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Hancock Whitney Corporation Financials

HWC
Trailing 12 months to June 30, 2026
Revenue $1.6B -0.7% YoY
Net Income $427.4M -9.2% YoY
EPS (Diluted) $5.11 -5.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow $559.7M -1.7% YoY
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period Q2 FY2026, ended Jun 30, 2026 Reported Currency USD FYE December

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) reported $1.6B in revenue over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, down 0.7% from the prior twelve months. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI HWC FY2025

Hancock Whitney’s recent earnings improvement reflects more profit from a steady balance sheet, not aggressive expansion or leverage.

Total assets stayed nearly flat at $35.5B in FY2025, yet ROA reached 1.4%. Because revenue eased from FY2024 while net income still increased and share count fell, the improvement looks like better profit extraction from an existing balance sheet, helped by efficiency and capital actions rather than simple asset growth.

Cash conversion looks clean: operating cash flow of $542M exceeded net income, and tiny capex of $19M means most cash generation is not being swallowed by physical reinvestment. In practical terms, this business can distribute or retain earnings with relatively little detour into maintenance spending; the binding discipline is capital strength more than fixed-asset spending.

Capital is building faster than leverage: equity rose to $4.46B while debt-to-equity fell to 0.04x. Even after $401M of dividends and buybacks in FY2025, the balance sheet still ended with more book capital, showing distributions were funded by internally generated earnings and that retained earnings, not borrowing, have been doing the heavy lifting.

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Financial Health Signals

Earnings Growth Capital Efficiency CreditQuality Stability 57 / 100
Financial Health Score 57/100
Scored as: Banks peer group

Scored against banks for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Hancock Whitney Corporation's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Earnings
78
Growth
36
Capital
64
Efficiency
77
Credit Quality
0

Not available for Hancock Whitney Corporation, and counted as zero in the overall score.

Stability
89
Piotroski F-Score Partial
6/7

Hancock Whitney Corporation passes 6 of 7 computable financial strength tests (2 of the nine could not be computed from available data). All 4 profitability signals pass (positive income, cash flow, and earnings quality), all 2 leverage/liquidity signals pass, neither operating efficiency signal passes.

Earnings Quality Cash-Backed
1.11x

For every $1 of reported earnings, Hancock Whitney Corporation generates $1.11 in operating cash flow ($541.8M OCF vs $486.1M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$1.6B
YoY-4.6%
5Y CAGR+8.8%
10Y CAGR+9.0%

Hancock Whitney Corporation generated $1.6B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 4.6% from the prior year.

Net Income
$486.1M
YoY+5.5%
10Y CAGR+14.0%

Hancock Whitney Corporation reported $486.1M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 5.5% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$5.67
YoY+7.4%
10Y CAGR+13.2%

Hancock Whitney Corporation earned $5.67 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.4% from the prior year.

EBITDA

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$523.1M
YoY-15.0%
5Y CAGR+10.5%
10Y CAGR+9.5%

Hancock Whitney Corporation generated $523.1M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 15.0% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$563.0M
YoY-2.1%
5Y CAGR+1.4%
10Y CAGR+6.4%

Hancock Whitney Corporation held $563.0M in cash against $199.4M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
$1.80
YoY+20.0%
5Y CAGR+10.8%
10Y CAGR+6.5%

Hancock Whitney Corporation paid $1.80 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 20.0% from the prior year.

Shares Outstanding
82M
YoY-5.2%
5Y CAGR-1.2%
10Y CAGR+0.5%

Hancock Whitney Corporation had 82M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 5.2% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Net Margin
30.1%
YoY+2.9pp
5Y CAGR+34.4pp
10Y CAGR+10.8pp

Hancock Whitney Corporation's net profit margin was 30.1% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 2.9 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
10.9%
YoY-0.3pp
5Y CAGR+12.2pp
10Y CAGR+5.5pp

Hancock Whitney Corporation's ROE was 10.9% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Gross Margin

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Operating Margin

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Capital Allocation

Share Buybacks
$246.9M
YoY+555.0%
5Y CAGR+81.0%

Hancock Whitney Corporation spent $246.9M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 555.0% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$18.7M
YoY+82.9%
5Y CAGR-13.1%
10Y CAGR-2.4%

Hancock Whitney Corporation invested $18.7M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 82.9% from the prior year.

R&D Spending

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

HWC Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

HWC quarterly income statement
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Revenue$412.9M+2.9%$401.4M-1.5%$407.7M-0.3%$409.0M+1.6%$402.6M+1.8%$395.3M-4.6%$414.3M-3.5%$429.5M
SG&A Expenses$130.2M+2.4%$127.1M+3.8%$122.5M+0.4%$122.0M+4.7%$116.5M+1.9%$114.3M+0.5%$113.7M-1.8%$115.8M
Interest Expense$119.9M+3.1%$116.2M-7.4%$125.5M-2.9%$129.3M+2.9%$125.6M+0.2%$125.4M-10.9%$140.7M-10.8%$157.7M
Income Tax$35.2M+211.3%$11.3M-65.5%$32.7M-0.4%$32.9M+5.9%$31.0M+4.6%$29.7M+4.3%$28.4M-4.2%$29.7M
Net Income$127.0M+167.7%$47.4M-62.2%$125.6M-1.5%$127.5M+12.3%$113.5M-5.0%$119.5M-2.1%$122.1M+5.6%$115.6M
EPS (Diluted)$1.55+171.9%$0.57-62.0%$1.50+0.7%$1.49+12.9%$1.32-4.3%$1.38-1.4%$1.40+5.3%$1.33

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit, R&D Expenses, Operating Income.

