Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity
May 26, 2005, 10:08 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read
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Largest Banking Companies Ranked by Return on Equity
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Published May 26, 2005 | |||||
Rank | Fourth quarter | 12-Month ROE | |||
Average equity | Net income | ROE | |||
1 | Doral Financial Corp. San Juan, Puerto Rico | $1,736,993 | $150,514 | 42.72% | 38.54% |
2 | Fremont General Corp. Santa Monica, Calif. | 975,143 | 90,595 | 37.16 | 44.16 |
3 | E-Trade Financial Corp. New York | 1,076,438 | 98,422 | 36.57 | 47.59 |
4 | National City Corp. Cleveland | 317,115 | 959,805 | 29.72 | 24.56 |
5 | TCF Financial Corp. Minneapolis | 942,823 | 67,402 | 28.35 | 27.02 |
6 | W Holding Co. Inc. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | 914,372 | 46,105 | 28.31 | 28.55 |
7 | Oriental Financial Group Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico | 323,960 | 18,515 | 27.26 | 25.32 |
8 | R&G Financial Corp. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | 791,706 | 43,912 | 25.46 | 24.64 |
9 | Hudson United Bancorp Mahwah, N.J. | 486,858 | 32,904 | 25.12 | 26.04 |
10 | Westamerica Bancorp. San Rafael, Calif. | 327,027 | 21,166 | 24.00 | 28.80 |
11 | Bank of Hawaii Corp. Honolulu | 872,228 | 46,241 | 23.63 | 22.78 |
12 | MBNA Corp. Wilmington, Del. | 3,468,843 | 768,944 | 23.28 | 21.72 |
13 | Investors Financial Services Corp. Boston | 614,876 | 35,279 | 22.95 | 19.10 |
14 | Valley National Bancorp Wayne, N.J. | 673,999 | 39,851 | 22.70 | 22.77 |
15 | U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis | 19,398,500 | 1,056,000 | 21.20 | 21.40 |
16 | CVB Financial Corp. Ontario, Calif. | 780,760 | 16,888 | 20.98 | 20.33 |
17 | First Horizon National Corp. Memphis | 2,012,288 | 103,152 | 20.80 | 23.90 |
18 | AmSouth Bancorp. Birmingham, Ala. | 525,770 | 176,857 | 20.15 | 18.60 |
19 | Citigroup Inc. New York | 589,421 | 5,321,000 | 20.10 | 17.00 |
20 | UCBH Holdings Inc. San Francisco | 448,002 | 23,743 | 20.01 | 18.92 |
21 | Mellon Financial Corp. Pittsburgh | 3,817,500 | 192,000 | 19.80 | 20.90 |
22 | F.N.B. Corp. Hermitage, Pa. | 252,945 | 15,812 | 19.68 | 23.54 |
23 | Compass Bancshares Inc. Birmingham, Ala. | 435,897 | 98,190 | 19.29 | 18.94 |
24 | Golden West Financial Corp. Oakland, Calif. | 7,082,832 | 338,501 | 19.14 | 19.45 |
25 | Wells Fargo and Co. San Francisco | 35,601,000 | 1,785,000 | 19.07 | 19.56 |
26 | IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Pasadena, Calif. | 1,140,003 | 55,911 | 18.96 | 18.34 |
27 | Downey Financial Corp. Newport Beach, Calif. | 940,775 | 46,419 | 18.84 | 11.37 |
28 | Corus Bankshares Inc. Chicago | 1,940,153 | 27,271 | 18.70 | 17.40 |
29 | Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Milwaukee | 425,479 | 173,819 | 18.59 | 17.89 |
30 | First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Itasca, Ill. | 533,947 | 25,220 | 18.57 | 18.68 |
31 | Commerce Bancorp Inc. Cherry Hill, N.J. | 5,035,000 | 75,118 | 18.48 | 18.78 |
32 | Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. San Antonio | 10,165,970 | 38,331 | 18.18 | 17.91 |
33 | East West Bancorp Inc. San Marino, Calif. | 426,162 | 22,649 | 18.13 | 17.86 |
34 | Hudson City Bancorp Inc. Paramus, N.J. | 1,348,363 | 62,599 | 17.98 | 17.66 |
