Big Banks Boost Dividends After Passing Fed Stress Test

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 10:12 AM EDT

10:12 AM EDT, 06/25/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All 32 large banks subject to the Federal Reserve's annual stress test have sufficient capital to absorb losses totaling nearly $708 billion and continue lending to businesses and households under hypothetical stressful conditions, the Fed said Wednesday.

Under the severely adverse scenario, the aggregate common equity tier 1 capital ratio of the 32 banks falls to its projected minimum of 11.2% from an actual 12.8% in Q4 2025, before rising to 12.7% at the end of the projection horizon.

"The aggregate and individual bank post-stress CET1 capital ratios remain above the required minimum regulatory levels throughout the projection horizon," the Fed said.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) , Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) all boosted their dividends shortly after the results were announced.

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