AbstractThis study aimed to assess the effect of managerial ownership and institutional ownership of the capital structure and the implications for corporate earnings persistence. The research sample consist of 60 companies during the period 2012 to 2014 based purposive sampling method, then the data was analysed using multiple regression analysis and research panel data by Eviews 9. The results of this study showed that there was a significant negative effect of managerial ownership and institutional ownership partially on capital structure, and simultaneous possession of managerial and institutional ownership has a significant effect on capital structure. Furthermore, there is a significant positive effect of managerial ownership on earnings persistence, there is no significant effect of institutional ownership on earnings persistence, and there is a significant negative effect of earnings persistence on the capital structure. Simultaneously, managerial ownership, institutional ownership and capital structure significantly influence the persistence of earnings.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji pengaruh kepemilikan manajerial dan kepemilikan institusional terhadap struktur modal dan implikasinya terhadap persistensi laba perusahaan. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 60 perusahaan selama periode tahun 2012-2014 dengan metode purposive sampling, selanjutnya data diolah menggunakan analisis regresi berganda dan data panel pada Eviews 9. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh negatif signifikan kepemilikan manajerial dan kepemilikan institusional secara parsial terhadap struktur modal, dan secara simultan kepemilikan manajerial dan kepemilikan institusional berpengaruh signifikan terhadap struktur modal. Selanjutnya terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan kepemilikan manajerial terhadap persistensi laba, tidak terdapat pengaruh signifikan kepemilikan institusional terhadap persistensi laba, dan terdapat pengaruh negatif signifikan struktur modal terhadap persistensi laba. Secara simultan, kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional dan struktur modal berpengaruh signifikan terhadap persistensi laba.