Market capitalization of 100 largest banks worldwide 2016-2023

The market capitalization of the 100 largest banks fluctuated notably between 2016 and 2023, with an overall stagnating trend in recent quarters. In the second quarter of 2023, the market cap of the largest banks was 5.4 trillion euros, up from 5.2 trillion euros in the previous quarter. Market cap is the number of shares in a company multiplied by the price per share. In this case, the sector market cap is the sum of this metric for the 100 largest banks worldwide.

Market cap and banking

The leading banks worldwide each have a market cap of up to hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars. Naturally, the metric can mostly measure publicly traded companies, as they are obliged to publish financial reports. The major international banks are already publicly traded, as opposed to smaller financial institutions or fintech companies operating in the banking sector.

Other measures

Market cap gives an idea of the value of a bank’s size but says little about the size of its balance sheet. For this reason, sometimes analysts prefer alternate measures. Assets under management give an idea of the total value of assets that a bank oversees.