HWC Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

HWC quarterly balance sheet
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Total Assets$36.3B+2.3%$35.5B+0.2%$35.5B-0.8%$35.8B+1.6%$35.2B+1.3%$34.8B-0.9%$35.1B-0.4%$35.2B
Cash & Equivalents$572.0M+3.0%$555.5M-1.3%$563.0M+9.4%$514.6M+0.4%$512.5M+0.4%$510.3M-11.2%$574.9M+0.9%$569.9M
Goodwill$925.4M0.0%$925.4M0.0%$925.4M0.0%$925.4M0.0%$925.4M+8.2%$855.5M0.0%$855.5M0.0%$855.5M
Total Liabilities$31.9B+2.5%$31.1B+0.4%$31.0B-0.9%$31.3B+1.4%$30.8B+1.2%$30.5B-1.6%$31.0B-0.4%$31.1B
Long-Term Debt$193.8M0.0%$193.8M-2.8%$199.4M-5.3%$210.7M0.0%$210.6M0.0%$210.6M0.0%$210.5M-10.9%$236.4M
Total Equity$4.4B+0.6%$4.4B-0.9%$4.5B-0.3%$4.5B+2.5%$4.4B+2.0%$4.3B+3.7%$4.1B-1.1%$4.2B
Retained Earnings$3.1B+2.8%$3.0B+0.2%$3.0B+3.0%$2.9B+3.1%$2.9B+2.7%$2.8B+3.0%$2.7B+3.3%$2.6B

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Current Assets, Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Current Liabilities.

HWC Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

HWC quarterly cash flow statement
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Operating Cash Flow$151.3M+32.3%$114.4M-25.2%$153.0M-3.6%$158.8M+26.2%$125.8M+20.8%$104.2M-45.6%$191.6M+17.9%$162.5M
Capital Expenditures$860K-85.5%$5.9M-17.0%$7.1M+87.0%$3.8M+0.3%$3.8M-3.6%$4.0M+44.4%$2.7M-30.1%$3.9M
Free Cash Flow$150.4M+38.7%$108.4M-25.7%$145.9M-5.9%$155.0M+27.0%$122.0M+21.7%$100.2M-46.9%$188.8M+19.1%$158.6M
Investing Cash Flow-$807.0M-556.7%-$122.9M-136.8%$333.9M+161.9%-$539.0M-34.6%-$400.5M-237.5%$291.2M+1241.1%-$25.5M-109.4%$271.4M
Financing Cash Flow$672.2M+65034.8%$1.0M+100.2%-$438.5M-214.7%$382.3M+38.1%$276.8M+160.2%-$460.0M-185.7%-$161.0M+55.9%-$364.8M
Dividends Paid$40.5M-3.7%$42.1M+13.1%$37.2M-3.0%$38.4M-0.8%$38.7M-2.3%$39.6M+14.1%$34.7M-0.2%$34.8M
Share Buybacks$46.5M-50.9%$94.6M-35.5%$146.6M+266.0%$40.1M+1.6%$39.4M+90.1%$20.7M+163.3%$7.9M-48.1%$15.2M

HWC Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.

HWC quarterly financial ratios
MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Net Margin30.8%+18.9pp11.8%-19.0pp30.8%-0.4pp31.2%+3.0pp28.2%-2.0pp30.2%+0.8pp29.5%+2.6pp26.9%
Return on Equity2.9%+1.8pp1.1%-1.8pp2.8%0.0pp2.9%+0.3pp2.6%-0.2pp2.8%-0.2pp3.0%+0.2pp2.8%
Return on Assets0.4%+0.2pp0.1%-0.2pp0.4%0.0pp0.4%0.0pp0.3%0.0pp0.3%0.0pp0.4%0.0pp0.3%
Debt-to-Equity0.040.0x0.040.0x0.040.0x0.050.0x0.050.0x0.050.0x0.050.0x0.06
FCF Margin36.4%+9.4pp27.0%-8.8pp35.8%-2.1pp37.9%+7.6pp30.3%+4.9pp25.4%-20.2pp45.6%+8.7pp36.9%

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Current Ratio.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hancock Whitney Corporation's annual revenue?

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) reported $1.6B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -4.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is Hancock Whitney Corporation's revenue growing?

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) revenue declined by 4.6% year-over-year, from $1.7B to $1.6B in fiscal year 2025.

Is Hancock Whitney Corporation profitable?

Yes, Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) reported a net income of $486.1M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 30.1%.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) reported diluted earnings per share of $5.67 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 7.4% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

As of fiscal year 2025, Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had $563.0M in cash and equivalents against $199.4M in long-term debt.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had a net profit margin of 30.1% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Yes, Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) paid $1.80 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) has a return on equity of 10.9% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) generated $523.1M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -15.0% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) generated $541.8M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had $35.5B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) invested $18.7M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Yes, Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) spent $246.9M on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had 82M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) had a return on assets of 1.4% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 out of 7 computable signals; 2 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) has an earnings quality ratio of 1.11x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) scores 57 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its banks peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Earnings, Growth, Capital, Efficiency, Credit Quality, Stability), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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