Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of July, 2025

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2023, 2024, YTD 2025. 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
07
99.1%
Evercore
03
98.3%
PJT Partners
No
97.4%
Moelis & Company
03
96.6%
Lazard Freres
03
95.7%
Rothschild
16
94.9%
Lazard, Inc.
New
94.0%
Ducera
02
93.2%
Qatalyst Partners
08
92.3%
Goldman Sachs
05
91.5%
D.A. Davidson & Co
New
90.6%
Société Générale
15
89.7%
Nomura Holdings
New
88.9%
Houlihan Lokey
02
88.0%
Morgan Stanley
06
87.2%
Jefferies & Company
08
86.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
06
85.5%
Financial Technology Partners
02
84.6%
RBC Capital Markets
01
83.8%
CIBC World Markets
New
82.9%
Guggenheim Partners
05
82.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
81.2%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
80.3%
Eastdil Secured
New
79.5%
UBS
New
78.6%
Tidal Partners
New
77.8%
JPMorgan
02
76.9%
Citigroup
New
76.1%
Marathon Capital LLC
New
75.2%
HSBC
New
74.4%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (117 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.
01
99.1%
Piper Sandler
01
98.3%
Lincoln International
02
97.4%
Truist Securities
09
96.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
13
95.7%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
02
94.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
12
94.0%
Black Arch Partners
New
93.2%
D.A. Davidson & Co
01
92.3%
Lazard Freres
New
91.5%
Deutsche Bank
03
90.6%
Guggenheim Partners
14
89.7%
Houlihan Lokey
08
88.9%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
05
88.0%
Goldman Sachs
New
87.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
01
86.3%
Evercore
New
85.5%
William Blair
03
84.6%
Leerink Partners
New
83.8%
Banco Santander
07
82.9%
Cascadia Capital LLC
14
82.1%
Nomura Holdings
New
81.2%
Stephens Inc
02
80.3%
Greenhill
New
79.5%
RBC Capital Markets
02
78.6%
BMO Capital Markets
10
77.8%
BNP Paribas
17
76.9%
Centerview Partners
New
76.1%
Canaccord Genuity
23
75.2%
Morgan Stanley
New
74.4%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (117 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 - 181 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Evercore
10
99.4%
Moelis & Company
No
98.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
98.3%
Houlihan Lokey
15
97.8%
Morgan Stanley
02
97.2%
Jefferies & Company
New
96.7%
Lincoln International
02
96.1%
HSBC
16
95.6%
Barclays
New
95.0%
JPMorgan
05
94.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
93.9%
Goldman Sachs
06
93.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
92.8%
Credit Suisse
08
92.3%
Citigroup
01
91.7%
BNP Paribas
New
91.2%
TD Securities
03
90.6%
Banco Santander
10
90.1%
Guggenheim Partners
New
89.5%
Harris Williams & Co.
19
89.0%
William Blair
13
88.4%
Credit Agricole
10
87.8%
Deutsche Bank
06
87.3%
Société Générale
14
86.7%
Piper Sandler
05
86.2%
BMO Capital Markets
11
85.6%
Rothschild
New
85.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
24
84.5%
Natixis
08
84.0%
Lazard Freres
23
83.4%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (181 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
Evercore
08
99.5%
Moelis & Company
01
98.9%
Houlihan Lokey
11
98.4%
Goldman Sachs
No
97.8%
JPMorgan
No
97.3%
Guggenheim Partners
New
96.7%
Barclays
21
96.2%
Morgan Stanley
01
95.6%
Citigroup
02
95.1%
Lazard Freres
08
94.5%
Lincoln International
03
94.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
93.4%
Jefferies & Company
07
92.9%
BNP Paribas
05
92.3%
Wells Fargo and Company
11
91.8%
Piper Sandler
13
91.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
90.7%
Credit Suisse
05
90.1%
Harris Williams & Co.
07
89.6%
Deutsche Bank
01
89.0%
HSBC
04
88.5%
William Blair
05
87.9%
BMO Capital Markets
03
87.4%
Rothschild
07
86.8%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
86.3%
TD Securities
04
85.7%
Stifel Financial
New
85.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
27
84.6%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
13
84.1%
Scotiabank
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Goldman Sachs
01
99.5%
Evercore
07
98.9%
Moelis & Company
04
98.4%
Citigroup
11
97.8%
Houlihan Lokey
08
97.3%
JPMorgan
01
96.7%
Morgan Stanley
01
96.2%
Barclays
16
95.6%
Jefferies & Company
05
95.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
94.5%
Guggenheim Partners
New
94.0%
Lincoln International
01
93.4%
William Blair
03
92.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
92.3%
Lazard Freres
07
91.8%
BNP Paribas
14
91.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
90.7%
Stifel Financial
07
90.1%
HSBC
New
89.6%
Rothschild
01
89.0%
Piper Sandler
07
88.5%
BMO Capital Markets
12
87.9%
Harris Williams & Co.
