Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
Evercore Inc. is an independent investment banking advisory firm that operates primarily within the financial services industry, with a focus on investment banking, equity capital markets advisory, and investment management. The firm provides strategic and financial advice to corporations, institutional investors, governments, and financial sponsors, with core services centered on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure advisory, and related strategic transactions. Its revenue is predominantly driven by advisory fees earned upon the successful completion of client transactions, supplemented by fees from underwriting and asset management activities.
The company positions itself as a leading independent advisory firm, emphasizing conflict-free advice due to the absence of a traditional lending balance sheet. Evercore was founded in 1995 by Roger Altman and a group of partners, initially focusing on advisory services. Over time, it expanded organically and through acquisitions into equity capital markets advisory and investment management, becoming a publicly traded company in 2006. The firm has since grown its global footprint and broadened its client base across industries and geographies.
Business Operations
Evercore operates primarily through two reportable business segments: Investment Banking & Equities and Investment Management. The Investment Banking & Equities segment is the firm’s largest revenue contributor and includes advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and strategic defense, as well as equity underwriting and sales and trading through its equities platform. The Investment Management segment operates through Evercore ISI, Wealth Management, and institutional asset management strategies, generating recurring revenue from management fees.
The firm conducts business in both domestic and international markets, with advisory mandates spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Evercore controls proprietary research, senior advisory talent, and sector-focused coverage teams as core assets. Its operations include wholly owned subsidiaries that house regional and functional activities, and it maintains strategic relationships with institutional investors and financial sponsors rather than formal joint ventures.
Strategic Position & Investments
Evercore’s strategic direction centers on expanding its advisory market share in large-scale and complex transactions while selectively growing its equities and investment management platforms. Growth initiatives have included hiring senior managing directors in key industry verticals and geographies, as well as investing in research and trading infrastructure to support its equities business. The firm has historically favored targeted acquisitions to add capabilities rather than large-scale consolidation.
Notable investments include the continued expansion of Evercore ISI, which provides macroeconomic, policy, and equity research, and the development of its wealth management offering aimed at high-net-worth individuals. Evercore has also invested in emerging advisory areas such as shareholder activism defense, restructuring advisory, and cross-border transactions, reflecting client demand for specialized and independent advice.
Geographic Footprint
Evercore is headquartered in New York, United States, and maintains a significant presence across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. The firm operates offices in major financial centers including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, São Paulo, and Mexico City, supporting both regional and global client engagements.
Its international operations contribute meaningfully to advisory revenue, particularly in Europe and Latin America, where Evercore has established long-standing franchises. The firm’s global footprint enables it to advise on cross-border transactions and provide localized expertise while maintaining centralized strategic oversight from its U.S. headquarters.
Leadership & Governance
Evercore’s leadership emphasizes independence, senior-level engagement, and long-term client relationships as core elements of its governance philosophy. The firm is led by executives with extensive experience in investment banking, public policy, and financial markets, many of whom have been with the company for a significant portion of its growth as a public firm.
Key executives include:
- John S. Weinberg – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Roger Altman – Founder and Senior Chairman
- Mark A. McKenna – President and Head of Investment Banking
- Timothy LaLonde – Co-Chief Financial Officer
- David L. Hooper – Co-Chief Financial Officer
- John J. Slusser – Head of Evercore ISI
The board of directors includes a mix of executive and independent directors, with oversight responsibilities aligned with U.S. public company governance standards and disclosed in the company’s SEC filings, including its annual Form 10-K.