Sector perspective

Financials

Banks, insurers, exchanges and asset managers earn income through different balance-sheet and fee models. Conventional industrial cash-flow ratios may not be economically comparable.

Key metrics to watch

Net interest income, credit provisions, fee income, underwriting results and capital adequacy.

Risk factors

Credit losses, deposit pricing, reserve assumptions, market liquidity and regulatory capital.

Comparability comes first.

Company selection is editorial, not GICS. These annual snapshots have different fiscal year ends and are not a sector index. Each data note shows the full eligible sample and source filings.

Covered companies

Financial evidence & earnings themes

Recent research