Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of December, 2017

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2015, 2016, 2017. 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
Moelis & Company
02
99.4%
PJT Partners
01
98.8%
Evercore
01
98.2%
Centerview Partners
01
97.5%
Greenhill
02
96.9%
Houlihan Lokey
No
96.3%
Morgan Stanley
06
95.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
04
95.1%
Rothschild
01
94.5%
Goldman Sachs
01
93.9%
Guggenheim Partners
02
93.3%
BMO Capital Markets
07
92.6%
Financial Technology Partners
New
92.0%
Millstein and Co
New
91.4%
Ducera
New
90.8%
Citigroup
06
90.2%
Lincoln International
New
89.6%
HSBC
06
89.0%
BNP Paribas
New
88.3%
LionTree Advisors
New
87.7%
Union Square Advisors
09
87.1%
Jefferies & Company
02
86.5%
UBS AG
04
85.9%
Lazard, Inc.
12
85.3%
JPMorgan
04
84.7%
Credit Suisse
10
84.0%
Credit Agricole
New
83.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
82.8%
FocalPoint Partners LLC
New
82.2%
Deutsche Bank
New
81.6%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (163 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
Perella Weinberg Partners
01
99.4%
PNC Financial Services
04
98.8%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
06
98.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
03
97.5%
Société Générale
14
96.9%
Lincoln International
12
96.3%
Evercore
New
95.7%
Houlihan Lokey
02
95.1%
Stephens Inc
01
94.5%
William Blair
New
93.9%
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc.
12
93.3%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
15
92.6%
Rothschild
New
92.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
91.4%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
04
90.8%
Lazard, Inc.
06
90.2%
Deutsche Bank
10
89.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
14
89.0%
JPMorgan
New
88.3%
Mizuho
New
87.7%
Credit Suisse
04
87.1%
Morgan Stanley
New
86.5%
Goldman Sachs
06
85.9%
Financial Technology Partners
New
85.3%
Citigroup
New
84.7%
PJT Partners
New
84.0%
Guggenheim Partners
New
83.4%
UBS AG
New
82.8%
Centerview Partners
09
82.2%
CIBC World Markets
04
81.6%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (163 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
No
99.6%
Houlihan Lokey
04
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
No
98.7%
Evercore
02
98.2%
JPMorgan
No
97.8%
Lazard, Inc.
02
97.3%
Morgan Stanley
07
96.9%
PJT Partners
20
96.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
96.0%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
02
95.5%
Credit Suisse
04
95.1%
Piper Jaffray
02
94.6%
Citigroup
04
94.2%
RBC Capital Markets
03
93.8%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
93.3%
Deutsche Bank
New
92.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
03
92.4%
Moelis & Company
01
92.0%
Barclays
03
91.5%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
91.1%
BNP Paribas
04
90.6%
Jefferies & Company
08
90.2%
Nomura Holdings
08
89.7%
BMO Capital Markets
03
89.3%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
88.8%
Guggenheim Partners
13
88.4%
Société Générale
04
87.9%
HSBC
12
87.5%
Rothschild
11
87.1%
AGC Partners
New
86.6%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (224 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
Morgan Stanley
10
99.6%
Goldman Sachs
01
99.1%
Lazard, Inc.
01
98.7%
JPMorgan
03
98.2%
Citigroup
01
97.8%
Houlihan Lokey
01
97.4%
Moelis & Company
03
96.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
03
96.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
96.0%
PJT Partners
16
95.6%
Evercore
02
95.2%
Deutsche Bank
03
94.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
94.3%
Credit Suisse
08
93.8%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
08
93.4%
Barclays
04
93.0%
Piper Jaffray
No
92.5%
RBC Capital Markets
06
92.1%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
No
91.6%
BMO Capital Markets
02
91.2%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
90.7%
William Blair
New
90.3%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
89.9%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
89.4%
Jefferies & Company
02
89.0%
UBS AG
12
88.5%
Greenhill
02
88.1%
Guggenheim Partners
12
87.7%
Rothschild
11
87.2%
KeyBanc Capital Markets
New
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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
Morgan Stanley
08
99.6%
Goldman Sachs
02
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
98.7%
PJT Partners
New
98.2%
Moelis & Company
No
97.8%
Evercore
04
97.4%
Citigroup
01
96.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
19
96.5%
JPMorgan
06
96.0%
Houlihan Lokey
02
95.6%
Deutsche Bank
04
95.2%
Lazard, Inc.
