Bank of New York Mellon Investmentand Wealth Management — Goodwill remained flat by 0.0% to $7.90B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.4%, from $7.79B to $7.90B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investmentand Wealth Management — Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -3.3% CAGR.
An increase typically reflects recent acquisitions within the wealth management space, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures. High levels of goodwill relative to segment equity can signal potential risk if the underlying business performance declines, necessitating future write-downs.
This metric represents the carrying value of goodwill specifically allocated to the Investment and Wealth Management bus...
Large global custody and asset management firms typically carry significant goodwill balances due to historical M&A activity; investors compare this against segment earnings to assess the quality of past capital allocation decisions.
bk_segment_investmentand_wealth_management_goodwill| 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 | $9.05B | $9.01B | $9.02B | $8.99B | $8.87B | $8.09B | $7.75B | $7.78B | $7.82B | $7.77B | $7.83B | $7.82B | $7.81B | $7.89B | $7.79B | $7.84B | $7.93B | $7.90B | $7.90B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.4% | +0.0% | -0.3% | -1.3% | -8.8% | -4.1% | +0.4% | +0.5% | -0.7% | +0.8% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +1.0% | -1.2% | +0.6% | +1.1% | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.0% | -10.3% | -14.0% | -13.4% | -11.8% | -4.0% | +1.0% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +1.6% | -0.5% | +0.3% | +1.5% | +0.1% | +1.4% |