35 | Synovus Financial Corp. Columbus, Ga. | 2,609,002 | 118,722 | 17.92 | 17.63 |
36 | International Bancshares Corp. Laredo, Tex. | 743,289 | 33,113 | 17.82 | 18.38 |
37 | Popular Inc. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | 2,881,656 | 128,224 | 17.52 | 17.60 |
38 | Astoria Financial Corp. Lake Success, N.Y. | 1,391,779 | 50,516 | 17.05 | 18.25 |
39 | UnionBanCal Corp. San Francisco | 4,017,198 | 180,512 | 16.91 | 18.09 |
40 | PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh | 1,192,000 | 307,000 | 16.71 | 16.82 |
41 | First BanCorp Santurce, Puerto Rico | 1,131,937 | 49,659 | 16.56 | 15.63 |
42 | Westcorp Irvine, Calif. | 1,312,187 | 55,511 | 16.45 | 16.28 |
43 | Republic Bancorp Inc. Owosso, Mich. | 388,688 | 16,804 | 16.44 | 17.03 |
44 | Comerica Inc. Detroit | 1,270,920 | 207,000 | 16.39 | 15.03 |
45 | Northern Trust Corp. Chicago | 3,130,000 | 132,600 | 16.29 | 16.07 |
46 | Hibernia Corp. New Orleans | 444,590 | 77,117 | 16.18 | 15.85 |
47 | Santander BanCorp Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | 494,872 | 21,329 | 16.04 | 16.90 |
48 | United Bankshares Inc. Charleston, W.Va. | 626,779 | 25,500 | 15.90 | 15.56 |
49 | Wilmington Trust Corp. Wilmington, Del. | 897,900 | 35,300 | 15.75 | 16.68 |
50 | First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Billings, Mont. | 305,313 | 12,045 | 15.67 | 15.75 |
51 | Bank of America Corp. Charlotte | 4,524,837 | 3,849,000 | 15.63 | 16.83 |
52 | Associated Banc-Corp. Green Bay, Wis. | 1,445,361 | 70,855 | 15.46 | 17.22 |
53 | Bank of New York Co. Inc. | 723,745 | 351,000 | 15.34 | 16.37 |
54 | Trustmark Corp. Jackson, Miss. | 722,031 | 28,848 | 15.32 | 16.08 |
55 | Flagstar Bancorp Inc. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | 698,381 | 25,616 | 15.29 | 20.74 |
56 | BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 81,846,500 | 17,293 | 15.27 | 17.99 |
57 | BB&T Corp. Winston-Salem, N.C. | 8,747,000 | 416,884 | 15.21 | 14.71 |
58 | Zions Bancorp. Salt Lake City | 2,642,011 | 104,981 | 15.13 | 15.27 |
59 | NBT Bancorp Inc. Norwich, N.Y. | 351,524 | 12,491 | 15.08 | 15.69 |
60 | Park National Corp. Newark, Ohio | 7,087,500 | 20,897 | 14.99 | 17.00 |
61 | Silicon Valley Bancshares Santa Clara, Calif. | 480,416 | 19,555 | 14.90 | 13.40 |
62 | City National Corp. Beverly Hills | 637,979 | 49,746 | 14.87 | 16.34 |
63 | First Charter Corp. Concord, N.C. | 300,419 | 11,559 | 14.73 | 14.05 |
64 | Bremer Financial Corp. St. Paul | 444,657 | 18,432 | 14.69 | 13.21 |
65 | MB Financial Inc. Chicago | 12,191,769 | 17,646 | 14.69 | 14.88 |
66 | Huntington Bancshares Inc. Columbus, Ohio | 2,356,000 | 91,139 | 14.60 | 16.80 |
67 | Dime Community Bancshares Inc. Brooklyn, N.Y. | 273,644 | 10,230 | 14.56 | 16.76 |
68 | Commerce Bancshares Inc. Kansas City, Mo. | 1,607,662 | 52,660 | 14.40 | 15.19 |
69 | Fulton Financial Corp. Lancaster, Pa. | 1,059,909 | 40,087 | 14.25 | 14.31 |
70 | United Community Banks Inc. Blairsville, Ga. | 323,947 | 12,649 | 14.15 | 14.39 |
71 | Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. McAllen | 529,828 | 20,848 | 14.10 | 14.24 |
72 | FirstFed Financial Corp. Santa Monica, Calif. | 467,827 | 16,440 | 14.06 | 14.54 |
73 | Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. Madison | 317,633 | 10,920 | 13.75 | 14.51 |