20
87.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
23
86.8%
Deutsche Bank
05
86.3%
UBS AG
08
85.7%
Credit Suisse
13
85.2%
Nomura Holdings
New
84.6%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
08
84.1%
Société Générale
03
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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%
ThinkEquity Partners
No
100.0%
Hammond Hanlon Camp
04
100.0%
Ducera
05
96.0%
Duff & Phelps
18
95.0%
Olsen Palmer
04
90.0%
Agentis Capital
New
90.0%
Bowen Advisors
16
90.0%
Greenhill
New
90.0%
Davidson Companies
New
90.0%
Evercore
05
85.5%
PMCF
09
85.0%
FMI Corporation
09
85.0%
Lincoln International
01
85.0%
Moelis & Company
New
84.4%
Guggenheim Partners
New
83.8%
Cowen Group
New
83.3%
Lazard, Inc.
New
83.3%
Piper Sandler
01
83.0%
Houlihan Lokey
No
82.3%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
82.1%
The Sage Group
New
80.0%
Oaklins
New
80.0%
PJT Partners
07
80.0%
Tudor Pickering Holt and Co
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 - 181 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Credit Suisse
05
99.5%
HSBC
07
98.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
26
98.4%
Guggenheim Partners
01
97.8%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
04
97.3%
JPMorgan
05
96.7%
Houlihan Lokey
08
96.2%
Goldman Sachs
01
95.6%
Lincoln International
07
95.1%
Morgan Stanley
02
94.5%
Barclays
17
94.0%
BNP Paribas
07
93.4%
Citigroup
No
92.9%
Evercore
03
92.3%
TD Securities
07
91.8%
William Blair
06
91.2%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
03
90.7%
BMO Capital Markets
04
90.1%
Moelis & Company
07
89.6%
Nomura Holdings
03
89.0%
Lazard Freres
17
88.5%
Deutsche Bank
New
87.9%
Piper Sandler
New
87.4%
Scotiabank
New
86.8%
Banco Santander
07
86.3%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
85.7%
Intesa Sanpaolo
03
85.2%
Jefferies & Company
New
84.6%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
84.1%
UBS AG
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Barclays
New
99.5%
Credit Suisse
05
98.9%
HSBC
05
98.4%
Guggenheim Partners
09
97.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
05
97.3%
BNP Paribas
13
96.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
96.2%
JPMorgan
03
95.6%
Houlihan Lokey
07
95.1%
Morgan Stanley
07
94.5%
Evercore
New
94.0%
Goldman Sachs
14
93.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01
92.9%
Lazard Freres
12
92.3%
TD Securities
13
91.8%
Lincoln International
11
91.2%
Citigroup
05
90.7%
Deutsche Bank
04
90.1%
Banco Santander
15
89.6%
Credit Agricole
01
89.0%
Société Générale
12
88.5%
Nomura Holdings
01
87.9%
BMO Capital Markets
06
87.4%
Jefferies & Company
New
86.8%
Moelis & Company
02
86.3%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
85.7%
Intesa Sanpaolo
12
85.2%
UBS AG
New
84.6%
Piper Sandler
New
84.1%
Natixis
10
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Guggenheim Partners
14
99.5%
Barclays
New
98.9%
Credit Suisse
01
98.4%
TD Securities
09
97.8%
Jefferies & Company
New
97.3%
Moelis & Company
01
96.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
96.2%
Evercore
17
95.6%
Lincoln International
03
95.1%
William Blair
07
94.5%
Goldman Sachs
05
94.0%
BNP Paribas
New
93.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
04
92.9%
Deutsche Bank
No
92.3%
Houlihan Lokey
15
91.8%
HSBC
05
91.2%
Harris Williams & Co.