05
94.7%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
09
94.3%
Credit Suisse
02
93.8%
Barclays
06
93.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
93.0%
Piper Jaffray
04
92.5%
William Blair
05
92.1%
BMO Capital Markets
07
91.6%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
10
91.2%
Jefferies & Company
07
90.7%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
90.3%
Guggenheim Partners
07
89.9%
Rothschild
04
89.4%
RBC Capital Markets
11
89.0%
Greenhill
New
88.5%
UBS AG
08
88.1%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
87.7%
Nomura Holdings
04
87.2%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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
Simmons & Company International
01
100.0%
Fifth Third Bank
01
100.0%
Corporate Finance Associates
New
100.0%
TD Securities
New
100.0%
Greentech Capital Advisors
02
95.0%
Lincoln International
02
95.0%
MUFG
New
90.0%
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc.
No
90.0%
Guggenheim Partners
04
90.0%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
85.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
13
82.0%
Barclays
08
81.3%
Cowen Group
New
80.0%
Cantor Fitzgerald
New
80.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
New
80.0%
BB&T
New
80.0%
Credit Suisse
08
78.3%
Citigroup
New
78.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
78.0%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
New
77.1%
PJT Partners
New
76.7%
Deutsche Bank
01
75.6%
Greenhill
22
75.0%
Lazard, Inc.
New
74.7%
Morgan Stanley
New
74.6%

Simple average based off of investment banks that received at least one intern offer data point (85 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Houlihan Lokey
No
99.6%
Lazard, Inc.
08
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.7%
PJT Partners
New
98.2%
HSBC
18
97.8%
Morgan Stanley
08
97.3%
Wells Fargo and Company
05
96.9%
JPMorgan
01
96.5%
Evercore
01
96.0%
Credit Suisse
07
95.6%
Jefferies & Company
New
95.1%
BNP Paribas
03
94.7%
William Blair
13
94.2%
Deutsche Bank
03
93.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10
93.4%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
04
92.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
92.5%
Citigroup
03
92.0%
Société Générale
03
91.6%
BMO Capital Markets
01
91.2%
RBC Capital Markets
08
90.7%
Barclays
03
90.3%
Nomura Holdings
07
89.8%
Moelis & Company
06
89.4%
Standard Chartered Bank
13
88.9%
UBS AG
15
88.5%
Piper Jaffray
03
88.1%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
87.6%
Guggenheim Partners
23
87.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (226 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
PJT Partners
New
99.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
01
99.1%
Houlihan Lokey
02
98.7%
Deutsche Bank
11
98.2%
Goldman Sachs
01
97.8%
Piper Jaffray
04
97.3%
Morgan Stanley
New
96.9%
Moelis & Company
01
96.5%
Evercore
06
96.0%
JPMorgan
03
95.6%
HSBC
09
95.1%
Citigroup
No
94.7%
Lazard, Inc.
