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Bloomberg ranked U.S. financial companies on the percentage-point difference between their stock returns from October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009, which were the high and low points of the S&P 500 prior to and during the financial-crisis period, and from March 9, 2009 to September 10, 2013, which was the recovery period.
Included were companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion on October 9, 2007 and available stock prices. Real estate companies and REITs were excluded. Prices reflect stock splits.
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Rank | Company | Percentage-point turnaround | Total return 10/9/07 to 3/9/09 | Total return 3/9/09 to 9/10/13 | Price 10/9/07 | Price 3/9/09 | Price 9/10/13 |
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1 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,426.4 | -95.8% | 1,330.6% | $35.06 | $1.39 | $18.50 |
2 | Genworth Financial | 1,378.3 | -97.0% | 1,281.3% | $31.72 | $0.91 | $12.57 |
3 | XL Group | 1,069.1 | -95.8% | 973.3% | $81.46 | $3.21 | $30.59 |
4 | Discover Financial Services | 983.2 | -76.9% | 906.3% | $23.03 | $5.21 | $50.14 |
5 | Lincoln National | 924.8 | -92.4% | 832.4% | $69.20 | $5.01 | $44.98 |
6 | American International Group | 844.0 | -99.5% | 744.5% | $1,174.64 | $5.86 | $49.42 |
7 | SLM | 828.9 | -93.4% | 735.5% | $48.50 | $3.19 | $24.76 |
8 | Principal Financial Group | 825.1 | -90.6% | 734.6% | $64.87 | $5.88 | $43.75 |
9 | Hartford Financial Services Group | 824.5 | -95.5% | 729.1% | $97.74 | $4.10 | $31.75 |
10 | Capital One Financial | 786.4 | -87.1% | 699.3% | $72.01 | $8.73 | $67.85 |
11 | Prudential Financial | 767.0 | -87.7% | 679.3% | $99.58 | $11.61 | $80.60 |
12 | American Express | 743.8 | -82.5% | 661.3% | $62.52 | $10.64 | $74.60 |
13 | Ameriprise Financial | 701.6 | -78.8% | 622.9% | $66.90 | $13.80 | $90.72 |
14 | CNA Financial | 580.6 | -83.3% | 497.3% | $39.65 | $6.49 | $36.74 |
15 | Aflac | 566.7 | -79.6% | 487.1% | $58.34 | $11.49 | $59.92 |
16 | Blackstone Group | 493.0 | -77.9% | 415.1% | $28.45 | $5.61 | $22.78 |
17 | Citigroup | 485.5 | -97.6% | 387.9% | $476.20 | $10.50 | $51.09 |
18 | Wells Fargo | 431.5 | -71.1% | 360.3% | $37.12 | $9.97 | $42.45 |
19 | MetLife | 421.3 | -81.7% | 339.6% | $70.62 | $12.48 | $49.62 |
20 | Bank of America | 388.4 | -92.2% | 296.2% | $52.57 | $3.75 | $14.61 |
21 | State Street | 383.7 | -74.0% | 309.8% | $69.10 | $17.61 | $68.65 |
22 | Franklin Resources | 377.9 | -70.9% | 307.0% | $45.73 | $13.16 | $47.76 |
22 | M&T; Bank | 377.9 | -67.8% | 310.1% | $107.02 | $32.33 | $113.15 |
24 | MasterCard t | 375.1 | -12.0% | 363.1% | $162.69 | $142.44 | $651.50 |
25 | PNC Financial Services Group | 375.0 | -70.6% | 304.4% | $71.58 | $19.72 | $73.65 |
26 | Allstate | 374.2 | -74.8% | 299.4% | $58.83 | $14.12 | $49.44 |
27 | U.S. Bancorp | 355.5 | -67.3% | 288.2% | $33.47 | $10.19 | $36.71 |
28 | T. Rowe Price Group | 344.8 | -63.0% | 281.9% | $58.53 | $21.17 | $72.04 |
29 | Invesco | 334.4 | -66.7% | 267.6% | $29.59 | $9.51 | $31.37 |
30 | Legg Mason | 331.0 | -87.2% | 243.8% | $87.04 | $10.79 | $34.86 |
31 | JPMorgan Chase | 330.5 | -64.9% | 265.6% | $47.57 | $15.90 | $53.67 |
32 | SunTrust Banks | 325.4 | -85.9% | 239.5% | $77.30 | $10.09 | $33.16 |
33 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 310.9 | -99.4% | 211.5% | $66.95 | $0.39 | $1.22 |
34 | NYSE Euronext | 310.1 | -81.3% | 228.8% | $85.73 | $15.56 | $42.24 |
35 | Regions Financial | 300.9 | -88.5% | 212.4% | $30.97 | $3.27 | $9.66 |
36 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 299.4 | -99.4% | 200.0% | $62.78 | $0.37 | $1.11 |
37 | BlackRock | 279.7 | -49.7% | 230.0% | $186.28 | $90.90 | $266.51 |
38 | ACE | 263.2 | -48.4% | 214.8% | $63.33 | $31.84 | $90.01 |
39 | IntercontinentalExchange | 259.0 | -62.7% | 196.3% | $163.59 | $61.08 | $181.00 |
40 | Progressive | 257.8 | -50.5% | 207.2% | $20.16 | $9.89 | $25.98 |
41 | BB&T; | 234.3 | -62.5% | 171.8% | $42.05 | $14.30 | $33.81 |
42 | TD Ameritrade Holding | 226.0 | -45.9% | 180.1% | $19.65 | $10.63 | $27.71 |
43 | Loews | 224.7 | -63.3% | 161.5% | $49.61 | $18.02 | $45.73 |
44 | Chubb | 212.5 | -34.9% | 177.7% | $55.45 | $35.00 | $86.52 |
45 | Travelers | 212.4 | -34.5% | 177.8% | $53.30 | $33.52 | $82.54 |
46 | Goldman Sachs Group | 204.2 | -68.6% | 135.7% | $239.20 | $73.95 | $165.14 |
47 | CME Group | 197.9 | -69.8% | 128.1% | $126.16 | $36.77 | $73.23 |
48 | Marsh & McLennan | 197.8 | -28.9% | 168.8% | $26.60 | $18.04 | $42.18 |
49 | KeyCorp | 193.5 | -80.5% | 113.1% | $33.62 | $6.06 | $12.14 |
50 | Berkshire Hathaway | 173.2 | -40.3% | 132.9% | $122,615.00 | $73,195.00 | $170,489.44 |