Northern Trust (NTRS) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2026)
Northern Trust (NTRS) reported Purchase of AFS Securities of $4.52 billion for Q2 2026, up 65.7% from $2.73 billion a year earlier but down 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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Northern Trust (NTRS) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Northern Trust's Purchase of AFS Securities came in at $13.37 billion, up 29.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $9.43 billion, down 27.5% from FY2024.
- Purchase of AFS Securities has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Purchase of AFS Securities came in at $13.01 billion in FY2024 (+77.7%), $7.32 billion in FY2023 (+60.3%), $4.57 billion in FY2022 (-67.1%) and $13.9 billion in FY2021 (+27.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Purchase of AFS Securities spans a low of $789.8 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $5.54 billion in Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Purchase of AFS Securities gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Purchase of AFS Securities in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 334.7%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 80.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $4.64 billion (Q1 2026), $2.53 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.68 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Purchase of AFS Securities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 113.65 Bn | 101.99 Bn | 359.20 Mn | - |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.23 Bn | 37.32 Bn | - | 4.50 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 99.60 Bn | 93.42 Bn | 1.22 Bn | - |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 70.15 Bn | 49.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.57 Bn | 58.01 Bn | 1.48 Bn | - |
| 6 | State Street | 47.32 Bn | 43.94 Bn | - | 7.77 Bn |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 39.19 Bn | 29.68 Bn | 712.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 37.06 Bn | 20.72 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.28 Bn | 32.28 Bn | - | 8.92 Bn |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.81 Bn | 23.33 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 789.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 956.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.08 Bn |
API Access
Northern Trust Purchase of AFS Securities API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-afs-securities", "ticker": "NTRS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();