No
94.2%
RBC Capital Markets
02
93.8%
BNP Paribas
02
93.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06
92.9%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
11
92.5%
Barclays
04
92.0%
Jefferies & Company
New
91.6%
Credit Suisse
09
91.2%
William Blair
New
90.7%
Société Générale
04
90.3%
Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc
New
89.8%
TD Securities
New
89.4%
Nomura Holdings
02
88.9%
Madison Street Capital
New
88.5%
Clear Growth Capital
New
88.1%
Credit Agricole
02
87.6%
Lincoln International
03
87.2%
UBS AG
22
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (226 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
PJT Partners
New
99.6%
Houlihan Lokey
01
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
98.7%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.2%
Nomura Holdings
01
97.8%
Evercore
04
97.3%
Morgan Stanley
07
96.9%
Deutsche Bank
05
96.4%
JPMorgan
01
96.0%
HSBC
09
95.6%
Moelis & Company
01
95.1%
Greenhill
01
94.7%
Barclays
14
94.2%
Lazard, Inc.
12
93.8%
RBC Capital Markets
02
93.3%
BMO Capital Markets
01
92.9%
Citigroup
11
92.4%
Piper Jaffray
09
92.0%
Credit Suisse
01
91.6%
William Blair
05
91.1%
AGC Partners
New
90.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10
90.2%
Clear Growth Capital
New
89.8%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
08
89.3%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
88.9%
UBS AG
03
88.4%
Rothschild
New
88.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
04
87.6%
Jefferies & Company
New
87.1%
Guggenheim Partners
23
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (225 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Perella Weinberg Partners
13
99.6%
Evercore
01
99.1%
Houlihan Lokey
06
98.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
98.2%
PJT Partners
11
97.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
No
97.4%
Moelis & Company
02
96.9%
Morgan Stanley
04
96.5%
Guggenheim Partners
06
96.0%
JPMorgan
No
95.6%
Citigroup
04
95.2%
Credit Suisse
01
94.7%
Goldman Sachs
09
94.3%
Deutsche Bank
11
93.8%
RBC Capital Markets
02
93.4%
Lazard, Inc.
01
93.0%
Piper Jaffray
01
92.5%
William Blair
01
92.1%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
11
91.6%
Greenhill
No
91.2%
Centerview Partners
New
90.7%
UBS AG
07
90.3%
Barclays
01
89.9%
BMO Capital Markets
New
89.4%
Rothschild
02
89.0%
Nomura Holdings
05
88.5%
PNC Financial Services
New
88.1%
Société Générale
New
87.7%
China International Capital Corporation
New
87.2%
Itaú BBA
New
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
PJT Partners
New
99.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
01
99.1%
Morgan Stanley
04
98.7%
Goldman Sachs
No
98.2%
Lazard, Inc.
12
97.8%
Citigroup
02
97.3%
Evercore
04
96.9%
JPMorgan
03
96.4%
Houlihan Lokey
04
96.0%
Nomura Holdings
04
95.6%
HSBC
New
95.1%
Piper Jaffray
10
94.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
94.2%
RBC Capital Markets
04
93.8%
BMO Capital Markets
04
93.3%
Jefferies & Company
06
92.9%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
02
92.4%
Clear Growth Capital
New
92.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
91.6%
Credit Suisse
08
91.1%
Moelis & Company
12
90.7%
Barclays
08
90.2%
Rothschild
03
89.8%
Canaccord Genuity
New
89.3%
Boenning & Scattergood
New
88.9%
UBS AG
03
88.4%
PNC Financial Services
New
88.0%
William Blair
New
87.6%
Madison Street Capital
New
87.1%
Standard Chartered Bank
02
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (225 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
Goldman Sachs
No
99.6%
Lazard, Inc.
05
99.1%
Morgan Stanley
09
98.7%
Houlihan Lokey
07
98.2%
JPMorgan
02
97.8%
Evercore
02
97.4%
Moelis & Company
02
96.9%
BMO Capital Markets
06
96.5%
Citigroup
01
96.0%
Deutsche Bank
07
95.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
95.2%
PJT Partners
New
94.7%
Piper Jaffray
07
94.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06
93.8%
Jefferies & Company
New
93.4%
RBC Capital Markets
13
93.0%
BNP Paribas
01
92.5%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
92.1%
William Blair
New
91.6%
Credit Suisse
07
91.2%
Guggenheim Partners
02
90.7%
HSBC
04
90.3%
Nomura Holdings
05
89.9%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
09
89.4%
Barclays
02
89.0%
Itaú BBA
New
88.5%
AGC Partners
New
88.1%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
New
87.7%
Rothschild
15
87.2%
PNC Financial Services
New
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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
PJT Partners
14
99.6%
JPMorgan
01
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
01
98.7%
Lazard, Inc.
