The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation BNY
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a large-cap company in the Financial Services sector (Banks - Diversified), with a market value of $98.7B, based in the USA.
It employs about 46,500 people and has been listed since May 03, 1973.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation provides a range of financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through Securities Services, Market and Wealth Services, Investment and Wealth Management, and Other segments. The Securities Services segment offers custody, trust and depositary, accounting, exchange-traded funds, middle-office solutions, transfer agency, services for private equity and real estate funds, foreign exchange, securities lending, liquidity/lending services, and data analytics.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 16.8 versus 14.1 for the median of the Financial Services sector in our universe (18 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 13% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 15.0 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 166.07, 14% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 68% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • Quarterly report in 11 days (2026-10-15) — a day the stock can move a lot.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 17 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (3% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (9 vs 1).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.5% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 3.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLF -2.5%).
This week's news
- BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DMB) Announces Distribution finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- BNY in talks with Kraken parent for digital asset infrastructure pact - report seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-02
- FRN Variable Rate Fix finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- FRN Variable Rate Fix finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- FRN Variable Rate Fix finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Can SEIC's Singapore Push Add Another Leg to Its Growth Story? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.