Investment Banking Company Statistics - As of December, 2025

These statistics are based solely on the user submissions to the WSO Company Database for employment during 2023, 2024, 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
05
99.3%
PJT Partners
No
98.6%
Evercore
01
97.9%
Moelis & Company
03
97.2%
Ducera
04
96.5%
Qatalyst Partners
01
95.8%
Lazard Freres
06
95.1%
Rothschild
15
94.4%
D.A. Davidson & Co
16
93.7%
Lazard, Inc.
No
93.0%
Goldman Sachs
06
92.3%
LionTree Advisors
04
91.5%
Eastdil Secured
New
90.8%
Financial Technology Partners
04
90.1%
Guggenheim Partners
01
89.4%
CIBC World Markets
New
88.7%
Nomura Holdings
New
88.0%
Houlihan Lokey
04
87.3%
Citigroup
New
86.6%
Morgan Stanley
06
85.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
No
85.2%
Stout Risius Ross
11
84.5%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
06
83.8%
William Blair
New
83.1%
RBC Capital Markets
05
82.4%
Marathon Capital LLC
New
81.7%
Tidal Partners
New
81.0%
Ardea Partners
New
80.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
01
79.6%
Scotiabank
New
78.9%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (142 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
99.3%
Piper Sandler
02
98.6%
Greenhill
15
97.9%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
11
97.2%
Truist Securities
09
96.5%
Black Arch Partners
15
95.8%
D.A. Davidson & Co
04
95.1%
Lincoln International
07
94.4%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
04
93.7%
Cascadia Capital LLC
04
93.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
18
92.3%
RBC Capital Markets
04
91.5%
Centerview Partners
New
90.8%
BMO Capital Markets
02
90.1%
Guggenheim Partners
08
89.4%
JPMorgan
New
88.7%
Credit Agricole
New
88.0%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
07
87.3%
The Bank Street Group
New
86.6%
Solomon Partners
New
85.9%
Houlihan Lokey
07
85.2%
Jefferies & Company
No
84.5%
Banco Santander
04
83.8%
Goldman Sachs
New
83.1%
HSBC
01
82.4%
Mizuho
19
81.7%
Carlsquare
New
81.0%
Lazard Freres
New
80.3%
PNC Financial Services
New
79.6%
Barclays
New
78.9%

Percentile calculated only based off of investment banks that received at least two interview insights (142 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Overall Employee Satisfaction (1) (2)
Overall how satisfied are you working for this company?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
No
99.5%
Evercore
06
99.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
98.6%
Morgan Stanley
01
98.2%
Houlihan Lokey
18
97.7%
Banco Santander
19
97.3%
Barclays
New
96.8%
Lincoln International
01
96.3%
JPMorgan
04
95.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
95.4%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09
95.0%
Goldman Sachs
03
94.5%
Lazard, Inc.
02
94.1%
Guggenheim Partners
14
93.6%
Perella Weinberg Partners
11
93.2%
HSBC
13
92.7%
BMO Capital Markets
07
92.2%
Citigroup
06
91.8%
Deutsche Bank
07
91.3%
Credit Agricole
13
90.9%
UBS AG
New
90.4%
BNP Paribas
New
90.0%
Piper Sandler
04
89.5%
Credit Suisse
02
89.0%
Société Générale
11
88.6%
Greenhill
05
88.1%
TD Securities
10
87.7%
Scotiabank
New
87.2%
Rothschild
New
86.8%
Harris Williams & Co.
28
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
01
99.5%
Evercore
03
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
No
98.6%
Houlihan Lokey
08
98.2%
JPMorgan
01
97.7%
Lincoln International
03
97.3%
Guggenheim Partners
21
96.8%
Morgan Stanley
No
96.3%
Lazard, Inc.
02
95.9%
Citigroup
No
95.4%
Barclays
16
95.0%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
06
94.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
94.1%
Piper Sandler
10
93.6%
Deutsche Bank
04
93.2%
BMO Capital Markets
01
92.7%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
92.2%
BNP Paribas
03
91.8%
Rothschild
01
91.3%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
90.9%
UBS AG
05
90.4%
Harris Williams & Co.
