JPMorgan Chase Consumer & Community Banking — Overhead ratio increased by 5.7% to 56.0% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.7%, from 54.0% to 56.0%. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A lower ratio indicates better operational efficiency and cost control, while a higher ratio suggests rising costs relative to revenue generation.
This ratio, often referred to as the efficiency ratio, compares non-interest expenses to total net revenue for the consu...
Standard efficiency ratio used across the banking industry to benchmark operational cost structures.
jpm_segment_consumer_community_banking_overhead_ratio| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | 55% | 58% | 1% | 63% | 61% | 56% | 49% | 48% | 50% | 1% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 52% | 53% | 56% |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.5% | -98.3% | >999% | -3.2% | -8.2% | -12.5% | -2.0% | +4.2% | -98.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +1.9% | +0.0% | -3.7% | +1.9% | +5.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.9% | -3.4% | -22.2% | -21.3% | -10.7% | — | +8.2% | +10.4% | +8.0% | +1.9% | -1.9% | -1.9% | +3.7% |