Bank of New York Mellon Corp
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 31, 2025.
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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Oct 31, 2025
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Capital
| Capital data | Sept. 30, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions, except per share amounts; common shares in thousands) | |||
| BNY shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio | 9.6% | 9.0% | 9.9% |
| BNY common shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio | 8.6% | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| Total BNY shareholders’ equity | $43,879 | $43,950 | $41,318 |
| Total BNY common shareholders’ equity | $39,043 | $38,619 | $36,975 |
| BNY tangible common shareholders’ equity – Non-GAAP (a) | $21,337 | $20,851 | $19,412 |
| Book value per common share | $55.99 | $54.76 | $51.52 |
| Tangible book value per common share – Non-GAAP (a) | $30.60 | $29.57 | $27.05 |
| Closing stock price per common share | $108.96 | $91.11 | $76.83 |
| Market capitalization | $75,983 | $64,254 | $55,139 |
| Common shares outstanding | 697,349 | 705,241 | 717,680 |
| Quarterly: | |||
| Cash dividends per common share | $0.53 | $0.47 | $0.47 |
| Common dividend payout ratio | 28% | 25% | 31% |
| Common dividend yield (annualized) | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
(a) See “Supplemental information – Explanation of GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures” beginning on page 44 for a reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP measures.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation total shareholders’ equity was $43.9 billion at Sept. 30, 2025 and $41.3 billion at Dec. 31, 2024. The increase primarily reflects capital generated through earnings, improvements in accumulated other comprehensive income and the net increase in preferred stock, partially offset by capital returned through common stock repurchases and dividends.
The unrealized loss (after-tax) on our available-for-sale securities portfolio, net of hedges, included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $506 million at Sept. 30, 2025, compared with $1.2 billion at Dec. 31, 2024. The improvement in the net unrealized loss, including the impact of hedges, primarily reflects the impact of lower interest rates.
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In September 2025, the Parent redeemed all outstanding shares of its Series G preferred stock. Also in September 2025, the Parent issued 500,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Parent’s Series L Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series L preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, if declared by the Parent’s Board of Directors, on June 20 and December 20 of each year, commencing Dec. 20, 2025.
In March 2025, the Parent issued 500,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Parent’s Series J Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series J preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, if declared by the Parent’s Board of Directors, on March 20 and September 20 of each year, commencing Sept. 20, 2025. The Parent also issued 20,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/4,000th interest in a share of the Parent’s Series K Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series K preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, if declared by the Parent’s Board of Directors, on March 20, June 20, September 20 and December 20 of each year, commencing June 20, 2025. See Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Parent’s preferred stock.
In April 2024, we announced a share repurchase authorization providing for the repurchase of $6.0 billion of common shares. In the first nine months of 2025, we repurchased 27.3 million common shares at an average price of $91.13 per common share for a total cost of $2.5 billion.
In July 2025, our Board of Directors approved a 13% increase in the quarterly cash dividend on our
common stock, from $0.47 to $0.53 per share. The increased quarterly cash dividend was paid on Aug. 7, 2025.
Capital adequacy
Regulators establish certain levels of capital for bank holding companies (“BHCs”) and banks, including BNY and our bank subsidiaries, in accordance with established quantitative measurements. For the Parent to maintain its status as a financial holding company, our U.S. bank subsidiaries and BNY must, among other things, qualify as “well capitalized.” As of Sept. 30, 2025 and Dec. 31, 2024, BNY and our U.S. bank subsidiaries were “well capitalized.”
Failure to satisfy regulatory standards, including “well capitalized” status or capital adequacy rules more generally, could result in limitations on our activities and adversely affect our financial condition. See the discussion of these matters in “Supervision and Regulation – Regulated Entities of BNY and Ancillary Regulatory Requirements” and “Risk Factors – Capital and Liquidity Risk – Failure to satisfy regulatory standards, including “well capitalized” and “well managed” status or capital adequacy and liquidity rules more generally, could result in limitations on our activities and adversely affect our business and financial condition,” both of which are in our 2024 Annual Report.
The U.S. banking agencies’ capital rules are based on the framework adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, as amended from time to time. For additional information on these capital requirements, see “Supervision and Regulation” in our 2024 Annual Report.
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The table below presents our consolidated and largest bank subsidiary regulatory capital ratios.