08
90.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
22
89.5%
William Blair
New
89.0%
Credit Suisse
10
88.6%
Mizuho
New
88.1%
Banco Santander
New
87.7%
RBC Capital Markets
New
87.2%
HSBC
03
86.8%
National Bank of Canada
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
Moelis & Company
01
99.5%
Evercore
05
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
No
98.6%
JPMorgan
No
98.2%
Houlihan Lokey
06
97.7%
Guggenheim Partners
13
97.3%
Citigroup
07
96.8%
Barclays
18
96.3%
Lazard, Inc.
01
95.9%
Lincoln International
02
95.4%
Morgan Stanley
03
95.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
94.5%
Perella Weinberg Partners
12
94.1%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
93.6%
William Blair
07
93.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
92.7%
BMO Capital Markets
08
92.2%
Stifel Financial
07
91.8%
Piper Sandler
08
91.3%
BNP Paribas
10
90.9%
Deutsche Bank
03
90.4%
Rothschild
01
90.0%
Nomura Holdings
New
89.5%
Harris Williams & Co.
19
89.0%
UBS AG
05
88.6%
HSBC
New
88.1%
Raymond James Financial Inc.
New
87.7%
RBC Capital Markets
New
87.2%
Greenhill
New
86.8%
Jefferies & Company
24
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
03
100.0%
Ducera
04
96.0%
Duff & Phelps
16
95.0%
Olsen Palmer
03
90.0%
Bowen Advisors
15
90.0%
MTS Health Partners
New
90.0%
Davidson Companies
New
90.0%
Caixa-Banco de Investimento SA
New
90.0%
Evercore
02
87.6%
Moelis & Company
New
85.8%
Lincoln International
01
85.6%
PMCF
04
85.0%
FMI Corporation
04
85.0%
Tudor Pickering Holt and Co
New
85.0%
AGC Partners
New
85.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
84.2%
Cowen Group
New
83.3%
Guggenheim Partners
New
81.8%
Piper Sandler
05
81.7%
The Sage Group
03
80.0%
PJT Partners
08
80.0%
Union Square Advisors
New
80.0%
Intrepid Investment Bankers
New
80.0%

Simple average based off of investment banks that received at least one intern offer data point (139 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Feedback (1) (2)
Feedback you receive about your job performance?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Guggenheim Partners
No
99.5%
Credit Suisse
02
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
98.6%
HSBC
07
98.2%
Houlihan Lokey
10
97.7%
JPMorgan
07
97.3%
Moelis & Company
03
96.8%
Goldman Sachs
01
96.3%
Morgan Stanley
03
95.9%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
08
95.4%
Barclays
19
95.0%
Nomura Holdings
11
94.5%
BNP Paribas
09
94.1%
Evercore
06
93.6%
BMO Capital Markets
08
93.2%
Mizuho
08
92.7%
Citigroup
01
92.2%
Société Génrale CIB
New
91.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
91.3%
Lincoln International
17
90.9%
William Blair
02
90.4%
TD Securities
04
90.0%
RBC Capital Markets
New
89.5%
Banco Santander
10
89.0%
UBS AG
No
88.6%
Piper Sandler
New
88.1%
Lazard, Inc.
10
87.7%
Scotiabank
New
87.2%
Deutsche Bank
New
86.8%
Perella Weinberg Partners
25
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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%
Wells Fargo and Company
13
99.1%
HSBC
07
98.6%
Guggenheim Partners
18
98.2%
Mizuho
02
97.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
No
97.3%
BNP Paribas
13
96.8%
Morgan Stanley
04
96.3%
Credit Suisse
01
95.9%
Moelis & Company
16
95.4%
Houlihan Lokey
08
95.0%
Lincoln International
07
94.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
94.1%
Evercore
New
93.6%
Société Génrale CIB
New
93.2%
UBS AG
New
92.7%
Citigroup
04
92.2%
JPMorgan
05
91.8%
BMO Capital Markets
12
91.3%
Goldman Sachs
08
90.9%
TD Securities
04
90.4%
Nomura Holdings
02
90.0%
Credit Agricole
11
89.5%
Société Générale
10
89.0%
Deutsche Bank
04
88.6%
Lazard, Inc.
