Uncorking soon: 2026 BMO Wine Market Report
BMO (NYSE:BMO) will publish its third annual 2026 BMO Wine Market Report in spring 2026, offering enhanced, U.S.-focused analysis for wineries, distributors, and industry stakeholders.
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BMO (NYSE:BMO) will publish its third annual 2026 BMO Wine Market Report in spring 2026, offering enhanced, U.S.-focused analysis for wineries, distributors, and industry stakeholders. The report highlights market conditions, inventory rebalancing, route-to-market shifts, consumer demographic changes, portfolio rationalization, and growth opportunities.
For 2026 BMO expanded its Wine Partnership with the addition of Baker Tilly, joining WineBusiness Analytics and bw166 to strengthen data-driven industry insights and advisory capabilities.
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In the Mar 4 session, BMO gained 1.55%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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Key Figures
- Q2 2026 common dividend
- $1.67 per share
- Declared Feb 25, 2026; payable May 26, 2026
- Q1 2026 net income
- $2,489M
- Reported Feb 25, 2026; up 16%
- Q1 2026 EPS
- $3.39
- Reported Feb 25, 2026; up 20%
- Provision for credit losses
- $746M
- Q1 2026 results; declined vs prior period
- CET1 ratio
- 13.1%
- Q1 2026 capital ratio
- Severance costs
- $147M
- Q1 2026 related to Burgundy acquisition
- Shares repurchased
- 6.0 million
- Common shares purchased for cancellation in Q1 2026
- ETN financing spread increase
- 3.25% to 5.00%
- GDXU ETNs effective Feb 6, 2026
Historical Context
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Quarterly common and preferred dividends declared, including $1.67 per common share.
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Q1 2026 net income and EPS grew double digits with solid capital ratios.
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Announcement of 35th Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference.
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Chief AI & Data Officer named to Top 100 AI Leaders 2026 list.
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Financing spread on GDXU ETNs raised from 3.25% to 5.00%.
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- Third annual report brings enhanced focus to
U.S. wine industry and evolving market conditions - BMO expands its Wine Partnership with the addition of Baker Tilly, strengthening market expertise and insights
The 2026 edition also marks the expansion of BMO's Wine Partnership through the addition of Baker Tilly, one of the wine industry's leading professional services firms, joining existing partners WineBusiness Analytics and bw166. Together, the partnership delivers comprehensive, data-driven intelligence during a period of significant demographic, economic, and operational change.
"We're excited to deliver the BMO Wine Market Report in 2026, which has become an important resource for wineries navigating a complex and fast-evolving market," said Adam Beak, Managing Director and Head of Wine & Spirits, BMO. "This year, our focus on the U.S. market allows us to go deeper into the trends driving change, now with the addition of Baker Tilly, strengthening our collective ability to provide meaningful, actionable insights for clients across the value chain."
Key focus areas for the 2026 Wine Market Report will include:
- Market conditions, inventory rebalancing, and supply chain
- Route to market evolution
- Shifts in consumer demographics and buying behavior
- Portfolio evaluation and rationalization
- Future growth opportunities
To learn more about BMO's Wine and Spirits Group, click here.
About BMO's Wine & Spirits Group
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About Baker Tilly
Baker Tilly's Wine Practice brings decades of experience advising wineries, vineyards, and wine businesses across the value chain. Building on the legacy of the Moss Adams wine practice, Baker Tilly provides integrated tax, assurance, and advisory services tailored to the unique financial, operational, and regulatory challenges of the wine industry. The firm works closely with owners and operators to support growth, succession planning, transaction readiness, and long-term sustainability—combining deep industry knowledge with national resources and global capabilities.
About bw166
BW166 LLC provides advisory services and data intelligence to the beverage alcohol industry. The company is also a partner in the Gomberg Fredrikson Report. The Gomberg Fredrikson report has been reporting on the US Wine Market since 1948. BW166 also produces the Total Beverage Alcohol Report that provides data across Beer, Wine, and Spirits. Both reports use government tax paid data for volume reporting which is the most complete view of the US market. In addition, the company uses data from other government entities such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Department to add macro information on economics and demographics regarding the Beverage Alcohol Market.
About WineBusiness Analytics
WineBusiness Analytics maintains the wine industry's most accurate databases and provides data-driven analysis, data, insights and reports to help clients grow and manage their businesses. In addition to databases, the analytics group also publishes the monthly Wine Analytics Report. WineBusiness Analytics is part of the WineBusiness company that publishes the leading B2B magazine for the wine industry, Wine Business Monthly, maintains the industry's No. 1 jobs board at winejobs.com, is the leading source of daily wine news at winebusiness.com and hosts several conferences and tradeshows.
About BMO Financial Group
BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of
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