Northern Trust (NTRS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Northern Trust (NTRS) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.27% for Q2 2026, up 0.24 percentage points from 1.03% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northern Trust (NTRS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Northern Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.04%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +0.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Northern Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.33% in FY2024 (+0.60 pp), 0.72% in FY2023 (-0.06 pp), 0.79% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp) and 0.87% in FY2021 (+0.09 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.15 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 0.73 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 0.31 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 1.06% (Q1 2026), 1.00% (Q4 2025) and 1.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 108.95 Bn | 97.29 Bn | - | 2.28% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 102.82 Bn | 36.44 Bn | - | 1.29% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.21 Bn | 91.10 Bn | - | 2.41% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 74.92 Bn | 54.46 Bn | - | 3.48% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.69 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 7.61% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.98 Bn | 46.98 Bn | - | 0.90% |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.89 Bn | 27.37 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 13.56% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.15 Bn | 11.46 Bn | - | 2.06% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 1.40% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 27.24 Bn | 19.05 Bn | - | 12.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.88% |
API Access
Northern Trust Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();