TD Bank (NYSE: TD) lifts EPS 26% while earmarking $550M for AML fixes
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK (TD) reported strong third-quarter 2026 results under IFRS. Reported diluted EPS rose to $2.74 from $1.89, and adjusted diluted EPS to $2.77 from $2.20. Reported net income increased to $4.6 billion from $3.3 billion, while adjusted net income reached $4.7 billion, up 21% year-over-year. Total revenue was $16.9 billion reported and $16.9 billion adjusted, with positive operating leverage and a reported efficiency ratio improving to 50.2%.
Year-to-date, reported EPS fell to $7.50 from $9.72 due to last year’s Schwab gain, but adjusted EPS rose to $7.59 from $6.19. Reported net income was $12.9 billion versus $17.3 billion, while adjusted net income grew to $13.1 billion from $11.1 billion. Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, U.S. Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance, and Wholesale Banking all posted higher net income, with Wholesale up 87% and U.S. Banking up 41% reported. Credit quality remained manageable, with total provision for credit losses at 0.37% of average loans in the quarter, and TD now expects fiscal 2026 PCLs near the lower end of its 40–50 bps range. Capital remained strong with a 14.3% CET1 ratio and a 31.1% TLAC ratio, supporting a quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share and a one-year total shareholder return of 71.9%.
Positive
- Q3 2026 adjusted EPS up 26% year-over-year to $2.77, with adjusted net income rising 21% to $4.7 billion, reflecting broad-based earnings strength across all segments.
- Wholesale Banking net income up 87% year-over-year to $743 million, with revenue up 25% and ROE at 16.7%, showing strong capital markets and trading performance.
- U.S. Banking net income rose 41% year-over-year to $1,074 million reported, with segment ROE reaching 10.2%, highlighting improving profitability and balance-sheet optimization.
- Credit costs improving: total PCL ratio fell to 0.37% from 0.41% a year earlier, and TD now expects fiscal 2026 PCLs near the lower end of its prior 40–50 bps guidance range.
- Capital and shareholder returns remain strong, with a 14.3% CET1 ratio, $275.3 billion market capitalization, quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share, and one-year total shareholder return of 71.9%.
Negative
- Year-to-date reported earnings declined: diluted EPS fell to $7.50 from $9.72 and reported net income to $12.9 billion from $17.3 billion, reflecting the absence of last year’s Schwab sale gain.
- Expenses are rising: year-to-date reported non-interest expenses increased 4% to $25.6 billion (adjusted up 6%), driven by employee costs and governance and control investments, including U.S. BSA/AML remediation.
- Multi-year AML remediation remains a material overhang, with 2026 U.S. BSA/AML remediation and related governance and control investments expected at about US$550 million pre-tax and key milestones extending through calendar 2027.
- Insurance service expenses increased to $1.65 billion in Q3 2026 and $4.67 billion year-to-date, up 5% and 4% respectively, mainly from higher catastrophe and severity-driven claims.
Filing Explained
TD expects approximately US$550 million of fiscal 2026 pre-tax AML remediation spending, while regulatory validation and completion remain outstanding.
TD uses this Form 6-K, an interim report for a foreign private issuer, to furnish its third-quarter results and a further remediation update. The update remains in progress: expected U.S. anti-money-laundering spending is approximately
The U.S. remediation plan still has important milestones in
The Enterprise AML Program remediation is also ongoing, and FINTRAC’s review of remediation steps remains open; its outcome may result in additional regulatory actions. The filing says further findings, expanded lookback scope, or review results could require additional actions after
The named resolution points are completion of the U.S. lookback, the planned 2026–2027 validation and regulatory reviews, and the outcome of FINTRAC’s ongoing review.
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Earnings Snapshot
TD expects fiscal 2026 provisions for credit losses to be near the lower end of its previously guided 40–50 basis points range, and adjusted expense growth in fiscal 2026 to be around 3%–4% versus fiscal 2025 levels, assuming consistent variable compensation, foreign exchange, and strategic cards impacts.
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