Trusted industry research made for Commercial Banking
Scale your portfolio with confidence.
45 of the top 50 commercial banks trust IBISWorld as their source of industry intelligence
110 expert, in-house analysts produce unbiased, human-verified data and analysis for you
3x more industries coveredthan other industry research providers
Smarter research for better banking
At IBISWorld, we believe in the power of unlocking answers to complex questions. With industry performance data, financial benchmarks and economic trends across your clients’ industries, you can assess credit risk, uncover growth opportunities and strengthen your portfolio strategy.
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Every role, every goal
Unlike other industry research providers, IBISWorld covers all the main phases of banking.
Sales & Lending
Finding and qualifying the right opportunities is a constant challenge. Whether you’re targeting new prospects or growing existing relationships, reliable industry data helps you spot lending and business banking opportunities, build credibility and drive growth across business banking.
- Uncover growth industries faster with detailed market size, outlook and performance insights across hundreds of industries
- Equip your team to win with call-ready insights that build credibility and spark better conversations
- Leverage financial ratios and other key financial data to benchmark prospects against the industry
Underwriting
Underwriters spend hours chasing down data, leaving little time for analysis and decision-making. Streamline your risk evaluations with reliable benchmarks and industry context so you can make informed decisions faster.
- Assess industry risk at a glance and flag loans that warrant deeper due diligence
- Strengthen credit memos and save time with built-in industry summaries and risk insights
- Use external drivers to evaluate how macro trends could impact a borrower’s performance
Credit Risk Analysis
You need reliable industry data to protect your bank from bad loans. Strengthen risk assessments with benchmarks, trend analysis and risk indicators to evaluate borrower health in context and make confident, defensible decisions.
- Access financial benchmarks and operating metrics to evaluate borrower performance against industry averages
- Mitigate risk by segmenting your loan portfolio by industry size and industry concentration
- Identify upstream or downstream supply chain disruptions that may hinder a borrower’s ability to pay back a loan
Products for data-backed banking
Industry Research
Lend smarter with trusted industry insights.
- Understand performance trends and forecasts to assess creditworthiness
- Identify borrower risk with detailed market, revenue and banking product usage trends
- Strengthen underwriting with industry benchmarks, financial ratios and performance insights
Atlas
Query hundreds of industries across dozens of countries in a single session, with one consistent methodology so every comparison holds up.
- Benchmark operating margins and cost structures across your entire portfolio without reconciling sources
- Stress test every industry in your lending book and build risk-based targeting frameworks by jurisdiction
- Compare acquisition targets and map supply chain risk using the same benchmarks across every country you operate in
Business Environment Profiles
Know what’s driving industry performance.
- Track macroeconomic, consumer and financial forces shaping industry conditions
- Pinpoint cyclical changes in business drivers to showcase market trends
- Strengthen business projects with insight into how external factors influence industries
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Stop switching between tabs. Bring IBISWorld’s data into your workflow.
Claude
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ChatGPT
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Perplexity
Research smarter with IBISWorld’s market intelligence database built into Perplexity.
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nCino integration
Proactively monitor commercial and small business loans across the credit lifecycle.
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Snowflake integration
Bring our structured data into your data ecosystem via the Snowflake Marketplace.
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RelPro integration
Improve targeting and make faster connections for small business and middle market lending.
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“When you’re able to speak to clients and be knowledgeable about what they do and the state that they operate in, they’re going to trust you a lot more.”
“The dozens of industry reports I’ve pulled from IBISworld.com have been invaluable for helping me create well informed credit analyses. Their attention to detail and data driven insights help assess industry risk, benchmark performance, and forecast industry activity to support sound credit decisions. I highly recommend IBISWorld to any analyst seeking to grow their knowledge base and strengthen their recommendations.”
“We use IBISWorld as a supplemental resource in our C&I credit analysis. It provides objective, comprehensive industry insights that help us better contextualize borrower performance and assess sector-specific risks. The data is clear, accessible, and supports a more well-rounded underwriting process.”
“IBISWorld’s information allows our advisors to understand a business owner’s industry, even before they meet with them. They can go into meetings with a lot more knowledge and confidence, which makes our members more confident in us as well.”