JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to JPMorgan Chase's first quarter 2026 earnings call. This call is being recorded. Your line will be muted for the duration of the call. We will now go live to the presentation. The presentation is available on JPMorgan Chase's website. Please refer to the disclaimer in the back concerning forward-looking statements. Please stand by. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to JPMorgan Chase's Chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, and Chief Financial Officer, Jeremy Barnum. Mr. Barnum, please go ahead. Thank you very much, and good morning, everyone. This quarter, the firm reported net income of $16.5 billion and EPS of $5.94, with an ROGCE of 23%. Revenue of $50.5 billion was up 10% year-on-year, primarily driven by higher markets revenue, higher asset management and investment banking fees, and higher NII driven by the impact of balance sheet growth, predominantly offset by the impact of lower rates. Expenses of $26.9 billion were up 14% year-on-year, largely driven by higher compensation, including higher revenue-related compensation and growth in promised employees, as well as higher brokerage expense and distribution fees. The increase also reflects the absence of an FDIC special accrual lease in the prior year. And credit costs of $2.5 billion with net charge-offs of $2.3 billion and a net reserve build of $191 million. And in terms of the balance sheet, we ended the quarter with a standardized CT1 ratio of 14.3% down 30 basis points versus the prior quarter, as net income was more than offset by capital distributions and higher RWA. This quarter's standardized RWA is up $60 billion, primarily driven by the market's business reflecting higher client activity, seasonal effects, and higher energy prices, which resulted...