Northern Trust (NTRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Northern Trust's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 16.99% for Q2 2026, up 3.52 percentage points from 13.47% a year earlier and up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northern Trust (NTRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Northern Trust's Return on Equity [ROE] was 13.49%, down 2.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +2.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.46% in FY2024 (+6.89 pp), 9.56% in FY2023 (-1.92 pp), 11.48% in FY2022 (-1.56 pp) and 13.04% in FY2021 (+2.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.29 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 8.98 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 4.57 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NTRS's Return on Equity [ROE] at 14.42% (Q1 2026), 13.41% (Q4 2025) and 13.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 108.95 Bn | 97.29 Bn | - | 16.64% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 102.82 Bn | 36.44 Bn | - | 14.73% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.21 Bn | 91.10 Bn | - | 14.19% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 74.92 Bn | 54.46 Bn | - | 20.39% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.69 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 17.36% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.98 Bn | 46.98 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.89 Bn | 27.37 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 25.63% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.15 Bn | 11.46 Bn | - | 22.23% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 18.13% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 27.24 Bn | 19.05 Bn | - | 14.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.92% |
API Access
Northern Trust Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();