NTRS

Northern Trust
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NTRS

Arincen70/100B

If you had invested in Northern Trust ago, it would be worth $2,913 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

70/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Valuation8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Growth8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Financial strength2

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Shareholders8

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Northern Trust key facts

Style
Blend stock · 5.4/10Growth 5.4 · Value 5.2 · Dividend 5.0
Day range
175.850 – 178.925
52-week range
121.530 – 195.780
Market capitalization
32.01B USD
P/E
13.77
PEG ratio
0.75
EPS
12.83
Div Yield
1.99%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+31.9%
Volume
902
Beta
1.22
ESG score
76.9/100Environment 72 · Social 80 · Governance 79
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
CEO
Michael Gerard O'Grady
Employees
24K
IPO date
17 Mar 1980

Northern Trust earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
3.08 USD
Revenue estimate
2.29B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS3.20Beat +11.5%Revenue2.30BBeat +1.8%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20273.33——+4.03%2.39B——+3.63%
Q2 FY20273.27——+9.94%2.37B——-12.51%
Q1 FY20272.94——+8.45%2.33B——+5.07%
Q4 FY20263.08——+14.50%2.29B——+7.33%
Q3 FY20262.873.20+11.50%+39.74%2.26B2.30B+1.78%-35.68%
Q2 FY20262.712.97+9.59%+39.44%2.69B2.71B+0.45%-24.85%
Q1 FY20262.322.71+16.81%+42.63%2.12B2.21B+4.42%-36.99%
Q4 FY20252.372.69+13.50%+19.03%2.06B2.14B+3.79%+8.99%
Q3 FY20252.262.29+1.33%+13.93%2.03B3.58B+76.49%+154.51%
Q2 FY20252.062.13+3.40%+19.66%1.97B3.60B+83.16%-21.90%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Northern Trust analyst forecast

12-month price target
186.00 USD
+5.25%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 177.00 to 194.00, with an average of 186.00.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
13 ratings
Buy
3
Hold
8
Sell
2

12-month price target

Highest target194.00
Average target186.00
Lowest target177.00
Current price176.72

Northern Trust valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
13.77
Forward P/E (FY2026)
14.87
Price to sales (TTM)
3.43
Price to book
2.40
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
-16.59

Capital structure

Market capitalization
32.01B USD
+
Total debt
15.96B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
110.67B USD
=
Enterprise value
-62.70B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)12.21————
FY2027 (est.)13.6412.21———
FY2026 (est.)14.8713.64———
Now (TTM)13.7713.793.432.40-16.59
FY202515.5411.493.171.98-6.14
FY202410.4611.802.491.61-2.60
FY202316.5814.462.581.47-3.02
FY202214.3714.462.731.64-5.75
FY202116.7113.143.852.07-14.36

Northern Trust against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Raymond James Financial, Principal Financial Group, T. Rowe Price Group, Ares Management, Ameriprise Financial, and State Street, the US Asset Management companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median13.8
    8.620.9
  • Gross marginAt its median100.0%
    99.6%101.3%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 62.0%
  • Operating marginAt its median28.8%
    21.6%32.1%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 26.4%
  • Net marginAt its median21.5%
    16.3%24.5%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 13.3%
  • Return on equityAbove its median13.4%
    9.3%15.9%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 12.3%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years67.5%
    -14.9%67.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 24.3%
  • Revenue growthLowest in 5 years-2.5%
    -2.5%22.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 4.1%
  • EPS growthAt its median-10.5%
    -17.3%92.3%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 5.6%
  • Debt to EBITDAAt its median5.28×
    3.34×8.21×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.77×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years0.41
    0.410.68
    Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 3.21

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Northern Trust growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
9.32B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.43B USD
Gross margin
100.03%
Operating margin
34.20%
Net margin
26.03%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20258.09B-2.46%1.74B-14.48%99.99%28.83%21.48%3.11B-7.87%
FY20248.29B+22.39%2.03B+83.43%100.04%32.08%24.50%3.38B+60.82%
FY20236.77B+0.18%1.11B-17.12%99.64%21.63%16.35%2.10B-9.50%
FY20226.76B+4.59%1.34B-13.54%99.82%26.12%19.76%2.32B-8.15%
FY20216.46B+5.96%1.55B+27.78%101.26%31.09%23.90%2.53B+18.69%

Northern Trust revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Corporate and Institutional Service: 58.5%Wealth Management: 41.5%58.5%Corporate and Institutional Service41.5%Wealth Management
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Corporate and Institutional Service4.76B58.5%—
Wealth Management3.38B41.5%+5.1%

By region

FY2025
Domestic Country: 69.9%Foreign Country: 30.1%69.9%Domestic Country30.1%Foreign Country
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Domestic Country5.65B69.9%-6.5%
Foreign Country2.43B30.1%+8.5%

How Northern Trust makes its money

Corporate and Institutional Service4.76B 58.9%
Wealth Management3.38B 41.8%
Revenue8.09B 100.0%
Cost of revenue500.00K 0.0%
Gross profit8.09B 100.0%
Selling and administration3.47B 43.0%
Other operating expenses2.28B 28.2%
Operating income2.33B 28.8%
Tax602.60M 7.5%
Net income1.74B 21.5%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Northern Trust dividends

Annual dividend
3.52 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.99%
Payout ratio
32.42%
Years of dividend growth
2
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.88 USD
Next ex-dividend date
4 Dec 2026
Next payment date
1 Jan 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share3.053.003.002.852.802.802.451.811.561.46

Northern Trust financial health

Cash and short-term investments
110.67B USD
Total debt
15.96B USD
Net cash
94.71B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.07B USD
Current ratio
0.77
Debt to equity
1.19
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
0.05

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202563.78B16.43B5.46B
FY202456.54B15.99B-1.23B
FY202364.93B17.24B1.95B
FY202274.52B14.85B1.67B
FY2021108.29B8.43B840.90M

Northern Trust ownership

Institutions
84.81%
Institutional holders
1,045 (+61)
Free float
98.25%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 84.8% Others 15.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 177.96M shares ·98.3% Closely held 3.16M shares ·1.7%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20261223.46K48.69K
Q3 2026112.65K2.42K
Q2 20261514.86K30.80K
Q1 202626300.81K213.45K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025187.53M188.58M-6.58%
FY2024201.26M201.87M-2.74%
FY2023207.25M207.56M-0.62%
FY2022208.31M208.87M-0.02%
FY2021208.08M208.90M-0.05%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: Northern Trust Corp

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families, and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in 20 states and Washington, D.C. as well as 23 locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. As of December 2025, Northern Trust had assets under custody or administration of $18.7 trillion and assets under management of $1.8 trillion.

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