01
98.2%
Morgan Stanley
04
97.8%
Evercore
05
97.4%
Wells Fargo and Company
03
96.9%
Jefferies & Company
13
96.5%
Houlihan Lokey
01
96.0%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
01
95.6%
Moelis & Company
05
95.2%
Piper Jaffray
05
94.7%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
94.3%
RBC Capital Markets
03
93.8%
PNC Financial Services
13
93.4%
Citigroup
04
93.0%
BMO Capital Markets
07
92.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
92.1%
Barclays
03
91.6%
Credit Suisse
06
91.2%
Madison Street Capital
New
90.7%
Deutsche Bank
New
90.3%
UBS AG
04
89.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
89.4%
TD Securities
New
89.0%
Lincoln International
No
88.5%
HSBC
New
88.1%
Greenhill
01
87.7%
Itaú BBA
New
87.2%
AGC Partners
New
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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
PJT Partners
18
99.6%
Morgan Stanley
05
99.1%
Houlihan Lokey
01
98.7%
Goldman Sachs
02
98.2%
Evercore
04
97.8%
Lazard, Inc.
03
97.4%
JPMorgan
04
96.9%
Piper Jaffray
No
96.5%
Jefferies & Company
New
96.0%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
95.6%
Moelis & Company
01
95.2%
RBC Capital Markets
02
94.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
07
94.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
New
93.8%
Citigroup
05
93.4%
BMO Capital Markets
03
93.0%
Credit Suisse
06
92.5%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
03
92.1%
Deutsche Bank
03
91.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15
91.2%
Itaú BBA
New
90.7%
AGC Partners
New
90.3%
Guggenheim Partners
07
89.9%
William Blair
New
89.4%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
89.0%
Barclays
02
88.5%
PNC Financial Services
New
88.1%
Credit Agricole
07
87.7%
TD Securities
New
87.2%
UBS AG
07
86.8%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (227 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Goldman Sachs
No
99.6%
Morgan Stanley
01
99.1%
Lazard, Inc.
01
98.7%
JPMorgan
01
98.2%
PJT Partners
16
97.8%
Rothschild
01
97.3%
Houlihan Lokey
02
96.9%
Evercore
06
96.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
96.0%
Credit Suisse
01
95.6%
Citigroup
02
95.1%
Moelis & Company
04
94.7%
BMO Capital Markets
01
94.2%
RBC Capital Markets
06
93.8%
Perella Weinberg Partners
13
93.4%
William Blair
06
92.9%
Jefferies & Company
12
92.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
12
92.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
91.6%
Piper Jaffray
05
91.2%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
07
90.7%
Greenhill
05
90.3%
Barclays
07
89.8%
Lincoln International
01
89.4%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
88.9%
UBS AG
06
88.5%
Itaú BBA
New
88.1%
BNP Paribas
05
87.6%
HSBC
New
87.2%
Madison Street Capital
New
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (226 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 - 224 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Wells Fargo and Company
01
99.6%
HSBC
02
99.1%
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
11
98.7%
BNP Paribas
01
98.2%
Piper Jaffray
04
97.8%
Goldman Sachs
01
97.3%
PJT Partners
New
96.9%
Mizuho
19
96.4%
Standard Chartered Bank
04
96.0%
Houlihan Lokey
04
95.6%
JPMorgan
04
95.1%
RBC Capital Markets
New
94.7%
Natixis
New
94.2%
PNC Financial Services
16
93.8%
Credit Agricole
03
93.3%
Citigroup
08
92.9%
Société Générale
07
92.4%
Nomura Holdings
01
92.0%
MUFG
New
91.6%
