Capital Markets & Investment Banking (CIB) Update H1 2026
📊 Equities revenues hit an all-time high of ~$75bn in H1 2026, up 40% year-on-year, the fastest growth of any CIB product line, with prime services and futures now driving nearly half the pool as banks with strong Asia-Pacific footprints pull further ahead of the field.
As Youssef Intabli, Head of Equities at BCG Expand, notes: “We forecast a continuation of the uptick across equities, especially Asia, in H2 26, though the pool is expected to land below H1 26. Q3 has been strong so far, with mixed results expected depending on how well banks navigated July’s swings.”
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