05
94.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
93.6%
Citigroup
02
93.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
No
92.4%
Piper Sandler
02
91.8%
BNP Paribas
01
91.2%
Rothschild
04
90.6%
Lazard Freres
08
90.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
06
89.5%
Banco Santander
06
88.9%
UBS AG
08
88.3%
Scotiabank
New
87.7%
William Blair
04
87.1%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
04
86.5%
Barclays
13
86.0%
National Bank of Canada
04
85.4%
Société Générale
New
84.8%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
84.2%
RBC Capital Markets
New
83.6%
Nomura Securities
New
83.0%
HSBC
03
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.

Career Advancement Opportunities (1) (2)
Your opportunities for career advancement?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Evercore
01
99.4%
Moelis & Company
01
98.8%
JPMorgan
01
98.2%
Guggenheim Partners
01
97.7%
Morgan Stanley
07
97.1%
Goldman Sachs
03
96.5%
BMO Capital Markets
11
95.9%
Citigroup
02
95.3%
Wells Fargo and Company
05
94.7%
Houlihan Lokey
03
94.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
93.6%
BNP Paribas
03
93.0%
Lincoln International
05
92.4%
Deutsche Bank
09
91.8%
Lazard Freres
05
91.2%
Rothschild
05
90.6%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
No
90.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
07
89.5%
Scotiabank
New
88.9%
Barclays
11
88.3%
Piper Sandler
01
87.7%
William Blair
06
87.1%
Banco Santander
07
86.5%
HSBC
No
86.0%
UBS AG
No
85.4%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
02
84.8%
Nomura Securities
New
84.2%
National Bank of Canada
New
83.6%
Société Générale
New
83.0%
DC Advisory
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.

Intern Offer Rates (1)
Average percentage of interns receiving full time offers
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
ThinkEquity Partners
01
100.0%
Candlewood Partners
New
100.0%
Ducera
01
93.3%
PMCF
10
90.0%
Cowen Group
14
90.0%
MTS Health Partners
02
90.0%
Davidson Companies
02
90.0%
Natixis
New
90.0%
Tudor Pickering Holt and Co
07
90.0%
Caixa-Banco de Investimento SA
No
90.0%
Cain Brothers
New
90.0%
Peter J Solomon
New
90.0%
Evercore
02
88.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
04
87.3%
PJT Partners
08
86.7%
Moelis & Company
04
85.0%
National Bank Financial Group
New
85.0%
Solomon Partners
New
85.0%
Scotiabank
New
83.3%
AGC Partners
03
83.3%
Barclays
New
82.9%
Guggenheim Partners
02
81.0%
The Sage Group
01
80.0%
Bowen Advisors
17
80.0%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
80.0%

Simple average based off of investment banks that received at least one intern offer data point (132 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 - 170 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
06
99.4%
Guggenheim Partners
01
98.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
No
98.2%
Morgan Stanley
06
97.7%
JPMorgan
01
97.1%
Goldman Sachs
03
96.5%
Nomura Holdings
09
95.9%
BNP Paribas
03
95.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
94.7%
Scotiabank
13
94.2%
Houlihan Lokey
06
93.6%
UBS AG
New
93.0%
Evercore
01
92.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
06
91.8%
BMO Capital Markets
02
91.2%
HSBC
12
90.6%
Deutsche Bank
08
90.1%
TD Securities
No
89.5%
Société Génrale CIB
03
88.9%
Citigroup
03
88.3%
William Blair
01
87.7%
B. Riley & Co.
New
87.1%
Banco Santander
02
86.5%
Société Générale
05
86.0%
Nomura Securities
New
85.4%
National Bank of Canada
New
84.8%
Piper Sandler
03
84.2%
Lincoln International
13
83.6%
Truist Securities
New
83.0%
Lazard Freres
No
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.

