Analysis of the 2026 earnings landscape for major U.S. global banks, focusing on the structural shift from Net Interest Income (NII) to non-NII drivers and the impact of evolving regulatory capital requirements.

• S&P 500 Diversified Banks Index: Up 32.1% in 2025; +4.6% as of 06/26/2026.
• CET1 Requirements: Varied from 10.0% (BAC) to 11.8% (MS), reflecting diverse stress test (SCB) and GSIB surcharge profiles.

The "Too Big to Fail" (GSIB) status provides systemic importance and access to capital, though it imposes higher capital surcharges. Market leadership is currently bifurcated between traditional banking excellence (JPM) and capital markets/wealth management dominance (GS, MS).

• 2026-08-21: CFRA thematic research AI Disruption Is Coming for Regional Banks identifies AI as a net negative for regional banks (BOH, ZION, KEY, TFC, FHN most exposed): AI rate-aggregation agents could commoditize deposit pricing and disintermediate the customer relationship, while fraud losses ($15.9B in 2025) and escalating technology costs consume efficiency gains.
• 2026-07-07: Q2 2026 earnings preview published. S&P 500 Diversified Banks Index +4.6% YTD (as of 06/26/2026). Expectation of strong Y/Y EPS beats driven by non-NII income (capital markets, wealth & asset management) rather than NII.
• Revenue Drivers: Shift toward non-NII income (capital markets, treasury, custodial, and asset/wealth management) as NII remains flat to down.
• Regulatory Capital: New regulated capital requirements (June 24, 2026) highlight varying stress vulnerabilities; JPM and BAC show strongest relative performance (min SCB 2.5%).
• Macro Outlook: Anticipation of a rate rise regime in 2026/2027; concerns over rising credit risks in consumer loans (credit cards).
• Capital Markets: Record 1H 2026 activity: ECM $569B (+72% Y/Y), DCM $7.1T (+7% Y/Y), M&A $2.85T (+50% Y/Y). Top 5 GSIBs captured 51% of global ECM underwriting. IPO proceeds tripled to $170B driven by SpaceX ($86.3B).
• Bank Rankings by Capital Requirement: BAC 10.0% total CET1 (most efficient), JPM 11.5% (highest GSIB surcharge 4.5%), C 11.6%, GS 11.4%, MS 11.8% (highest total requirement).
• Stress Test Results: 32 large banks can absorb >$707B in losses under hypothetical severe recession. JPM and BAC achieved minimum 2.5% SCB (strongest). MS at 4.3% SCB (highest).

• Earnings Disappointment: Risk of missing consensus estimates given stretched valuations.
• Credit Quality: Rising delinquencies in household loan categories.
• Geopolitical Risk: Iran-U.S. conflict potential as a "black swan" for capital markets.
• NIM Compression: Pressure from a flat yield curve and potential deposit migration to higher-yielding alternatives.

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Financials, Bank Supervision and Regulation

Financials, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of Hawaii Corporation, Zions Bancorporation National Association, First Horizon Corporation, KeyCorp, Truist Financial Corporation