Eklund, DavidLundgren, Petter2020-08-252020-08-252020-08-25http://hdl.handle.net/2077/66205In this paper, we examine the capital structure and other factors affecting the valuation of U.S. banks. The study focuses on the largest publicly traded U.S banks in 2000-2019. To achieve the purpose, a quantitative method has been applied where a dataset has been analyzed through balanced panel data. We find that banks relationship between debt and equity differs from that of non-financial companies and our regression model shows that the capital structure has an impact on the valuation of banks in the stock market.engcapital structuredebt to equity-ratiotext