15
90.7%
BMO Capital Markets
11
90.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08
89.6%
Morgan Stanley
12
89.0%
JPMorgan
09
88.5%
Ducera
04
87.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
22
87.4%
Banco Santander
New
86.8%
Piper Sandler
New
86.3%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
No
85.7%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
07
85.2%
MD Global Partners
07
84.6%
Vermilion Rock Advisors
No
84.1%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
02
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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 - 181 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
02
99.5%
Wells Fargo and Company
06
98.9%
Evercore
02
98.4%
Guggenheim Partners
02
97.8%
Nomura Holdings
16
97.3%
TD Securities
09
96.7%
Citigroup
10
96.2%
Credit Suisse
06
95.6%
Rothschild
02
95.1%
JPMorgan
01
94.5%
Goldman Sachs
07
94.0%
Jefferies & Company
No
93.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07
92.9%
Barclays
New
92.3%
Scotiabank
New
91.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
15
91.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
15
90.7%
Morgan Stanley
02
90.1%
Deutsche Bank
New
89.6%
Houlihan Lokey
08
89.0%
Lincoln International
11
88.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
87.9%
HSBC
07
87.4%
BMO Capital Markets
01
86.8%
PJT Partners
12
86.3%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
04
85.7%
BNP Paribas
New
85.2%
UBS AG
New
84.6%
Piper Sandler
New
84.1%
Lazard Freres
21
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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 - 181 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
No
99.5%
Jefferies & Company
17
98.9%
Evercore
17
98.4%
Morgan Stanley
No
97.8%
BNP Paribas
13
97.3%
Guggenheim Partners
22
96.7%
TD Securities
18
96.2%
Barclays
New
95.6%
JPMorgan
02
95.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
94.5%
Moelis & Company
03
94.0%
Houlihan Lokey
New
93.4%
Lincoln International
02
92.9%
Lazard Freres
08
92.3%
Deutsche Bank
14
91.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
10
91.2%
HSBC
10
90.7%
Goldman Sachs
04
90.1%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
14
89.6%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
18
89.0%
William Blair
09
88.5%
BMO Capital Markets
12
87.9%
Scotiabank
New
87.4%
Citigroup
06
86.8%
Société Générale
New
86.3%
Commerzbank AG
New
85.7%
Loop Capital Markets
New
85.2%
MD Global Partners
07
84.6%
Ducera
New
84.1%
Vermilion Rock Advisors
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
01
99.5%
Goldman Sachs
09
98.9%
Guggenheim Partners
12
98.4%
BNP Paribas
22
97.8%
William Blair
01
97.3%
Jefferies & Company
19
96.7%
BMO Capital Markets
03
96.2%
Houlihan Lokey
09
95.6%
Evercore
04
95.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
05
94.5%
Harris Williams & Co.
10
94.0%
JPMorgan
04
93.4%
HSBC
14
92.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
92.3%
Barclays
New
91.8%
Banco Santander
02
91.2%
Lazard Freres
14
90.7%
Lincoln International
11
90.1%
Moelis & Company
09
89.6%
Citigroup
08
89.0%
TD Securities
07
88.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
87.9%
Deutsche Bank
01
87.4%
Rothschild
08
86.8%
Scotiabank
New
86.3%
UBS AG
New
85.7%
Nomura Holdings
06
85.2%
Credit Suisse
New
84.6%
Piper Sandler
New
84.1%
Eastdil Secured
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Evercore
05
99.5%
Guggenheim Partners
10
98.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
98.4%
Goldman Sachs
06
97.8%
Morgan Stanley
02
97.3%
Moelis & Company
01
96.7%
Harris Williams & Co.
06
96.2%
Barclays
New
95.6%
Jefferies & Company
14
95.1%
BNP Paribas
20
94.5%
Deutsche Bank
07
94.0%
Banco Santander
01
93.4%
Lazard Freres
09
92.9%
HSBC
13
92.3%
Houlihan Lokey
04
91.8%
Piper Sandler
New
91.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
90.7%
Lincoln International
09
90.1%
JPMorgan
06
89.6%
Citigroup
02
89.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
No
88.5%
Société Générale
02
87.9%
TD Securities
05
87.4%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
16
86.8%
MD Global Partners
08
86.3%
Ducera
New
85.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
24
85.2%
UBS AG
New
84.6%
Credit Suisse
New
84.1%
William Blair
05
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Morgan Stanley
02
99.5%
Guggenheim Partners
18
98.9%
Moelis & Company
01
98.4%
Jefferies & Company
18
97.8%
Evercore
08
97.3%
Houlihan Lokey
04
96.7%
Goldman Sachs
04
96.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
95.6%
Piper Sandler
03
95.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
94.5%
Lincoln International
04
94.0%
Harris Williams & Co.
