---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001390777-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BK"
cik: "0001390777"
company_name: "Bank of New York Mellon Corp"
filed_at: "2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:38:45.989874+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BNY reports Q4 EPS $2.02 (adj $2.08); full-year record revenue $20.1B

## Summary
- Q4 2025 diluted EPS $2.02 (adjusted $2.08), up 31% YoY; net income $1.427B, up 26%.
- Full-year 2025 record revenue $20.1B (+8% YoY), record net income $5.3B (+22%), EPS $7.40 (+28%).
- Q4 pre-tax margin 36% (+5pp YoY); ROTCE 26.6% (+3.3pp); positive operating leverage 8th consecutive quarter.
- Returned $1.4B to shareholders in Q4: $1.0B buybacks, $377M dividends; FY total payout ratio 94%.
- CEO says raising medium-term financial targets after exceeding prior targets; 2026 momentum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001390777-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BK
- cik: 0001390777
- company_name: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
- filed_at: 2026-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000139077726000004/0001390777-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1390777/000139077726000004/bk-20260113.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001390777-26-000004.txt

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