10
88.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
26
87.7%
Piper Sandler
New
87.2%
Banco Santander
27
86.8%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
02
99.5%
Barclays
28
99.1%
Guggenheim Partners
10
98.6%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
98.2%
Lincoln International
03
97.7%
Credit Suisse
02
97.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
06
96.8%
Evercore
14
96.3%
TD Securities
06
95.9%
William Blair
03
95.4%
Houlihan Lokey
New
95.0%
Goldman Sachs
05
94.5%
Harris Williams & Co.
11
94.1%
BNP Paribas
New
93.6%
BMO Capital Markets
09
93.2%
Mizuho
11
92.7%
Deutsche Bank
02
92.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
09
91.8%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
91.3%
Ducera
01
90.9%
Nomura Holdings
06
90.4%
JPMorgan
06
90.0%
Piper Sandler
New
89.5%
UBS AG
New
89.0%
Morgan Stanley
13
88.6%
HSBC
12
88.1%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
87.7%
Banco Santander
New
87.2%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
05
86.8%
Scotiabank
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Best Pay (1) (2)
Your compensation compared with similar jobs elsewhere?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Guggenheim Partners
05
99.5%
Moelis & Company
No
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
06
98.6%
Evercore
No
98.2%
Nomura Holdings
08
97.7%
TD Securities
11
97.3%
Citigroup
05
96.8%
Credit Suisse
06
96.3%
Harris Williams & Co.
08
95.9%
Perella Weinberg Partners
07
95.4%
JPMorgan
05
95.0%
Barclays
New
94.5%
Rothschild
05
94.1%
Scotiabank
13
93.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04
93.2%
Goldman Sachs
02
92.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
02
92.2%
Lazard, Inc.
11
91.8%
BMO Capital Markets
01
91.3%
Morgan Stanley
02
90.9%
Banco Santander
New
90.4%
Houlihan Lokey
04
90.0%
PJT Partners
13
89.5%
Deutsche Bank
04
89.0%
Lazard Freres
18
88.6%
Brown Gibbons Lang and Company
New
88.1%
BNP Paribas
New
87.7%
Lincoln International
17
87.2%
UBS AG
New
86.8%
HSBC
No
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Best Communication (1) (2)
Communications from management about important issues and changes?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
05
99.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
99.1%
Evercore
10
98.6%
Guggenheim Partners
15
98.2%
Morgan Stanley
02
97.7%
Barclays
New
97.3%
Lazard, Inc.
03
96.8%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
96.3%
TD Securities
20
95.9%
JPMorgan
03
95.4%
Houlihan Lokey
New
95.0%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18
94.5%
Deutsche Bank
New
94.1%
BNP Paribas
09
93.6%
Goldman Sachs
03
93.2%
BMO Capital Markets
14
92.7%
Lincoln International
06
92.2%
Piper Sandler
New
91.8%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
15
91.3%
Ducera
New
90.9%
UBS AG
New
90.4%
HSBC
New
90.0%
Jefferies & Company
New
89.5%
Scotiabank
New
89.0%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
No
88.6%
Nomura Holdings
06
88.1%
AGC Partners
New
87.7%
National Bank of Canada
New
87.2%
William Blair
15
86.8%
Banco Santander
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
02
99.5%
Moelis & Company
06
99.1%
Goldman Sachs
09
98.6%
Barclays
New
98.2%
BMO Capital Markets
03
97.7%
Evercore
07
97.3%
Harris Williams & Co.
06
96.8%
Lazard, Inc.