11
93.4%
JPMorgan
04
92.9%
Barclays
New
92.3%
Citigroup
15
91.8%
William Blair
02
91.2%
Banco Santander
02
90.7%
Deutsche Bank
11
90.1%
TD Securities
02
89.6%
BNP Paribas
New
89.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
88.5%
Credit Agricole
04
87.9%
Lazard Freres
19
87.4%
Leerink Partners
19
86.8%
Société Générale
01
86.3%
Rothschild
New
85.7%
HSBC
New
85.2%
MD Global Partners
New
84.6%
Credit Suisse
New
84.1%
Scotiabank
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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 - 181 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Evercore
09
99.5%
JPMorgan
01
98.9%
Morgan Stanley
01
98.4%
Jefferies & Company
16
97.8%
Goldman Sachs
02
97.3%
Moelis & Company
02
96.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
96.2%
Guggenheim Partners
01
95.6%
Rothschild
02
95.1%
BNP Paribas
12
94.5%
Barclays
13
94.0%
Houlihan Lokey
06
93.4%
HSBC
15
92.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
92.3%
Lincoln International
02
91.8%
Deutsche Bank
10
91.2%
Citigroup
No
90.7%
Lazard Freres
12
90.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
89.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
13
89.0%
TD Securities
08
88.5%
Piper Sandler
New
87.9%
Credit Suisse
New
87.4%
Banco Santander
06
86.8%
BMO Capital Markets
06
86.3%
Credit Agricole
01
85.7%
MD Global Partners
02
85.2%
Mediobanca
New
84.6%
William Blair
New
84.1%
UBS
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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 - 181 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
HSBC
04
99.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
98.9%
BNP Paribas
06
98.4%
TD Securities
No
97.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
97.3%
Credit Agricole
No
96.7%
JPMorgan
11
96.2%
Lincoln International
11
95.6%
Guggenheim Partners
New
95.1%
Barclays
20
94.5%
Banco Santander
09
94.0%
Evercore
New
93.4%
Deutsche Bank
12
92.9%
BMO Capital Markets
11
92.3%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13
91.8%
Citigroup
01
91.2%
Houlihan Lokey
New
90.7%
Morgan Stanley
11
90.1%
Société Générale
04
89.6%
Credit Suisse
03
89.0%
William Blair
07
88.5%
Natixis
09
87.9%
Leerink Partners
01
87.4%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
16
86.8%
Rabobank Group
09
86.3%
Intesa Sanpaolo
06
85.7%
Jefferies & Company
New
85.2%
Scotiabank
New
84.6%
Lazard Freres
17
84.1%
UBS AG
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
HSBC
04
99.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
98.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
22
98.4%
BNP Paribas
14
97.8%
TD Securities
17
97.3%
Barclays
New
96.7%
Credit Agricole
01
96.2%
Intesa Sanpaolo
06
95.6%
JPMorgan
04
95.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
94.5%
Leerink Partners
01
94.0%
Banco Santander
09
93.4%
Lincoln International
15
92.9%
Deutsche Bank
15
92.3%
MD Global Partners
01
91.8%
Mizuho
07
91.2%
William Blair
09
90.7%
Houlihan Lokey
New
90.1%
Société Générale
04
89.6%
Credit Suisse
04
89.0%
Piper Sandler
New
88.5%
Morgan Stanley
02
87.9%
National Westminster Bank
New
87.4%
BBVA
02
86.8%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
13
86.3%
Vermilion Rock Advisors
New
85.7%
Standard Chartered Bank
New
85.2%
Perella Weinberg Partners
24
84.6%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
84.1%
BMO Capital Markets
09
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Ramirez and Co
02
99.5%
Agentis Capital
New
98.9%
IMAP MB Partners
01
98.4%
Edgemont Capital Partners
09
97.8%
China Securities
03
97.3%
H.C. Wainwright & Co.
03
96.7%
Greenhill
New
96.2%
BTG Pactual
New
95.6%
Software Equity Group
02
95.1%
ABG Sundal Collier
02
94.5%
Arma Partners
New
94.0%
J.P. Morgan
New
93.4%
PJT Partners
New
92.9%
Berenberg Bank
New
92.3%
The Vant Group
12
91.8%
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
12
91.2%
Arcano Group
12
90.7%
Black Arch Partners
New
90.1%
PNC Financial Services
New
89.6%
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
10
89.0%
Clayton Capital Partners
New
88.5%
Woodside Capital Partners
New
87.9%
Guotai Junan International
New
87.4%
Mirae Asset
New
86.8%
Alpha Capital Holdings
New
86.3%
Hyde Park Capital
New
85.7%
Citic Securities
10
85.2%
D.A. Davidson & Co
New
84.6%
ComCap LLC
14
84.1%
Ziegler
New
83.5%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (182 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
Edgemont Capital Partners
07
83.8
Financial Technology Partners
03
83.6
AGC Partners
01
81.7
Union Square Advisors
11
81.7
Ducera
11
81.0
Moelis & Company
04
80.8
Crosstree Capital Partners
02
80.0
TM Capital
15
80.0
Stifel Financial
02
78.3
Rothschild
18
77.8
National Bank Financial Markets
09
77.5
Lazard, Inc.
No
77.5
Jefferies & Company
14
77.4
Nomura Securities
New
76.8
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
09
76.7
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
76.5
PJT Partners
06
76.5
Perella Weinberg Partners
08
76.4
Morgan Stanley
New
76.1
Centerview Partners
02
75.9
Harris Williams & Co.
04
75.0
National Bank Financial Group
New
75.0
Arma Partners
02
75.0
Capstone Partners
New
75.0
Cain Brothers
New
75.0
Nomura Holdings
New
74.7
Alantra
New
74.0
Evercore
New
73.7
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
73.6
Guggenheim Partners
New
73.6

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (123 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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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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