Best Recognition (1) (2)
Recognition and praise you receive when you do a good job?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
01
99.4%
Moelis & Company
06
98.8%
Morgan Stanley
09
98.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09
97.7%
BNP Paribas
No
97.1%
JPMorgan
08
96.5%
Guggenheim Partners
03
95.9%
Evercore
01
95.3%
BMO Capital Markets
07
94.7%
HSBC
07
94.2%
Nomura Holdings
10
93.6%
Goldman Sachs
06
93.0%
UBS AG
11
92.4%
TD Securities
01
91.8%
Houlihan Lokey
04
91.2%
Barclays
15
90.6%
Deutsche Bank
08
90.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
11
89.5%
Société Générale
01
88.9%
Credit Agricole
01
88.3%
Lincoln International
11
87.7%
Citigroup
05
87.1%
Lazard Freres
06
86.5%
Scotiabank
New
86.0%
B. Riley & Co.
New
85.4%
Société Génrale CIB
04
84.8%
Banco Santander
01
84.2%
Piper Sandler
No
83.6%
RBC Capital Markets
New
83.0%
AGC Partners
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 Fair (1) (2)
Fairness in how promotions are given and people are treated?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Guggenheim Partners
No
98.8%
Evercore
04
98.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
No
97.7%
Morgan Stanley
20
97.1%
Nomura Securities
09
96.5%
BMO Capital Markets
07
95.9%
BNP Paribas
04
95.3%
TD Securities
03
94.7%
Goldman Sachs
01
94.2%
Barclays
08
93.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06
93.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
06
92.4%
JPMorgan
06
91.8%
UBS AG
12
91.2%
Deutsche Bank
01
90.6%
Lincoln International
12
90.1%
Scotiabank
12
89.5%
William Blair
09
88.9%
Houlihan Lokey
07
88.3%
Citigroup
New
87.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
13
87.1%
Banco Santander
05
86.5%
Credit Agricole
New
86.0%
Truist Securities
New
85.4%
Nomura Holdings
New
84.8%
HSBC
03
84.2%
Lazard Freres
New
83.6%
RBC Capital Markets
New
83.0%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
04
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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Compensation - 170 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Evercore
03
99.4%
Guggenheim Partners
01
98.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
No
98.2%
Moelis & Company
02
97.7%
Banco Santander
14
97.1%
JPMorgan
01
96.5%
Morgan Stanley
14
95.9%
Barclays
03
95.3%
Citigroup
No
94.7%
BMO Capital Markets
08
94.2%
Scotiabank
02
93.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
93.0%
Lazard Freres
01
92.4%
Nomura Holdings
08
91.8%
Goldman Sachs
03
91.2%
TD Securities
11
90.6%
Nomura Securities
10
90.1%
BNP Paribas
11
89.5%
UBS AG
02
88.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
88.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
11
87.7%
Rothschild
07
87.1%
Houlihan Lokey
No
86.5%
DC Advisory
New
86.0%
RBC Capital Markets
New
85.4%
HSBC
New
84.8%
Deutsche Bank
01
84.2%
PJT Partners
03
83.6%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
01
83.0%
Société Génrale CIB
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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Senior Management - 170 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Morgan Stanley
03
98.8%
Evercore
No
98.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
97.7%
Guggenheim Partners
01
97.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
96.5%
Scotiabank
16
95.9%
JPMorgan
No
95.3%
Goldman Sachs
05
94.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
08
94.2%
Houlihan Lokey
01
93.6%
BMO Capital Markets
03
93.0%
DC Advisory
New
92.4%
Barclays
02
91.8%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
07
91.2%
Deutsche Bank
No
90.6%
Banco Santander
11
90.1%
TD Securities
11
89.5%
Lazard Freres
05
88.9%
BNP Paribas
09
88.3%
HSBC
No
87.7%
Citigroup
07
87.1%
National Bank of Canada
03
86.5%
Nomura Holdings
06
86.0%
UBS AG
New
85.4%
Société Générale
New
84.8%
Piper Sandler
07
84.2%
Lincoln International
11
83.6%
Nomura Securities
New
83.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
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.

