Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

JPMorganChase combines strong underlying profitability and a substantial capital buffer with rising operating costs and normalizing consumer credit. Second-quarter 2026 ROTCE excluding significant items was 23%, while the standardized CET1 ratio was 14.1% against an 11.5% regulatory requirement. Capital return is supportive: the board authorized a new $50 billion repurchase program and announced its intention to raise the quarterly dividend to $1.65. Offsetting these strengths, quarterly expense reached $27.3 billion, up 15% year over year, and credit costs were $2.5 billion.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets21 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$305.00
Mean target$374.57
High · most bullish analyst$420.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$305.0020%

Consumer credit deteriorates beyond ordinary normalization while elevated expense growth persists, compressing underlying returns and reducing management's flexibility to repurchase shares despite the existing authorization.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$374.5756%
Matches the consensus mean

Strong franchise profitability and capital remain broadly durable, but higher expenses and gradually normalizing consumer credit absorb part of the benefit.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$420.0024%

Underlying ROTCE remains near the second-quarter 2026 adjusted level, credit normalization stays contained, and excess capital supports the planned dividend increase and discretionary repurchases. Continued execution under these conditions would support positive earnings and capital-return momentum.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Second-quarter 2026 ROTCE excluding significant items was 23%, demonstrating strong underlying profitability.
  • The standardized CET1 ratio was 14.1%, compared with an 11.5% regulatory requirement including buffers.
  • The board authorized a new $50 billion common-share repurchase program and announced its intention to increase the quarterly common dividend to $1.65.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Second-quarter credit costs were $2.5 billion, including $2.4 billion of net charge-offs and a $149 million reserve build.
  • Second-quarter expense was $27.3 billion, 15% higher year over year, reflecting volume, revenue-related expense, front-office hiring and labor inflation.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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