Business Segments · Noninterest expense
Global Banking — Noninterest expense
Bank of America Global Banking — Noninterest expense increased by 3.4% to $3.22B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from $3.18B to $3.22B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Banking — Noninterest expense shows an upward trend with a 4.0% 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 reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
An increase indicates rising operational costs, which may reduce profitability unless offset by revenue growth.
Detailed definition
This is the aggregate of all operating costs incurred by the Global Banking segment, including both labor and other noni...
Peer comparison
Standard 'Non-interest Expense' reported across all banking segments.
Metric ID:
bac_segment_global_banking_noninterest_expenseHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.60B | $2.53B | $2.72B | $2.68B | $2.80B | $2.65B | $2.83B | $2.94B | $2.82B | $2.80B | $2.78B | $3.01B | $2.90B | $2.99B | $2.95B | $3.18B | $3.07B | $3.04B | $3.12B | $3.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.5% | +7.2% | -1.3% | +4.3% | -5.3% | +6.9% | +3.8% | -4.1% | -0.5% | -0.8% | +8.3% | -3.8% | +3.2% | -1.3% | +7.9% | -3.6% | -0.8% | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.7% | +4.6% | +4.3% | +9.6% | +0.7% | +5.8% | -1.8% | +2.4% | +2.8% | +6.7% | +6.1% | +5.7% | +5.9% | +1.8% | +5.7% | +1.2% |
Range$2.53B – $3.22B
CAGR+4.6%
Avg YoY Growth+4.3%
Median YoY Growth+5.1%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of America's global banking — noninterest expense?
- Bank of America (BAC) reported global banking — noninterest expense of $3.22B in Q1 2026.
- How has Bank of America's global banking — noninterest expense changed year-over-year?
- Bank of America's global banking — noninterest expense increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $3.18B to $3.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's global banking — noninterest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's global banking — noninterest expense has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.63B to $12.42B.
- What does global banking — noninterest expense mean?
- The total operating costs required to run the segment, excluding interest expenses.