Best Teamwork (1) (2)
Information and knowledge sharing withing company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Morgan Stanley
No
99.4%
Moelis & Company
No
98.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
98.2%
JPMorgan
04
97.7%
BMO Capital Markets
01
97.1%
Evercore
02
96.5%
Goldman Sachs
04
95.9%
Barclays
01
95.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
94.7%
BNP Paribas
No
94.2%
HSBC
02
93.6%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
93.0%
Houlihan Lokey
01
92.4%
Deutsche Bank
09
91.8%
Guggenheim Partners
02
91.2%
Lincoln International
01
90.6%
Citigroup
05
90.1%
Nomura Holdings
01
89.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
08
88.9%
Piper Sandler
09
88.3%
Scotiabank
05
87.7%
Banco Santander
05
87.1%
Rothschild
01
86.5%
UBS AG
04
86.0%
Lazard Freres
04
85.4%
TD Securities
01
84.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
14
84.2%
Eastdil Secured
No
83.6%
AGC Partners
New
83.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
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.

Best Leadership (1) (2)
Leadership abilities of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
03
98.8%
Guggenheim Partners
01
98.2%
Evercore
01
97.7%
Goldman Sachs
01
97.1%
Morgan Stanley
07
96.5%
JPMorgan
03
95.9%
BMO Capital Markets
15
95.3%
Deutsche Bank
06
94.7%
Houlihan Lokey
01
94.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
04
93.6%
Piper Sandler
04
93.0%
BNP Paribas
04
92.4%
UBS AG
05
91.8%
Banco Santander
09
91.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10
90.6%
Citigroup
07
90.1%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
89.5%
Société Générale
10
88.9%
Lincoln International
08
88.3%
Lazard Freres
No
87.7%
HSBC
04
87.1%
Barclays
09
86.5%
Scotiabank
New
86.0%
Harris Williams & Co.
16
85.4%
Eastdil Secured
New
84.8%
Lazard, Inc.
02
84.2%
Société Génrale CIB
New
83.6%
Truist Securities
New
83.0%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
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.

Competence (1) (2)
Competence of senior management?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
03
98.8%
Morgan Stanley
No
98.2%
JPMorgan
02
97.7%
Evercore
03
97.1%
Houlihan Lokey
02
96.5%
BMO Capital Markets
16
95.9%
Lazard Freres
02
95.3%
Goldman Sachs
01
94.7%
Banco Santander
01
94.2%
Guggenheim Partners
No
93.6%
Deutsche Bank
05
93.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
92.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10
91.8%
Piper Sandler
08
91.2%
BNP Paribas
02
90.6%
UBS AG
05
90.1%
Lincoln International
06
89.5%
Rothschild
09
88.9%
Barclays
05
88.3%
Credit Agricole
01
87.7%
Citigroup
01
87.1%
Société Générale
04
86.5%
TD Securities
05
86.0%
Truist Securities
New
85.4%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
84.8%
Scotiabank
02
84.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
03
83.6%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
83.0%
Nomura Securities
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 - 170 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.4%
Goldman Sachs
No
98.8%
Morgan Stanley
02
98.2%
JPMorgan
No
97.7%
Evercore
02
97.1%
Guggenheim Partners
01
96.5%
Rothschild
01
95.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
95.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
94.7%
BMO Capital Markets
15
94.2%
BNP Paribas
No
93.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
08
93.0%
Banco Santander
05
92.4%
Deutsche Bank
02
91.8%
Houlihan Lokey
03
91.2%
Barclays
03
90.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
07
90.1%
Citigroup
04
89.5%
Credit Agricole
07
88.9%
Nomura Holdings
New
88.3%
UBS AG
New
87.7%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
07
87.1%
RBC Capital Markets
No
86.5%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
03
86.0%
Lazard Freres
08
85.4%
Scotiabank
New
84.8%
National Bank of Canada
03
84.2%
Piper Sandler
04
83.6%
Lincoln International
10
83.0%
HSBC
15
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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Life Style - 170 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
04
99.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
98.8%
Houlihan Lokey
07
98.2%
HSBC
03
97.7%
JPMorgan
02
97.1%
Moelis & Company
08
96.5%
BNP Paribas
05
95.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
95.3%
Credit Agricole
03
94.7%
Lincoln International
02
94.2%
BMO Capital Markets
02
93.6%
TD Securities
08
93.0%
Banco Santander
02
92.4%
Evercore
01
91.8%
Goldman Sachs
12
91.2%
Morgan Stanley
09
90.6%
Deutsche Bank
No
90.1%
Société Générale
06
89.5%
Barclays
03
88.9%
Guggenheim Partners
02
88.3%
Société Génrale CIB
New
87.7%
Citigroup
No
87.1%
UBS AG
New
86.5%
DC Advisory
New
86.0%
Scotiabank
01
85.4%
Piper Sandler
New
84.8%
Investec
New
84.2%
National Bank of Canada
New
83.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
03
83.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
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.

