Northern Trust Corporation
NTRS · Price history
Price at last available close
$170.35
−$4.20 (-2.41%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Northern Trust Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Northern Trust Corporation, a financial holding company established in 1889 and based in Chicago, Illinois, offers a comprehensive suite of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions worldwide. Its diverse client base includes corporations, institutions, families, and individual investors. The company structures its operations across two primary segments: Asset Servicing and Wealth Management.
How they make money
Northern Trust Corporation is a financial holding company that generates revenue primarily through asset servicing, wealth management, and asset management services. It earns fees from custody, fund administration, investment management, and banking services provided to institutional and high-net-worth clients globally.
Products & services
Custody, fund administration, investment management, investment risk and analytical services, securities lending, foreign exchange, treasury management, brokerage, and private/business banking.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Technology and software service providers — Various third-party vendors providing essential technology infrastructure, cloud services, and software platforms to support global operations.Source
Competitors
- State Street Corporation — Competes in global asset servicing and custody services for institutional investors.Source
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation — Competes in global asset servicing, investment management, and custody services.Source
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. — Competes in global custody, asset servicing, and wealth management services.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
59
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
55
Fair
Financial Strength
27
Business Quality / Moat
84
Management
65
Growth Quality
48
Risk / Durability
59
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
74
Fair
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
69/100
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Model Score 69/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Debt service risk
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for NTRS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can NTRS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is NTRS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •How is NTRS likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •Is NTRS's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
59
Opportunity Score
74
Market Cap
$31.17B
P/E Ratio
14.1
EPS
$11.71
52-Week High
$195.78
52-Week Low
$121.53
Beta
1.25
Intrinsic Value
$450.84
Analyst Target
$186.00
Shares Outstanding
188.6M
Total Revenue
$15.18B
Total Debt
$15.76B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.93%
Liquidation Value / Share
$71.07
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$3.28
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for NTRS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~0.4x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on NTRS.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Strong market position in asset servicing for institutional clients.
- +Established brand and long-standing relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Asset Management industry.
- −Market volatility affecting assets under custody and management.
- −Intense competition and fee pressure in the financial services industry.
- −Regulatory and compliance risks in global jurisdictions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
59
Oct 8, 2026
Change
+0.2
points
Current Score
59
Oct 21, 2026
Category Changes
NTRS increased 0.2 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
64
Projected Change
+4.8 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 4.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$170.35
Model Intrinsic Value
$450.84
Difference
−$280.49
-62.2% vs IV
Margin of Safety
62.2%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.18B | $14.30B | $15.88B | $12.12B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $6.11B | $6.21B | $7.58B | $5.37B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $9.08B | $8.09B | $8.29B | $6.75B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $4.08B | $3.47B | $2.98B | $2.91B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $6.07B | $5.75B | $5.63B | $5.28B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $3.80B | $3.11B | $3.38B | $2.10B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $3.01B | $2.33B | $2.66B | $1.46B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $6.13B | $6.21B | $7.59B | $5.34B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $3.02B | $2.34B | $2.66B | $1.46B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $777.3M | $602.6M | $628.4M | $357.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $2.24B | $1.74B | $2.03B | $1.11B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $11.71 | $8.79 | $9.80 | $5.09 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 184M | 188M | 201M | 207M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 185M | 189M | 202M | 208M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$4.21B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$4.23
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-5.5%
Cash Change
-15.3%
Margin Change
+7.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 17.0%. EPS increased 98.6%. Cash declined 15.3%. Total debt declined 5.5%. Net income margin improved by 7.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
21
Smart Money
21
Number of Gurus
3
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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4 historical recordsHistorical Score Chart
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News
Northern Trust Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII & AUM Growth
Compared to Estimates, Northern Trust (NTRS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Northern Trust Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Stock
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