Northern Trust (NTRS) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026)
Northern Trust (NTRS) recorded Retained Earnings of $17.71 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.9% from $16.11 billion a year earlier and up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
Northern Trust (NTRS) Retained Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Northern Trust reported Retained Earnings of $16.71 billion, up 7.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for 12 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $15.61 billion in FY2024 (+9.7%), $14.23 billion in FY2023 (+3.2%), $13.8 billion in FY2022 (+5.2%) and $13.12 billion in FY2021 (+7.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for 40 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 2.3% (Q1 2024) to 10.9% (Q1 2025).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $17.07 billion (Q1 2026), $16.71 billion (Q4 2025) and $16.4 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinhood Markets | 101.35 Bn | 82.45 Bn | - | -1.24 Bn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 98.65 Bn | 38.02 Bn | - | 48.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cme | 94.54 Bn | 94.54 Bn | - | 5.46 Bn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 84.23 Bn | 78.04 Bn | - | 22.06 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 50.77 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 10.29 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 48.31 Bn | 48.31 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 39.79 Bn | 33.24 Bn | - | 3.87 Bn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.37 Bn | 31.37 Bn | - | 17.71 Bn |
| 9 | Cboe Global Markets | 28.34 Bn | 20.00 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 4.13 Bn |
| 10 | LPL Financial Holdings | 24.92 Bn | 20.24 Bn | - | 6.52 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.86 Bn |
Northern Trust Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();