Best Work/Life Balance (1) (2)
Employer support in balancing between work life and personal life?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
01
99.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06
98.8%
Barclays
03
98.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
97.7%
BNP Paribas
02
97.1%
HSBC
03
96.5%
JPMorgan
03
95.9%
Houlihan Lokey
05
95.3%
TD Securities
05
94.7%
Credit Agricole
05
94.2%
Moelis & Company
New
93.6%
Société Générale
03
93.0%
Société Génrale CIB
04
92.4%
BMO Capital Markets
06
91.8%
DC Advisory
New
91.2%
Scotiabank
13
90.6%
Deutsche Bank
01
90.1%
Piper Sandler
03
89.5%
Lincoln International
07
88.9%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
04
88.3%
Citigroup
New
87.7%
Banco Santander
08
87.1%
Morgan Stanley
New
86.5%
Goldman Sachs
04
86.0%
Standard Chartered Bank
New
85.4%
MUFG
New
84.8%
Guggenheim Partners
New
84.2%
Evercore
New
83.6%
B. Riley & Co.
New
83.0%
Alantra
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
J.P. Morgan
11
99.4%
Edgemont Capital Partners
02
98.8%
IMAP MB Partners
02
98.2%
Credit Suisse
New
97.7%
Atlas Technology Group
03
97.1%
DelMorgan Co
01
96.5%
Bourne Partners
01
95.9%
Candlewood Partners
01
95.3%
LionTree Advisors
06
94.7%
AZ Capital
No
94.2%
Arma Partners
02
93.6%
The Vant Group
04
93.0%
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
04
92.4%
Black Arch Partners
04
91.8%
PNC Financial Services
04
91.2%
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
04
90.6%
Woodside Capital Partners
05
90.1%
Cantor Fitzgerald
New
89.5%
Mirae Asset
05
88.9%
Hyde Park Capital
06
88.3%
Coronation Merchant Bank
New
87.7%
D.A. Davidson & Co
06
87.1%
Financiére Cambon
New
86.5%
Roth Capital Partners
New
86.0%
Canaccord Genuity
New
85.4%
PJ SOLOMON
New
84.8%
Imperial Capital
New
84.2%
Mizuho
New
83.6%
Bryan Garnier and Co
New
83.0%
Craig Hallum
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
Union Square Advisors
03
86.7
LionTree Advisors
No
85.0
National Bank Financial Markets
12
85.0
Arma Partners
06
83.3
Moelis & Company
02
80.9
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
80.8
Crosstree Capital Partners
01
80.0
Mediobanca
New
80.0
Peter J Solomon
New
80.0
Perella Weinberg Partners
02
79.4
Lazard, Inc.
No
79.4
Alantra
New
78.8
Ducera
05
78.3
Stout Risius Ross
New
78.3
Jefferies & Company
02
78.2
Lazard Freres
05
78.0
Solomon Partners
02
78.0
Rothschild
04
77.4
Morgan Stanley
01
77.1
AGC Partners
04
77.0
Carlsquare
08
77.0
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
05
76.7
Evercore
New
76.4
William Blair
New
75.8
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
75.8
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
75.0
Duff & Phelps
New
75.0
Berkshire Global Advisors
01
75.0
Cantor Fitzgerald
New
75.0
Capstone Partners
02
75.0

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (115 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

How often is this data updated?
The rankings are constantly changing and evolving based on additional data we collect every day. The graphs and tables use the data from YTD and the prior 2 years. See tabs located above on this page to access previous year rankings.
Why do the average compensation numbers look so low?
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Where does this data come from?
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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?
Some great smaller firms may not be represented in the rankings for the simple reason that we have not collected enough data to represent them accurately or for us to have enough data to display them at all.
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