Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $2,294.4 million, up 13% year over year, and net income of $642.9 million, up 40%. Diluted earnings per common share were $3.40, versus $2.29. Net interest income rose 14% to $671.4 million, while noninterest income rose 13% to $1,623.0 million. Trust, investment and other servicing fees increased 8% to $1,373.0 million.
For the nine months, revenue was $7,198.1 million, up 21%, and net income was $1,960.6 million, up 54%. The period included a $540.1 million gain from the second Visa Exchange Offer and a $34.0 million gain on the guardianship business sale, partly offset by a $73.9 million loss on available-for-sale debt securities sold during portfolio repositioning. Noninterest expense rose 9% to $4,639.3 million.
At September 30, 2026, total assets were $167,270.3 million and deposits were $132,177.0 million, down 6% and 7%, respectively, from December 31, 2025. Nine-month operating cash flow was $1,439.9 million, versus $5,145.1 million in 2025. Capital ratios exceeded well-capitalized requirements.
Northern Trust Corp. EVP and General Counsel Susan Cohen Levy exercised options for 16,984 shares at $88.06 per share on October 23, 2026, and sold 16,984 shares at a weighted average $168.15 per share, with sale prices from $168.00 to $168.45. On October 26, she exercised options for and sold 3,922 shares at $88.06 and $168.69 per share, respectively. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Northern Trust Corp. officer Susan Levy reported a proposed sale of 3,922 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $661,602.18 and an approximate sale date of October 26, 2026. The notice lists 182,955,653 shares outstanding and says the shares were acquired from the issuer through a cash stock-option exercise on October 26, 2026. It also reports that Susan Levy sold 16,984 common shares on October 23, 2026, for $2,855,912.25.
Northern Trust Corp (NTRS) officer Susan Levy filed a notice of a proposed sale of 16,984 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an aggregate market value of $2,855,912.01. The notice gives October 23, 2026 as the sale date. It reports that the shares were acquired from the issuer through a stock option exercise on October 23, 2026, with cash listed as the payment method.
Northern Trust Corp (NTRS) director Rima Qureshi reported 0 shares of Common Stock held directly as of October 20, 2026.
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $642.9 million and diluted earnings per share of $3.40, up 40% and 48%, respectively, from the third quarter of 2025. GAAP revenue was $2,294.4 million, 13% above a year earlier but 15% below the second quarter; net income was down 19% sequentially. The second quarter included a $525.4 million gain related to the Visa Exchange Offer.
Year-over-year trust, investment and other servicing fees rose 8% to $1,373.0 million, and net interest income increased 14% to $671.4 million. Third-quarter notable items included a $34.0 million pretax gain on the sale of the guardianship services business and a $14.7 million incremental Visa Exchange Offer gain. Northern Trust increased its quarterly common dividend to $0.88 per share from $0.80 and repurchased common stock for $352.3 million.
For the first nine months of 2026, GAAP revenue was $7,198.1 million, net income was $1,960.6 million, and diluted EPS was $10.33, increases of 21%, 54%, and 63%, respectively, from the same period in 2025.
Northern Trust Corp Chief Administrative Officer Alexandria Taylor had 3,823 common shares withheld on October 17, 2026, to pay Federal, State and Medicare taxes upon vesting of 8,628 previously reported stock units. The remaining 4,805 shares were distributed to Taylor as common stock. The reported post-transaction position was 43,629 shares, including 15,009 stock units payable automatically one-for-one in common stock. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) appointed Rima Qureshi as a director effective October 20, 2026. She was also appointed to the board of The Northern Trust Company, the Corporation’s principal subsidiary, and to the Risk Committee and Technology and Operations Committee. Qureshi was formerly executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Verizon Communications; before Verizon, she spent 23 years at Ericsson, including as chief strategy officer and CEO of Ericsson North America. She brings nearly four decades of experience and more than 15 years of public-company board service, including 15 years on Mastercard’s board, and currently serves on the boards of BT Group plc, Loblaw Companies Limited, and Swift (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication).
Northern Trust Corp director Charles A. Tribbett acquired 80 shares of common stock through a grant/award on October 1, 2026. The reported price per share was $169.20. His reported direct post-transaction amount was 35,949 shares, identified as stock units payable automatically on a 1-for-1 basis in common shares. A separate 4,724-share common-stock holding was reported indirectly by trust.
Northern Trust Corp director Donald Thompson reported awards of 221 stock units on September 30, 2026, and 145 stock units on October 1, 2026. The stock units are payable automatically on a 1-for-1 basis in common shares. A separate holding entry lists 1,743 common shares held indirectly by trust as of September 30, 2026.