02
96.3%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
95.9%
HSBC
19
95.4%
JPMorgan
02
95.0%
BNP Paribas
12
94.5%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
08
94.1%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16
93.6%
Houlihan Lokey
05
93.2%
Lincoln International
09
92.7%
William Blair
13
92.2%
Guggenheim Partners
02
91.8%
Citigroup
08
91.3%
UBS AG
New
90.9%
Deutsche Bank
02
90.4%
Piper Sandler
New
90.0%
Rothschild
06
89.5%
Scotiabank
New
89.0%
Banco Santander
04
88.6%
Eastdil Secured
New
88.1%
Greenhill
New
87.7%
TD Securities
New
87.2%
Credit Agricole
10
86.8%
Perella Weinberg Partners
20
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
04
99.5%
Guggenheim Partners
05
99.1%
Evercore
03
98.6%
Lazard, Inc.
02
98.2%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
97.7%
Goldman Sachs
06
97.3%
Harris Williams & Co.
06
96.8%
Banco Santander
01
96.3%
Piper Sandler
New
95.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
95.4%
Houlihan Lokey
05
95.0%
Barclays
New
94.5%
Morgan Stanley
02
94.1%
JPMorgan
No
93.6%
Lincoln International
07
93.2%
UBS AG
New
92.7%
Deutsche Bank
05
92.2%
BNP Paribas
10
91.8%
HSBC
11
91.3%
Ducera
New
90.9%
Jefferies & Company
05
90.4%
Perella Weinberg Partners
19
90.0%
Citigroup
02
89.5%
BMO Capital Markets
06
89.0%
Mizuho
12
88.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
88.1%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
17
87.7%
TD Securities
03
87.2%
Société Générale
No
86.8%
Stephens Inc
11
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
01
99.5%
Evercore
10
99.1%
Houlihan Lokey
06
98.6%
Morgan Stanley
01
98.2%
Piper Sandler
09
97.7%
Goldman Sachs
04
97.3%
JPMorgan
06
96.8%
Lazard, Inc.
04
96.3%
Banco Santander
08
95.9%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
95.4%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
03
95.0%
Guggenheim Partners
10
94.5%
Lincoln International
06
94.1%
Harris Williams & Co.
13
93.6%
Barclays
New
93.2%
Mizuho
05
92.7%
Jefferies & Company
New
92.2%
Deutsche Bank
09
91.8%
UBS AG
New
91.3%
Lazard Freres
14
90.9%
BNP Paribas
New
90.4%
TD Securities
03
90.0%
Citigroup
02
89.5%
Credit Agricole
08
89.0%
BMO Capital Markets
07
88.6%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
05
88.1%
Perella Weinberg Partners
12
87.7%
Leerink Partners
23
87.2%
Société Générale
01
86.8%
Greenhill
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Proudest Employees (1) (2)
Company as a place you are proud to work?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Moelis & Company
02
99.5%
Goldman Sachs
No
99.1%
JPMorgan
02
98.6%
Evercore
03
98.2%
Morgan Stanley
01
97.7%
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
97.3%
Guggenheim Partners
03
96.8%
Rothschild
01
96.3%
Perella Weinberg Partners
01
95.9%
Barclays
13
95.4%
Houlihan Lokey
08
95.0%
Lazard, Inc.
02
94.5%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02
94.1%
BNP Paribas
07
93.6%
Deutsche Bank
11
93.2%
Mizuho
09
92.7%
HSBC
New
92.2%
Banco Santander
04
91.8%
Lincoln International
04
91.3%
RBC Capital Markets
New
90.9%
Piper Sandler
08
90.4%
Citigroup
06
90.0%
Jefferies & Company
New
89.5%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
89.0%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
88.6%
BMO Capital Markets
08
88.1%
Credit Agricole
07
87.7%
William Blair
New
87.2%
Nomura Holdings
New
86.8%
Eastdil Secured
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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 - 219 Investment Banks

Time Off (1) (2)
Management support for needed time off?
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
01
99.5%
HSBC
04
99.1%
BNP Paribas
05
98.6%
TD Securities
01
98.2%
Wells Fargo and Company
New
97.7%
Credit Agricole
02
97.3%
Mizuho
09
96.8%
Lincoln International
10
96.3%
Houlihan Lokey
New
95.9%
BMO Capital Markets
07
95.4%
JPMorgan
06
95.0%
Banco Santander
11
94.5%
Barclays
New
94.1%
Société Générale
03
93.6%
Deutsche Bank
14
93.2%
Moelis & Company
New
92.7%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
92.2%
Evercore
New
91.8%
Lazard, Inc.
