Financial Sector Stocks
GNG Research tracks 900 financial sector stocks, including 308 banks and 81 insurance companies. 535 of them pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 2.89% among payers. The largest by market cap are JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Visa Inc. Class A (V) and Mastercard (MA). State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), the sector proxy used here, has a total return of +0.8% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026, against +13.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Prices and yields use the latest available records. Returns through Oct 14, 2026.
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Financial Dividend Stocks
Companies worth at least $1B with a forward yield up to 25%, one listing per company.
- 14.12%
Largest Financial Sector Stocks
Companies ranked by reported market capitalization, one listing per company.
- $890.37B
- $734.85B
- $528.44B
- $359.36B
- $324.38B
- $285.07B
- $268.33B
- $255.86B
- $242.83B
Financial Sector Performance
Calendar-year total returns of State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) and the S&P 500 (SPY), with dividends reinvested.
Total returns from daily closes with dividends reinvested and splits applied, using State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) as the sector proxy and SPY for the S&P 500. 2026 is year to date through Oct 14, 2026.
Growth of $10,000 in XLF
A $10,000 investment in State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) at the start of 2010, with dividends reinvested, against the same amount in the S&P 500 (SPY).
$10,000 invested in XLF at the start of 2010 grew to $62,688 by Oct 14, 2026 with dividends reinvested, against $92,848 in SPY.
Financial Stocks by Industry
One listing per company; preferred shares, notes and funds are left out.
Financial Sector ETFs
Funds that hold financial sector stocks. XLF is the sector proxy for the returns on this page; yields and expense ratios are the figures each fund's page shows.
Financial Sector Stocks List
All 900 financial sector stocks GNG Research tracks, largest first. Yield is the trailing 12-month dividend yield each stock page shows.
Showing 100 of 900 companies
About Financial Services
Financial services companies include banks, insurers, asset managers, brokers, exchanges and lenders, and on this page also business development companies and blank-check (SPAC) shell companies.
Their profits are closely tied to interest rates, loan demand and credit quality, and to market levels for firms that earn fees on the assets they manage.
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Other Stock Sectors
Median forward dividend yield among each sector's dividend payers, and each sector ETF's total return this year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are financial sector stocks?
Financial services companies include banks, insurers, asset managers, brokers, exchanges and lenders, and on this page also business development companies and blank-check (SPAC) shell companies. GNG Research tracks 900 financial sector stocks.
What are the largest financial sector stocks?
JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Visa Inc. Class A (V) and Mastercard (MA) are the largest financial sector stocks by market cap, at $890.37B, $734.85B and $528.44B.
Which financial stocks pay the highest dividends?
Among financial sector stocks worth at least $1 billion with forward yields up to 25%, the highest forward dividend yields are BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (ECAT) at 23.33%, BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (BCAT) at 22.84% and FS KKR Capital (FSK) at 16.39%. 535 financial sector stocks on this page pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 2.89%.
How has the financial sector performed?
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), used here as the sector proxy, returned +0.8% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 and +14.9% in 2025, with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.8% and +17.7% over the same periods.
Which ETFs hold financial sector stocks?
GNG Research covers 2 ETFs that hold financial sector stocks: XLF (State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% expense ratio) and IYF (iShares U.S. Financials ETF, 0.38% expense ratio). XLF is the sector proxy for the returns on this page.
All Financial Services stocks covered by GNG
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