13 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings, 2019

Earnings of S&P 500 companies fell 0.4% in the second quarter, marking the first time with two straight quarters of year-over-year earnings declines since Q1 2016 and Q2 2016. Earnings in the financial services sector fell 8%, according to FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters. Most of the largest broker-dealers — several of which are owned by large banks — had positive earnings growth in the quarter, though a handful did not. Click through this gallery to see how they did.