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Last Earnings Call

Fiscal Period
Q2 2026
Call Date
Jul 22, 2026
AI Summary
Q2 2026

Results: Northern Trust reported strong second quarter results, helped by a $525 million pretax gain from the Visa exchange offer and solid underlying growth across fees, NII and capital markets.

Growth: Excluding notable items, EPS rose 40% year over year, revenue rose 13%, and the company delivered over 700 basis points of operating leverage.

Outlook: Management raised full-year guidance for net interest income and total revenue, and now expects about 400 basis points of operating leverage for the year.

Wealth: Wealth management posted another solid quarter with trust fees up 10% and AUM up 14% year over year, though management said quarterly fee swings can be distorted by lags, taxes and alternative valuations.

Capital: The company returned $499 million to shareholders, raised the quarterly dividend by 10%, and said the Visa gain gives it flexibility to invest, buy back stock, or pursue inorganic opportunities.

Key Financials
Net income
$792.2 million
Earnings per share
$4.23
Return on average common equity
25.9%
Pretax income
$1.1 billion
Pretax margin
39.6%
Total revenue
up 13%
Net interest income
$683 million
Trust, investment and other servicing fees
$1.3 billion
Assets under custody and administration
$20 trillion
Assets under management
$2 trillion
Assets under management for Wealth Management clients
$534 billion
Assets under custody and administration for Asset Servicing clients
$18.6 trillion
Asset Servicing fees
$757 million
Wealth Management pretax income
$334 million
Wealth Management pretax margin
37%
Asset Servicing pretax income
$323 million
Asset Servicing pretax margin
24%
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio
12.2%
Tier 1 leverage ratio
7.6%
Quarterly shareholder returns
$499 million
Quarterly dividend increase
$0.08
Full-year operating leverage guidance
approximately 400 basis points
Full-year effective tax rate
25.6%
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