74 | Colonial BancGroup Inc. Montgomery, Ala. | 1,251,136 | 47,227 | 13.60 | 13.63 |
75 | Sterling Financial Corp. Spokane | 423,002 | 15,528 | 13.60 | 13.20 |
76 | HSBC USA Inc. Buffalo | 1,839,050 | 269,000 | 13.56 | 16.35 |
77 | Sky Financial Group Inc. Bowling Green, Ohio | 1,198,139 | 49,329 | 13.55 | 15.75 |
78 | BOK Financial Corp., Tulsa | 495,372 | 46,556 | 13.54 | 13.80 |
79 | Hancock Holding Co. Gulfport, Miss. | 7,934,000 | 15,791 | 13.54 | 13.79 |
80 | Wachovia Corp. Charlotte | 34,061,500 | 1,448,000 | 13.50 | 14.77 |
81 | Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Philadelphia | 4,109,797 | 137,429 | 13.38 | 10.74 |
82 | M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo | 5,697,500 | 192,205 | 13.37 | 12.67 |
83 | Amcore Financial Inc. Rockford, Ill. | 3,328,347 | 12,923 | 13.32 | 12.06 |
84 | Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. Irvine, Calif. | 1,449,362 | 20,233 | 13.06 | 14.25 |
85 | FirstMerit Corp. Akron | 983,765 | 28,369 | 13.02 | 10.49 |
86 | Chittenden Corp. Burlington, Vt. | 470,497 | 20,028 | 12.95 | 12.70 |
87 | Washington Federal Inc. Seattle | 1,128,148 | 36,259 | 12.84 | 12.36 |
88 | Pacific Capital Bancorp Santa Barbara, Calif. | 338,165 | 14,247 | 12.80 | 20.38 |
89 | Washington Mutual Inc. Seattle | 20,444,500 | 668,000 | 12.71 | 14.02 |
90 | Greater Bay Bancorp Palo Alto, Calif. | 744,969 | 21,079 | 12.69 | 14.21 |
91 | Mercantile Bankshares Corp. Baltimore | 1,865,124 | 60,612 | 12.62 | 12.26 |
92 | First Republic Bank San Francisco | 414,380 | 13,197 | 12.59 | 11.81 |
93 | First Banks Inc. Clayton, Mo. | 570,182 | 18,888 | 12.55 | 14.44 |
94 | BankUnited Financial Corp. Coral Gables, Fla. | 816,450 | 14,525 | 12.52 | 11.46 |
95 | First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. Columbia, S.C. | 351,602 | 11,414 | 12.52 | 10.39 |
96 | Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles | 839,889 | 21,568 | 12.44 | 13.27 |
97 | Citizens Banking Corp. Flint, Mich. | 106,328,500 | 20,286 | 12.43 | 11.90 |
98 | First Commonwealth Financial Corp. Indiana, Pa. | 487,308 | 16,564 | 12.31 | 7.82 |
99 | Wintrust Financial Corp. Lake Forest, Ill. | 380,064 | 14,171 | 12.30 | 13.12 |
100 | Provident Bankshares Corp. Baltimore | 495,018 | 18,898 | 12.22 | 11.80 |
101 | KeyCorp Cleveland | 6,915,000 | 213,000 | 11.99 | 13.75 |
102 | Amegy Bancorp Houston | 372,451 | 17,369 | 11.97 | 12.86 |
103 | State Street Corp. Boston | 4,470,500 | 184,000 | 11.90 | 13.30 |
104 | Chemical Financial Corp. Midland, Mich. | 6,155,000 | 14,401 | 11.90 | 12.00 |
105 | Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus, Ind. | 469,418 | 14,425 | 11.70 | 14.80 |
106 | Whitney Holding Corp. New Orleans | 874,141 | 26,998 | 11.61 | 11.02 |
107 | Alabama National Bancorp. Birmingham | 436,380 | 15,387 | 11.59 | 12.15 |
108 | SunTrust Banks Inc. Atlanta | 10,739,300 | 455,729 | 11.46 | 13.71 |
109 | BancWest Corp. Honolulu | 123,052 | 128,342 | 11.35 | 10.22 |
110 | PFF Bancorp Inc. Pomona, Calif. | 313,629 | 9,575 | 11.33 | 13.97 |
111 | BancorpSouth Inc. Tupelo, Miss. | 10,544,565 | 24,593 | 11.13 | 12.67 |
112 | Gold Banc Corp. Inc. Leawood, Kan. | 267,164 | 7,318 | 10.80 | 7.13 |
113 | Community Bank System Inc. Dewitt, N.Y. | 754,406 | 12,666 | 10.75 | 11.39 |
114 | First Financial Bancorp Hamilton, Ohio | 366,211 | 10,009 | 10.74 | 11.21 |