| Consolidated and largest bank subsidiary regulatory capital ratios · Sept. 30, 2025 · June 30, 2025 · Dec. 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well capitalized · Minimum required · Capitalratios · Capitalratios · Capitalratios | ||||||||||
| (a) | ||||||||||
| Consolidated regulatory capital ratios: (b) | ||||||||||
| Advanced Approaches: | ||||||||||
| CET1 ratio | N/A | (c) | 8.5% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 11.7% | ||||
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 6% | 10 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.4 | |||||
| Total capital ratio | 10 | 12 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.3 | |||||
| Standardized Approach: | ||||||||||
| CET1 ratio | N/A | (c) | 8.5% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.2% | ||||
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 6% | 10 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 13.7 | |||||
| Total capital ratio | 10 | 12 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 14.8 | |||||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | N/A | (c) | 4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | ||||
| SLR (d) | N/A | (c) | 5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | ||||
| The Bank of New York Mellon regulatory capital ratios: (b) | ||||||||||
| CET1 ratio | 6.5% | 7% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 16.1% | |||||
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 8 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 16.1 | |||||
| Total capital ratio | 10 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 16.3 | |||||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio | 5 | 4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | |||||
| SLR (d) | 6 | 3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | |||||
(a) Minimum requirements for Sept. 30, 2025 include minimum thresholds plus currently applicable buffers. The U.S. global systemically important banks (“G-SIB”) surcharge of 1.5% is subject to change. The countercyclical capital buffer is currently set to 0%. The stress capital buffer (“SCB”) requirement is 2.5%, equal to the regulatory minimum for Standardized Approach capital ratios.
(b) For our CET1, Tier 1 capital and Total capital ratios, our effective capital ratios under U.S. capital rules are the lower of the ratios as calculated under the Standardized and Advanced Approaches. The Tier 1 leverage ratio is based on Tier 1 capital and quarterly average total assets.
(c) The Federal Reserve’s regulations do not establish well capitalized thresholds for these measures for BHCs.
(d) The SLR is based on Tier 1 capital and total leverage exposure, which includes certain off-balance sheet exposures.
Our CET1 ratio under the Standardized Approach was 11.7% at Sept. 30, 2025 and 11.2% at Dec. 31, 2024. The increase primarily reflects capital generated through earnings and an improvement in accumulated other comprehensive income, partially offset by capital returned through common stock repurchases and dividends and higher RWAs.
The Tier 1 leverage ratio was 6.1% at Sept. 30, 2025 and 5.7% at Dec. 31, 2024. The increase primarily reflects the increase in capital, partially offset by higher average assets.
Risk-based capital ratios vary depending on the size of the balance sheet at period end and the levels and types of investments in assets, and leverage ratios vary based on the average size of the balance sheet over the quarter. The balance sheet size fluctuates from period to period based on levels of customer and market activity. In general, when servicing clients are more actively trading securities, deposit balances and the balance sheet as a whole are higher. In addition, when markets experience significant
volatility or stress, our balance sheet size may increase considerably as client deposit levels increase.
Our capital ratios are necessarily subject to, among other things, anticipated compliance with all necessary enhancements to model calibration, approval by regulators of certain models used as part of RWA calculations, other refinements, further implementation guidance from regulators, market practices and standards and any changes BNY may make to its businesses. As a consequence of these factors, our capital ratios may materially change and may be volatile over time and from period to period.
Under the Advanced Approaches, our operational loss risk model is informed by external losses, including fines and penalties levied against institutions in the financial services industry, particularly those that relate to businesses in which we operate, and as a result, external losses have impacted and could in the future impact the amount of capital that we are required to hold.
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The following table presents our capital components and RWAs, the average assets used for leverage capital purposes and leverage exposure used for SLR purposes.
| Capital components and risk-weighted assets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 · June 30, 2025 · Dec. 31, 2024 | |||
| (in millions) | |||
| CET1: | |||
| Common shareholders’ equity | $39,043 | $38,619 | $36,975 |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Goodwill and intangible assets (a) | (17,706) | (17,768) | (17,563) |
| Net pension fund assets | (379) | (375) | (333) |
| Embedded goodwill | (256) | (262) | (254) |
| Deferred tax assets | (63) | (64) | (62) |
| Other | 6 | (1) | (4) |
| Total CET1 | 20,645 | 20,149 | 18,759 |
| Other Tier 1 capital: | |||
| Preferred stock | 4,836 | 5,331 | 4,343 |
| Other | (10) | (8) | (63) |
| Total Tier 1 capital | $25,471 | $25,472 | $23,039 |
| Tier 2 capital: | |||
| Subordinated debt | $1,248 | $1,398 | $1,398 |
| Allowance for credit losses | 368 | 379 | 392 |
| Other | (8) | (6) | (11) |
| Total Tier 2 capital – Standardized Approach | 1,608 | 1,771 | 1,779 |
| Excess of expected credit losses | 23 | 33 | 109 |
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | 368 | 379 | 392 |
| Total Tier 2 capital – Advanced Approaches | $1,263 | $1,425 | $1,496 |
| Total capital: | |||
| Standardized Approach | $27,079 | $27,243 | $24,818 |
| Advanced Approaches | $26,734 | $26,897 | $24,535 |
| Risk-weighted assets: | |||
| Standardized Approach | $176,432 | $175,668 | $167,786 |
| Advanced Approaches: | |||
| Credit Risk | $97,849 | $97,342 | $90,076 |
| Market Risk | 3,992 | 4,343 | 4,808 |
| Operational Risk | 67,000 | 67,063 | 65,588 |
| Total Advanced Approaches | $168,841 | $168,748 | $160,472 |
| Average assets for Tier 1 leverage ratio | $419,077 | $420,131 | $402,069 |
| Total leverage exposure for SLR | $377,728 | $369,838 | $353,523 |
(a) Reduced by deferred tax liabilities associated with intangible assets and tax-deductible goodwill.