Deutsche Bank
New
91.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
12
90.7%
Stout Risius Ross
15
90.2%
Morgan Stanley
New
89.8%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
89.3%
Credit Suisse
09
88.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
88.4%
Evercore
16
88.0%
Canaccord Genuity
New
87.6%
BMO Capital Markets
17
87.1%
KeyBanc Capital Markets
New
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (225 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
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH
10
99.6%
PNC Financial Services
05
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
02
98.7%
Piper Jaffray
02
98.2%
Société Générale
05
97.8%
HSBC
03
97.3%
Nomura Holdings
07
96.9%
JPMorgan
04
96.4%
PJT Partners
New
96.0%
Clear Growth Capital
New
95.6%
BNP Paribas
05
95.1%
Deutsche Bank
15
94.7%
Houlihan Lokey
05
94.2%
Natixis
New
93.8%
RBC Capital Markets
06
93.3%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
13
92.9%
Goldman Sachs
04
92.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09
92.0%
MUFG
New
91.6%
Barclays
05
91.1%
Credit Suisse
06
90.7%
TD Securities
New
90.2%
Morgan Stanley
New
89.8%
Citigroup
02
89.3%
Standard Chartered Bank
07
88.9%
Credit Agricole
21
88.4%
Evercore
23
88.0%
BMO Capital Markets
04
87.6%
AGC Partners
New
87.1%
Duff & Phelps
02
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (225 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
GMP Securities
05
99.6%
Sberbank CIB
06
99.1%
LionTree Advisors
New
98.7%
National Bank of Canada
New
98.2%
Renaissance Capital
New
97.8%
Bank of China
New
97.3%
Needham & Company
No
96.9%
Cascadia Capital LLC
New
96.4%
National Bank Financial Markets
New
96.0%
Lancaster Pollard
New
95.6%
Black Arch Partners
New
95.1%
Capstone Partners
New
94.7%
BOC International Holdings
02
94.2%
Nielen Schuman
04
93.8%
J.P. Turner & Company LLC
New
93.3%
CIMB Group
New
92.9%
Lazard Freres
New
92.4%
G2 Capital Advisors
New
92.0%
Peakstone Group
02
91.6%
McCafferty and Company
New
91.1%
Imperial Capital
04
90.7%
Intrepid Investment Bankers
New
90.2%
Bank of the West
04
89.8%
TAP Advisors
06
89.3%
Financo
New
88.9%
Bentley Associates
New
88.4%
GP Bullhound
05
88.0%
Nordea
01
87.6%
Blackstone Group
New
87.1%
Mediobanca
New
86.7%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (225 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
LionTree Advisors
New
90.0
BTG Pactual
New
87.5
Greentech Capital Advisors
No
87.0
Allen & Company llc
04
86.7
Petsky Prunier
02
85.0
MTS Health Partners
01
85.0
Lazard Freres
22
85.0
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
84.4
Moelis & Company
02
83.7
Mediobanca
14
82.5
PwC Corporate Finance
New
82.5
Harris Williams & Co.
No
82.1
KippsDeSanto
New
81.7
Lazard, Inc.
04
80.0
Ondra Partners
15
80.0
Altium Capital
New
80.0
Cascadia Capital LLC
New
80.0
Jordan Edmiston Group
08
80.0
Berenson and Co
New
80.0
Berkshire Capital
New
80.0
Dresner Partners
New
80.0
TAP Advisors
07
80.0
Blackstone Group
03
80.0
Western Reserve Partners
New
80.0
UBS
New
80.0
Itaú BBA
New
80.0
Financial Technology Partners
18
79.5
Sagent Advisors
15
79.3
Evercore
New
79.2
Leerink Partners
02
79.2

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (227 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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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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