Global Wealth And Investment Management — Noninterest expense
Business Segments · Noninterest expenseBank of America Global Wealth And Investment Management — Noninterest expense increased by 2.7% to $4.75B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.0%, from $4.44B to $4.75B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Wealth And Investment Management — Noninterest expense shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Lower expenses relative to revenue indicate higher operational efficiency and better profit margins.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all operating costs incurred by the wealth management segment, including labor, technology, occupancy,...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for evaluating the cost structure of any business segment.
Metric ID:
bac_segment_global_wealth_investment_management_noninterest_expenseHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.81B | $3.75B | $3.83B | $4.02B | $3.88B | $3.82B | $3.78B | $4.07B | $3.93B | $3.95B | $3.89B | $4.26B | $4.20B | $4.34B | $4.44B | $4.66B | $4.59B | $4.62B | $4.75B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | +2.3% | +4.8% | -3.5% | -1.5% | -0.8% | +7.5% | -3.5% | +0.6% | -1.4% | +9.5% | -1.5% | +3.4% | +2.3% | +5.0% | -1.4% | +0.6% | +2.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.6% | +1.9% | -1.2% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.5% | +2.9% | +4.8% | +7.0% | +9.9% | +14.0% | +9.3% | +9.4% | +6.5% | +7.0% |
Range$3.75B – $4.75B
CAGR+5.0%
Avg YoY Growth+5.3%
Median YoY Growth+4.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of America's global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense?
- Bank of America (BAC) reported global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense of $4.75B in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of America's global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense changed year-over-year?
- Bank of America's global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense increased by 7.0% year-over-year, from $4.44B to $4.75B.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.26B to $18.62B.
- What does global wealth and investment management — noninterest expense mean?
- The total cost of running the wealth management business, excluding interest expenses and credit provisions.