The table below presents the factors that impacted CET1 capital.
| CET1 generation | 3Q25 |
|---|---|
| (in millions) | |
| CET1 – Beginning of period | $20,149 |
| Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | 1,339 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net of related deferred tax liabilities | 62 |
| Gross CET1 generated | 1,401 |
| Capital returned: | |
| Common stock repurchases | (849) |
| Common stock dividends (a) | (381) |
| Total capital returned | (1,230) |
| Other comprehensive gain (loss): | |
| Unrealized gain on assets available-for-sale | 246 |
| Foreign currency translation | (57) |
| Unrealized (loss) on cash flow hedges | (8) |
| Defined benefit plans | 6 |
| Total other comprehensive gain | 187 |
| Additional paid-in capital (b) | 136 |
| Other additions (deductions): | |
| Net pension fund assets | (4) |
| Embedded goodwill | 6 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1 |
| Other | (1) |
| Total other additions | 2 |
| Net CET1 generated | 496 |
| CET1 – End of period | $20,645 |
(a) Includes dividend equivalents on share-based awards.
(b) Primarily related to stock awards and stock issued for employee benefit plans.
The following table shows the impact on the consolidated capital ratios at Sept. 30, 2025 of a $100 million increase or decrease in common equity, or a $1 billion increase or decrease in RWAs, quarterly average assets or total leverage exposure.
| Sensitivity of consolidated capital ratios at Sept. 30, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase or decrease of | ||||
| (in basis points) · $100 millionin common equity · $1 billion in RWA, quarterly average assets or total leverage exposure | ||||
| CET1: | ||||
| Standardized Approach | 6 | bps | 7 | bps |
| Advanced Approaches | 6 | 7 | ||
| Tier 1 capital: | ||||
| Standardized Approach | 6 | 8 | ||
| Advanced Approaches | 6 | 9 | ||
| Total capital: | ||||
| Standardized Approach | 6 | 9 | ||
| Advanced Approaches | 6 | 9 | ||
| Tier 1 leverage | 2 | 1 | ||
| SLR | 3 | 2 | ||
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Stress capital buffer
In August 2024, the Federal Reserve announced that BNY’s SCB requirement would remain at 2.5%, equal to the regulatory floor, for the period from Oct. 1, 2024 through Sept. 30, 2025. In August 2025, the Federal Reserve announced that BNY’s SCB requirement would remain at 2.5%, equal to the regulatory floor, effective on Oct. 1, 2025, under the current capital plan rule. See “Supervision and Regulation” in our 2024 Annual Report for additional information.
The SCB final rule generally eliminates the requirement for prior approval of common stock repurchases in excess of the distributions in a firm’s capital plan, provided that such distributions are consistent with applicable capital requirements and buffers, including the SCB.
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (“TLAC”)
The following summarizes the minimum requirements for BNY’s external TLAC and external long-term debt (“LTD”) ratios, plus currently applicable buffers.
| As a % of RWAs (a) | As a % of total leverage exposure | |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible external TLAC ratios | Regulatory minimum of 18% plus a buffer (b) equal to the sum of 2.5%, the method 1 G-SIB surcharge (currently 1%), and the countercyclical capital buffer, if any | Regulatory minimum of 7.5% plus a buffer (c) equal to 2% |
| Eligible external LTD ratios | Regulatory minimum of 6% plus the greater of the method 1 or method 2 G-SIB surcharge (currently 1.5%) | 4.5% |
(a) RWA is the greater of Standardized Approach and Advanced Approaches.
(b) Buffer to be met using only CET1.
(c) Buffer to be met using only Tier 1 capital.
External TLAC consists of the Parent’s Tier 1 capital and eligible unsecured LTD issued by it that has a remaining term to maturity of at least one year and satisfies certain other conditions. Eligible LTD consists of the unpaid principal balance of eligible unsecured debt securities, subject to haircuts for amounts due to be paid within two years, that satisfy certain other conditions. Debt issued prior to Dec. 31, 2016 has been permanently grandfathered to the
extent these instruments otherwise would be ineligible only due to containing impermissible acceleration rights or being governed by foreign law.
The following table presents our external TLAC and external LTD ratios.
| TLAC and LTD ratios | Sept. 30, 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimumrequired · Minimum ratioswith buffers | |||
| Ratios | |||
| Eligible external TLAC: | |||
| As a percentage of RWA | 18.0% | 21.5% | 30.0% |
| As a percentage of total leverage exposure | 7.5% | 9.5% | 14.0% |
| Eligible external LTD: | |||
| As a percentage of RWA | 7.5% | N/A | 14.5% |
| As a percentage of total leverage exposure | 4.5% | N/A | 6.8% |
If BNY maintains risk-based ratio or leverage TLAC measures above the minimum required level, but with a risk-based ratio or leverage below the minimum level with buffers, we will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases and discretionary executive compensation based on the amount of the shortfall and eligible retained income.
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