Bessemer Trust Co.
Woodbridge, New Jersey · $2.36B in assets · beside the 8 other New Jersey banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Bessemer Trust Co. is the largest of the 9 New Jersey banks between $1B and $3B, with $2.36B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 11.2% of deposits, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 98.1%, and equity is 5.6% of assets, 8th of 9. Loans grew -5.1% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits grew 39.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.0%.
Nothing on the book is noncurrent; 0.00% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance is 0.0% of loans, the lowest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 0.0% of loans, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 39.7%, and 0% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.98%, 2nd of 9 against a median of 0.94%, on an efficiency ratio of 70.3%, 5th of 8. Five years ago it was 3.25%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
Commercial real estate against capital
| Bessemer Trust Co. | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 0% | 1st of 9 | 254% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 1st of 9 | 23% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 9 | 4.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 9 | 23.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 9 | 39.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | no record | +41.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.36B | 2.0% | 70.3% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 5.6% | |
| $2.30B | 2.2% | 29.6% | 0.27% | 0.10% | 1.7% | 115.2% | 15.5% | |
| $2.25B | 1.2% | 60.4% | 0.92% | -0.03% | 1.1% | 91.3% | 12.2% | |
| $1.96B | 0.9% | 63.1% | 0.72% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 108.4% | 9.8% | |
| $1.89B | -1.4% | 111.8% | 0.82% | 0.14% | 0.9% | 135.7% | 14.8% | |
| $1.48B | -1.3% | no record | 0.91% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 22.9% | -1.6% | |
| $1.19B | 0.3% | 82.5% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 98.1% | 15.0% | |
| $1.14B | 0.7% | 72.1% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.5% | 63.3% | 8.5% | |
| $1.05B | 1.2% | 52.0% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 1.0% | 103.2% | 11.7% |
| Bessemer Trust Co. | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $417M | $246M | -41% | $613M | $907M | +48% |
| Deposits | $768M | $2.21B | +187% | $1.00B | $1.35B | +35% |
| NPA / loans | 0.00% | 0.00% | +0.00 pts | 0.99% | 0.27% | -0.73 pts |
| Efficiency | 72.2% | 70.3% | -1.9 pts | 63.0% | 66.7% | +3.7 pts |
| ROA | 3.25% | 1.98% | -1.27 pts | 0.84% | 0.94% | +0.10 pts |
This read was prepared for Bessemer Trust Co.'s board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Bessemer Trust Co. is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort NJ banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.bessemertrust.com
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