Sheer size doesn't guarantee future growth, though. Indeed, the bigger the organization gets, the more difficult it can be to find new ways to tack on even more size. For any company to be the basis for a life-changing investment, it must be able to firmly outpace the mere rising tide of inflation and population growth.

First-quarter earnings season kicks off with results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and UnitedHealth Group.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs raised CEO David Solomon's compensation 26% to $39 million for last year, according to a filing, and its board lined up an $80 million stock retention bonus that signals he will stay at the helm for another 5 years.

Wall Street expects JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM to report quarterly earnings at $4.04 per share on revenue of $41.56 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. JPMorgan shares fell 0.1% to $247.22 in after-hours trading.

The bank – the largest in the US with more than 300,000 employees worldwide – is expected to announce the change in the next few weeks, according to a report.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon addressed his retirement timeline, Goldman chief David Solomon talked Apple, and bankers overall appeared to exude “animal spirits.”

JPMorgan Chase reported fourth-quarter results Wednesday that came in above analysts' expectations as investment banking fees rose.

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JPMorgan Chase stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of this group of largest U.S. banks by ROAA, while Morgan Stanley runs a pretty close second when its performance is measured by ROTCE. And with such a large balance sheet, it is not a stretch to call JPM the best performer in the U.S. banking industry.

Goldman's president and chief operating officer was also awarded a retention bonus of $80 million in restricted stock, the bank said on Friday.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was awarded an $80 million stock bonus to stay at the helm for another five years, a stark turnaround for a leader whose survival was questioned after the firm’s ill-fated foray into consumer banking.