115 | New York Community Bancorp Inc. Flushing | 3,163,494 | 83,476 | 10.64 | 11.24 |
116 | Umpqua Holdings Corp. Portland, Ore. | 459,051 | 16,269 | 10.52 | 9.61 |
117 | Old National Bancorp Evansville, Ind. | 707,777 | 18,595 | 10.45 | 9.51 |
118 | MAF Bancorp Inc. Clarendon Hills, Ill. | 917,722 | 25,172 | 10.44 | 10.98 |
119 | Franklin Bank Corp. Houston | 271,183 | 6,953 | 10.33 | 9.02 |
120 | Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. Lititz, Pa. | 638,942 | 19,249 | 10.28 | 10.73 |
121 | Commercial Federal Corp. Omaha | 357,034 | 19,510 | 10.14 | 10.09 |
122 | North Fork Bancorp. Inc. Melville, N.Y. | 2,824,060 | 221,752 | 10.00 | 15.01 |
123 | National Penn Bancshares Inc. Boyertown, Pa. | 11,059,000 | 10,633 | 9.99 | 13.20 |
124 | Fidelity Bankshares Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla. | 196,019 | 5,340 | 9.88 | 11.49 |
125 | WesBanco Inc. Wheeling, W.Va. | 330,555 | 9,032 | 9.79 | 11.37 |
126 | 1st Source Corp. South Bend, Ind. | 318,805 | 7,860 | 9.61 | 7.81 |
127 | BFC Financial Corp. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 464,377 | 2,937 | 9.55 | 13.68 |
128 | Capital One Financial Corp. Falls Church, Va. | 299,367 | 195,128 | 9.49 | 21.16 |
129 | Northwest Bancorp Inc. Warren, Pa. | 556,306 | 13,166 | 9.47 | 10.49 |
130 | Peoples Bank Bridgeport, Conn. | 535,534 | 28,000 | 9.40 | 17.60 |
131 | Central Pacific Financial Corp. Honolulu | 648,491 | 13,132 | 9.38 | 12.37 |
132 | Independence Community Bank Corp. Brooklyn, N.Y. | 1,017,583 | 52,367 | 9.24 | 11.31 |
133 | First Citizens Bancshares Inc. Raleigh, N.C. | 1,050,226 | 24,772 | 9.16 | 7.10 |
134 | Capitol Federal Financial Topeka, Kan. | 7,140,105 | 18,573 | 8.85 | -9.84 |
135 | Countrywide Financial Corp. Calabasas, Calif. | 559,880 | 224,738 | 8.84 | 25.00 |
136 | Regions Financial Corp. Birmingham, Ala. | 7,022,327 | 236,460 | 8.81 | 10.91 |
137 | Fifth Third Bancorp Cincinnati | 8,798,000 | 176,000 | 7.60 | 17.20 |
138 | South Financial Group Inc. Greenville, S.C. | 1,134,359 | 25,822 | 7.39 | 10.17 |
139 | Provident Financial Services Inc. Jersey City | 932,240 | 17,083 | 6.06 | 5.06 |
140 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. New York | 71,741,000 | 1,666,000 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
141 | UMB Financial Corp. Kansas City, Mo. | 820,761 | 11,659 | 5.68 | 5.21 |
142 | First Niagara Financial Group Lockport, N.Y. | 926,311 | 13,559 | 5.59 | 5.76 |
143 | Charles Schwab Corp. San Francisco | 259,199 | 53,000 | 5.00 | 5.01 |
144 | Bank Mutual Corp. Brown Deer, Wis. | 1,285,733 | 8,328 | 4.72 | 4.10 |
145 | Webster Financial Corp. Waterbury, Conn. | 1,357,064 | 16,306 | 4.28 | 11.14 |
146 | NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. New Haven, Conn. | 1,090,742 | 11,561 | 3.26 | 0.36 |
147 | Partners Trust Financial Group Inc. Utica, N.Y. | 429,775 | 4,017 | 2.93 | 3.50 |
148 | TD Banknorth Inc. Portland, Maine | 2,826,351 | 20,698 | 2.66 | 10.63 |
149 | Net Bank Inc. Alpharetta, Ga. | 425,692 | -17,656 | -16.59 | 0.98 |
150 | Riggs National Corp. Washington | 363,557 | -57,831 | -69.63 | -26.93 |
Note: This table includes only publicly traded companies.
Source: Highline Banking Data Services (877-305-6657)
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