Northern Trust (NTRS) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 24, 2026
Financials
State Commercial BanksSEC EDGAR

Northern Trust (NTRS) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 24, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

Northern Trust FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

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Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Total revenue $8,086.4M in 2025, down from $8,290.4M in 2024 (-2.5%); Trust/Investment fees best growth at $5,017.8M vs $4,727.8M (+6.1%)
  • Net income $1,736.9M vs $2,031.1M in 2024; operating margin ~28.9% vs ~32.1% (income before taxes / total revenue)
  • Net Interest Income $2,411.0M vs $2,177.1M (+10.8%); NIM 1.70% vs 1.62%; 2024 inflated by $1,157.4M one-time Other Operating Income
  • Capital returns: buybacks $1,273.5M (vs $937.8M in 2024), common dividends $600.5M ($3.10/share), capex (software + equipment) ~$774.2M
  • Key risk: non-interest income decline driven by absence of 2024 one-time items; rising compensation/tech costs ($1,169.9M equipment/software, up 8.8%)

Risk Factors

  • Non-US revenue 30% of total; sanctions/geopolitical restrictions (e.g., Russia) causing accumulating trapped cash with subcustodians, growing over time
  • Evolving AI/digital asset regulation — GENIUS Act 2025 and potential CLARITY Act create uncertain compliance obligations for product/service offerings
  • Heavy IT dependency on third-party vendors for core data processing; vendor failure or breach has caused and could again disrupt client service delivery
  • Generative AI adoption by competitors and nontraditional FinTech providers with fewer regulatory constraints threatens pricing power and client retention
  • Fee revenue majority tied to AUM market values; equity/debt market downturns historically compress earnings with no offsetting loan-income buffer

Northern Trust FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$5.0B

+6.1% YoY

Net Income

$1.7B

-14.5% YoY

Net Margin

34.6%

-835bp YoY

ROE

13.4%

-248bp YoY

Total Assets

$177.1B

+13.9% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$8.74

-10.5% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$5.5B

+1238.6% YoY

Source: XBRL data from Northern Trust FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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