Bank of America Q2: Broad Growth, AI Scaling, Guidance Maintained

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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, management described record Q2 results with revenue up 15% year over year to $31.6B, net income up 27% to $9.1B and EPS up 34% to $1.21. Operating leverage accelerated to 660 basis points in the first half, efficiency improved to 59%, ROE reached 17%, and AI use scaled to more than 200,000 employees generating over 400,000 prompts daily across 114 live generative-AI use cases. Guidance was maintained.

Guidance delta

Guidance was maintained, with full-year net interest income growth at the top of the 6–8% range and operating leverage targeted at 300–400 basis points.

Key takeaways

• Revenue and net income grew double digits across all segments, led by net interest income and fee businesses.
• The deposit base expanded 2.5% year over year to $2.02T, while non-interest-bearing balances rose 4%.
• AI adoption expanded to more than 300 approved cases, with reported productivity gains.

Management priorities

• Continue scaling AI tools in client-facing and back-office functions.
• Invest in consumer banking expansion, new financial centers and the rewards program.
• Maintain loan and deposit growth while optimizing the funding mix.