| Global Rank | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Moody's Ratings | Shareholder equity ($m) | Total assets ($m) | Net income ($m) | RoE, period end (%) | RoA, period end (%) | Loans % Deposits | Tier 1 capital ratio |
| 1 | Citigroup | United States | 2005 | Aa1/P-1/A- | 112,537 | 1,494,037 | 24,589 | 21.85 | 1.65 | 102.8% | 8.8% |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase | United States | 2005 | Aa2 / P-1/B+ | 107,211 | 1,198,942 | 8,483 | 7.91 | 0.71 | 79.6% | 8.5% |
| 3 | Bank of America | United States | 2005 | Aa1 / P-1 / A- | 101,224 | 1,294,312 | 16,886 | 16.68 | 1.30 | 91.0% | 8.2% |
| 4 | HSBC | United Kingdom | 2005 | Aa2/P-1/B+ | 98,226 | 1,498,773 | 15,049 | 15.32 | 1.00 | 100.1% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | Japan | Mar-06 | A1/P-1/D+ | 83,281 | 1,585,277 | 6,532 | 7.84 |