Professional fees
Bank of New York Mellon Professional fees increased by 6.2% to $429.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.6%, from $410.00M to $429.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Professional fees shows relatively stable performance with a 2.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
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Detailed definition
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is_professional_feesHistorical Data
| 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 | $363.00M | $363.00M | $390.00M | $370.00M | $379.00M | $363.00M | $415.00M | $375.00M | $378.00M | $368.00M | $406.00M | $349.00M | $374.00M | $370.00M | $410.00M | $366.00M | $388.00M | $404.00M | $429.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +7.4% | -5.1% | +2.4% | -4.2% | +14.3% | -9.6% | +0.8% | -2.6% | +10.3% | -14.0% | +7.2% | -1.1% | +10.8% | -10.7% | +6.0% | +4.1% | +6.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.4% | +0.0% | +6.4% | +1.4% | -0.3% | +1.4% | -2.2% | -6.9% | -1.1% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +4.9% | +3.7% | +9.2% | +4.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of New York Mellon's professional fees?
- Bank of New York Mellon (BK) reported professional fees of $429.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Bank of New York Mellon's professional fees changed year-over-year?
- Bank of New York Mellon's professional fees increased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $410.00M to $429.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of New York Mellon's professional fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of New York Mellon's professional fees has grown at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.46B to $1.59B.
- What does professional fees mean?
- The total expenditure on external legal, consulting, and professional advisory services.