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Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

Combines locally run Midwest banks with national specialty-finance and wealth-management businesses.

$145.22
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Wintrust Financial CorporationWTFC
Financial sector

Operates locally run community banks across the Midwest alongside national specialty-finance and wealth-management businesses. Revenue comes from lending and deposits, insurance-premium and receivables financing, leasing, mortgage activity, and trust and investment services.

Community Banking provides personal and commercial banking, residential mortgage origination, and niche lending through locally run banks across metropolitan Chicago and neighboring Midwest markets. Local decision-making and customer service remain central to the operating model.

Specialty Finance serves the United States and Canada through insurance-premium financing, equipment leasing, and short-term receivables finance. Wealth Management adds trust, investment, asset-management, and tax-deferred exchange services.

Combining local bank identities with shared group capabilities allows the franchise to pair community-level relationships with specialized financial services. Operations remain concentrated in core US markets, while credit quality, deposits and liquidity, interest rates, regulation, technology, cybersecurity, and acquisition integration shape results.

Company facts

CEOTimothy S. Crane
ListedApr 16, 1998
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersRosemont, IL
CountryUnited States
Employees5,902
CIK0001015328
ISINUS97650W1080

Market cap$9.76B
EPS (ttm)$12.61
P/E (ttm)11.48
ROE12.3%
P/B1.30
P/S2.25
Dividend yieldDiv yield1.49%
Beta0.80vs XLF 1.05

Price target$181.50+25.4%Average of 22 analysts
ConsensusBuy15 of 22 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPriorCurrent
Jul 22, 2026DA DavidsonReiterate
Rating: Target: $185
Rating: BuyTarget: $190
Jul 22, 2026Piper SandlerReiterate
Rating: Target: $184
Rating: OverweightTarget: $186
Jul 21, 2026Capital One FinancialTarget
Target:
Target: $170
Jul 21, 2026CitigroupDowngrade
Rating: Buy
Rating: Neutral
Jul 21, 2026D.A. DavidsonTarget
Target: $172
Target: $185

Next report
Oct 19, 26
in 26 days
EPS estimate
$3.28
Revenue estimate
$753.0M
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$2.63$2.69$2.78$3.06$3.15$3.22$3.30Pending
Estimate$2.52$2.49$2.60$2.63$2.93$2.96$3.14$3.28
Surprise+4.4%+8.0%+6.9%+16.3%+7.5%+8.8%+5.1%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$638.7M$643.1M$670.8M$697.8M$714.3M$713.2M$738.6MPending
Estimate$641.1M$643.5M$660.1M$689.5M$701.9M$707.3M$735.4M$753.0M
Surprise−0.4%−0.1%+1.6%+1.2%+1.8%+0.8%+0.4%
Estimate$3.28
ReportedDue Oct 19, 2026
Estimate$753.0M
ReportedDue Oct 19, 2026
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Debt to equity58.10%
Current ratio26.30%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$1.02B$1.03B$1.00B$1.04B$1.09B$1.09B$1.06B$1.10B
Net income$170.0M$185.4M$189.0M$195.5M$216.3M$223.0M$227.4M$233.7M
Net margin16.6%18.0%18.8%18.7%19.8%20.5%21.4%21.2%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income$232.7M$253.1M$253.1M$267.1M$296.0M$302.2M$300.9M$328.1M
YoY growth+3.5%+53.2%+1.2%+26.4%+27.2%+19.4%+18.9%+22.8%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $15.02B · Total debt $4.37B · Total assets $74.67B · Shareholders' equity $7.53B

Revenue
$1.10B
Operating income
$328.1M
Net income
$233.7M
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Dividend yield
1.49%
Next ex-date
Nov 6, 26
estimated · in 44 days
Annual dividend
$2.15
per share
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

HistoryDividendAnnual yield

Nov '24Feb '25May '25Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26
Dividend$0.45$0.50$0.50$0.50$0.50$0.55$0.55$0.55
Annual yield1.42%1.41%1.62%1.59%1.55%1.30%1.43%1.35%
Ex-dateNov 7Feb 6May 8Aug 7Nov 6Feb 5May 14Aug 6
Payment dateNov 22Feb 20May 22Aug 21Nov 20Feb 19May 28Aug 20
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Institutions97.43%65.73M shares
606 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Insiders1.47%990.2K shares
25 holders · as of Aug 21, 2026
Other1.10%745.1K shares
remainder

67.47M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
9.76%6.58Mas of Jun 30, 2026
FMR LLCInstitution
7.59%5.12Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution
5.33%3.60Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution
4.55%3.07Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution
3.97%2.68Mas of Jun 30, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 13, 2026David A. Dykstraofficer: VICE CHAIRMAN AND COO−13,515$162.77
May 4, 2026Suzet M. Mckinneydirector−500$148.96
Apr 27, 2026David A. Dykstraofficer: VICE CHAIRMAN AND COO−9,579$148.82
Apr 23, 2026David L. Stoehrofficer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER−3,020$150.45
Mar 4, 2026Jeffrey D. Hahnfeldofficer: EVP-CONTROLLER & CHIEF ACC OFF−530$145.65
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