Bank of New York Mellon Investmentand Wealth Management — Intangible Amortization decreased by 25.0% to $3.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 40.0%, from $5.00M to $3.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investmentand Wealth Management — Intangible Amortization shows a downward trend with a -15.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Higher amortization reflects a larger base of acquired assets; a sudden spike may indicate a change in useful life estimates or recent M&A activity.
The periodic expense recognized to allocate the cost of finite-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives...
Standard accounting practice for firms with M&A history; comparable to 'Amortization of Acquired Intangibles' at peer financial institutions.
bk_segment_investment_and_wealth_management_amortization_of_intangible_assets| 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 | |
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| Value | $8.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $7.00M | $6.00M | $7.00M | $6.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $3.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -14.3% | +16.7% | -14.3% | -16.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -20.0% | +25.0% | -20.0% | +25.0% | -20.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -25.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.0% | +0.0% | -14.3% | -28.6% | -16.7% | -28.6% | -16.7% | -20.0% | +0.0% | -20.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -20.0% | +0.0% | -40.0% |