04
91.3%
Guggenheim Partners
New
90.9%
William Blair
11
90.4%
Citigroup
10
90.0%
Natixis
16
89.5%
Rabobank Group
05
89.0%
Robert W. Baird & Co.
12
88.6%
Morgan Stanley
12
88.1%
Scotiabank
New
87.7%
Perella Weinberg Partners
19
87.2%
UBS AG
New
86.8%
Nomura Holdings
02
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
No
99.5%
HSBC
04
99.1%
Wells Fargo and Company
23
98.6%
Barclays
New
98.2%
Mizuho
03
97.7%
Credit Agricole
02
97.3%
TD Securities
11
96.8%
BNP Paribas
17
96.3%
Société Générale
05
95.9%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
New
95.4%
Société Génrale CIB
01
95.0%
Piper Sandler
New
94.5%
Houlihan Lokey
New
94.1%
Deutsche Bank
New
93.6%
Leerink Partners
02
93.2%
Lincoln International
New
92.7%
Banco Santander
15
92.2%
BBVA
09
91.8%
Standard Chartered Bank
01
91.3%
Intesa Sanpaolo
17
90.9%
BMO Capital Markets
06
90.4%
JPMorgan
02
90.0%
Lazard, Inc.
New
89.5%
Macquarie Group Limited ABN
New
89.0%
Perella Weinberg Partners
20
88.6%
MD Global Partners
10
88.1%
RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
01
87.7%
Rabobank Group
09
87.2%
Natixis
19
86.8%
Scotiabank
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
IMAP MB Partners
02
99.5%
Concord Partners
New
99.1%
Ramirez and Co
03
98.6%
Edgemont Capital Partners
10
98.2%
Atlas Technology Group
No
97.7%
China Securities
03
97.3%
Software Equity Group
04
96.8%
DelMorgan Co
New
96.3%
Bourne Partners
New
95.9%
Candlewood Partners
New
95.4%
AZ Capital
New
95.0%
GF Securities
New
94.5%
ABG Sundal Collier
01
94.1%
Berenberg Bank
New
93.6%
LionTree Advisors
New
93.2%
BlackRock
09
92.7%
The Vant Group
10
92.2%
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
10
91.8%
Black Arch Partners
New
91.3%
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
10
90.9%
Clayton Capital Partners
New
90.4%
Woodside Capital Partners
New
90.0%
Guotai Junan International
New
89.5%
Alpha Capital Holdings
New
89.0%
Hyde Park Capital
New
88.6%
Citic Securities
09
88.1%
D.A. Davidson & Co
New
87.7%
Blackstone Group
New
87.2%
Peter J Solomon
New
86.8%
Financiére Cambon
New
86.3%

Percentile calculated based off of adjusted score only for investment banks that received at least one vote (219 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
PEI Global Partners
New
90.0
LionTree Advisors
New
85.0
Edgemont Capital Partners
03
83.8
Union Square Advisors
09
83.8
Financial Technology Partners
02
82.8
Crosstree Capital Partners
01
82.5
Moelis & Company
No
80.9
Ducera
06
80.0
TM Capital
14
80.0
Jefferies & Company
10
79.4
Arma Partners
10
78.8
Perella Weinberg Partners
13
77.6
Rothschild
17
77.5
National Bank Financial Markets
05
77.5
GP Bullhound
New
77.5
AGC Partners
14
77.0
EC Mergers and Acquisitions
07
76.7
Morgan Stanley
New
76.5
Lazard, Inc.
09
76.0
Centerview Partners
02
75.9
Lazard Freres
06
75.0
National Bank Financial Group
New
75.0
Cascadia Capital LLC
New
75.0
Qatalyst Partners
16
75.0
Berkshire Global Advisors
New
75.0
Capstone Partners
New
75.0
Carlsquare
New
75.0
Financiére Cambon
New
75.0
William Blair
New
74.9
Nomura Holdings
New
74.9

Only includes investment banks that received at least three submissions with hourly data (142 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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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.
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