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NORTHERN TRUST CORPNORTHERN TRUST CORP reported revenue of $8.09B in its most recent fiscal year, down 2.5% on the year before. It kept 21.5% of that as net income, and generated $5.46B of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under State Commercial Banks.
Grades vs. industry
Growth
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue growth (YoY) Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before. | -2.5% | 5.9% | 49 / 55 |
Revenue growth (3y) Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years. | 6.1% | 6.1% | 27 / 53 |
Revenue growth (5y) Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years. | 5.8% | 5.5% | 18 / 39 |
EPS growth (YoY) Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year. | -10.5% | 15.3% | 124 / 145 |
EPS growth (3y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years. | 12.5% | 0.0% | 14 / 139 |
EPS growth (5y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years. | 9.9% | 8.0% | 59 / 133 |
Free cash flow growth (YoY) Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year. | Not reported | 11.0% | — |
Free cash flow growth (3y) Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years. | 34.1% | -4.1% | 5 / 125 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Profitability
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Gross margin Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported. | Not reported | — | — |
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue. | Not reported | — | — |
Net margin Net income as a share of revenue. | 21.5% | 123.1% | 38 / 49 |
Free cash flow margin Free cash flow as a share of revenue. | 67.5% | 146.5% | 24 / 43 |
Return on equity Net income divided by shareholder equity. | 13.4% | 9.6% | 19 / 158 |
Return on assets Net income divided by total assets. | 1.0% | 1.0% | 88 / 159 |
Return on invested capital After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash. | Not reported | — | — |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Dividend coverage
Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Dividend payout ratio Dividends paid as a share of net income. | 34.1% | 30.9% | 80 / 135 |
Dividend / free cash flow Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test. | 10.8% | 27.2% | 10 / 122 |
Dividend growth (5y) Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years. | 2.1% | 6.2% | 88 / 120 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Dividend record
What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.
Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.
Insider activity
Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. 1 of the last 18 reported transactions were open-market purchases; the rest are mostly sales and compensation.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Qureshi Rima Director | Grant or award | 495 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Taylor Alexandria Chief Administrative Officer | Withheld for tax | 3,823 | $165.40 | $632.3K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Harrison Dean M Director | Grant or award | 152 | $169.20 | $25.6K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Thompson Donald Director | Grant or award | 145 | $169.20 | $24.6K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | CROWN SUSAN Director | Grant or award | 87 | $169.20 | $14.7K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Tribbett Charles A Director | Grant or award | 80 | $169.20 | $13.6K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | SLARK MARTIN P Director | Grant or award | 71 | $169.20 | $12.0K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Klevorn Marcy S Director | Grant or award | 65 | $169.20 | $11.1K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Mehta Siddharth N Director | Grant or award | 31 | $169.20 | $5.2K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Dhandapani Chandra Director | Grant or award | 31 | $169.20 | $5.2K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Petrino Richard Director | Grant or award | 6 | $169.20 | $1.0K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Harrison Dean M Director | Grant or award | 266 | $169.36 | $45.0K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Thompson Donald Director | Grant or award | 221 | $169.36 | $37.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Dhandapani Chandra Director | Grant or award | 207 | $169.36 | $35.0K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Hunstad Michael President/Asset Management | Withheld for tax | 622 | $183.86 | $114.4K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | South Thomas A Executive Vice President | Open-market sale | 1,800 | $184.90 | $332.8K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | SMITH DAVID BYRON JR Director | Gift | 1,120 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Moritz Robert Edward Jr. Director | Open-market purchase | 255 | $179.57 | $45.8K |
A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.
Annual financials
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.09B | $8.29B | $6.77B | $6.76B | $6.46B | $6.10B | $6.07B | $5.96B | $5.38B | $4.96B |
| Net income | $1.74B | $2.03B | $1.11B | $1.34B | $1.55B | $1.21B | $1.49B | $1.56B | $1.20B | $1.03B |
| EPS (diluted) | $8.74 | $9.77 | $5.08 | $6.14 | $7.14 | $5.46 | $6.63 | $6.64 | $4.92 | $4.32 |
| Operating cash flow | $5.53B | -$486.00M | $2.63B | $2.39B | $1.36B | $1.90B | $2.59B | $1.77B | $1.72B | $1.51B |
| Capital expenditure | $74.00M | $101.50M | $116.50M | $128.60M | $95.50M | $135.80M | $158.00M | $97.60M | $91.60M | $111.30M |
| Free cash flow | $5.46B | -$587.50M | $2.51B | $2.26B | $1.26B | $1.76B | $2.43B | $1.67B | $1.63B | $1.40B |
| Total assets | $177.13B | $155.51B | $150.78B | $155.04B | $183.89B | $170.00B | $136.83B | $132.21B | $138.59B | $123.93B |
| Shareholder equity | $12.96B | $12.79B | $11.90B | $11.26B | $12.02B | $11.69B | $11.08B | $10.51B | $10.22B | $9.77B |
| Cash | $5.87B | $4.68B | $4.79B | $4.65B | $3.06B | $4.39B | $4.46B | $4.58B | $4.52B | $5.33B |
| Dividends per share | $3.10 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $2.90 | $2.80 | $2.80 | $2.60 | $1.94 | $1.60 | — |
A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.
Source
Figures come from NORTHERN TRUST CORP’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.