---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000070858-26-000222"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAC"
cik: "0000070858"
company_name: "BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:13:41.364363+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bank of America Q1 2026 EPS $1.11 beats estimate, revenue up 7% YoY

## Summary
- Net income $8.6B, up 17% YoY; diluted EPS $1.11, up 25% YoY.
- Revenue $30.3B, up 7% YoY; NII $15.7B, up 9%; sales & trading revenue +13%.
- Consumer Banking net income $3.1B (+21% YoY); GWIM $1.3B (+32%); Global Markets $2.0B (+3%); Global Banking $2.1B (+8%).
- Operating leverage 2.9%; efficiency ratio improved ~170 bps to 61%.
- Average deposits $2.02T (+3%); loans $1.19T (+9%); CET1 ratio 11.2%; returned $9.3B to shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000070858-26-000222
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAC
- cik: 0000070858
- company_name: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085826000222/0000070858-26-000222-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085826000222/bac-20260415.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $30.3 billion, net income $8.6 billion, EPS $1.11 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $30.3 billion
  - Net income: $8.6 billion
  - EPS: $1.11 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and stable asset quality, indicating a resilient American economy. Bank of America Reports 1Q26 Net Income of $8.6 Billion; EPS of $1.11, Up 25% YoY 1Q26 Revenue Up 7% YoY to $30.3 Billion,1 Net Interest Income Grew 9% YoY to $15.7 Billion ($15.9 Billion FTE)(A) Operating Leverage of 2.9%2 See page 10 for endnotes. Amounts may not total due to rounding. 1 Revenue,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000007085826000222/0000070858-26-000222-index.htm

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