Bank of America Corporation
02/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/13/2026 15:44
Material Event (Form 8-K)
ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") approved 2025 total compensation for Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan of $41,000,000, compared to 2024 total compensation of $35,000,000.
In determining this total compensation, the independent members of the Board recognized Mr. Moynihan's leadership in driving growth for shareholders, and supporting communities and employees in 2025. This included:
•Earnings growth, as net income rose 13% to $30.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose 19% to $3.81.
•Revenue growth, which was up 7% to $113.1 billion. This reflected record net interest income, up 7%, which was complemented by the sustained performance of the Company's markets-facing businesses of sales and trading, 7% growth in investment banking fees and 12% growth in asset management fees.
•Disciplined expense management, which included increased investments in people, technology, marketing and the Company's physical and digital delivery networks. A continued focus on operational excellence helped generate approximately 250 bps of operating leverage and a 147 bps improvement in the Company's efficiency ratio to 62%.
•Balance sheet strength and effectiveness, with total assets of $3.4 trillion, including $201 billion of CET1 capital and $975 billion of average global liquidity sources.
•A lower net charge-off ratio and stability in other asset quality metrics, while supporting client needs and broader economic growth, with ending loans up 8% and ending deposits up 3%.
•Shareholder returns, with return on assets ("ROA") of 0.89%, a 7 bps improvement, and return on average common shareholders' equity of 10.6%, a 106 bps improvement.
•Market performance, following a 31% increase in the Company's stock price in 2024, the stock rose another 25% in 2025, and reached a new, all-time high during 2025. Market capitalization increased 19% from December 31, 2024. As a result, the Company maintained its position as the second-largest U.S. bank by market capitalization.
•The success of investments in making the Company a Great Place to Work, evidenced in the Employee Engagement Index which was 86% favorable and stable employee turnover of 8%. This year, the Company raised the minimum hourly rate of pay for U.S. teammates to $25/hour reaching its goal to achieve $25/hour by 2025. The Company also recently announced the ninth year of Sharing Success awards, with ~96% of employees receiving an award, aligning their interests with those of shareholders.
•The Company's impact on local communities through more than $289 million in philanthropic investments and more than 2.5 million employee volunteer hours.
*Unless otherwise noted, all growth rates are for full year 2025 compared to full year 2024.
Mr. Moynihan's compensation is composed of base salary and equity incentive consisting of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance RSUs. Mr. Moynihan's annual base salary remains unchanged at $1.5 million and consistent with prior years, there is no cash bonus. The aggregate value of his 2025 equity incentive awarded by the Board is $39.5 million which is comprised 30% of cash-settled RSUs that will vest over the next 12 months, 20% of stock-settled RSUs that will vest annually over the next four years, and 50% of stock-settled performance RSUs. All of Mr. Moynihan's 2025 equity incentive awards are subject to the Company's stock ownership and retention requirements, and the Company's cancellation and clawback policies.
The performance RSUs, while awarded for 2025 performance, must be re-earned based on the Company's future financial performance from 2026-2028. For this award, the Board increased the performance standards necessary to re-earn 100% payout and also provided the opportunity to earn up to 150% maximum payout for exceptional future performance, as described in the table below. The increased performance standards and introduction of upside payout opportunity reflect the Company's and Board's focus on long-term responsible growth, as well as the alignment of pay with the successful achievement of growth for shareholders.
Under a hypothetical scenario, if the Company's 2025 full-year average assets of $3.4 trillion remained constant during the performance period, the Company would need to earn $92 billion in aggregate net income from 2026-2028 to achieve the 90bps ROA standard in order to earn a 100% target payout. The Company would need to earn $112 billion in aggregate net income from 2026-2028 to achieve the 110bps ROA standard in order to earn a 150% maximum payout. On an annualized basis, this equals approximately $31 billion in earnings to earn a 100% target payout and $37 billion to earn the 150% maximum payout, the latter of which is higher than any reported net income in the Company's history.
| Performance Standard | Target (100% Payout) | Maximum (150% Payout) | ||||||
| 3-year average growth of adjusted tangible book value | 10.5% | 12.5% | ||||||
| 3-year average return on assets | 90bps | 110bps | ||||||
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