JPMorgan earnings preview: Bank expected to report lackluster Q1 results

JPMorgan earnings preview: Bank expected to report lackluster Q1 results

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the largest U.S. bank by assets, is the first among a lineup of mega banks set to unveil first quarter results this week as earnings season kicks off.

The company has been a strong outperformer in the banking sector, which lagged the broader market meaningfully this year amid concerns over U.S. bank ties to Russia and worries of an economic slowdown. Still, shares of JPMorgan are down 15.8% year to date.

JPMorgan is scheduled to release its quarterly results before the bell at 7:00 a.m. ET Wednesday. Here are the main metrics expected by analysts, based on Bloomberg consensus: