Financial Services
Wintrust Financial Corporation(WTFC)
Live Price
Offline$159.26
+2.19% today
1Y Change
+22.71%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
- Market Cap
- $10.04B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.7%
- EPS Growth
- +10.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
Coverage: 236 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $10.04B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $159.26 and up 22.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.7%, EPS growth of +10.6%, a dividend yield of 1.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.7%, EPS +10.6%, free cash flow +35.4% with operating margin 27.2% and ROIC 6.5%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 11.6 and price/sales 2.3. Stock Foundry combines WTFC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+6.7% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+27.2% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 20, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +6.7% and EPS at +10.6%, with operating margin around 27.2%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 20, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 20, 2026 | โ | +1.0% | +0.3% | -1.3% |
2026 Jan 20, 2026 | +7.5% | +4.7% | +0.5% | +7.2% |
2025 Oct 20, 2025 | +16.4% | +2.3% | +3.8% | -2.4% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WTFC Max Drawdown
-19.30%
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Company Overview
Wintrust Financial Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services. It also engages in the retail origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market; and provision of lending, deposits, and treasury management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, as well as asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, this segment offers loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. It provides personal and commercial banking services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional clients. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services; and other specialty finance services, as well as data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing industry. The Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment, asset management, tax-deferred exchange, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. The company operates 173 banking facilities and 228 ATMs in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and Florida. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Timothy S. Crane
- IPO Date
- Apr 16, 1998
- Employees
- 5.9k
- Street Address
- 9700 West Higgins Road
- Mailing
- Rosemont, IL, 60018
- Region
- Rosemont, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 847 939 9000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 11.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.8
- Price/Sales
- 2.3
- Price/Book
- 1.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.7%
- EPS
- +10.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +35.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 62.8%
- Operating Margin
- 27.2%
- Net Margin
- 20.1%
- ROE
- 11.9%
- ROIC
- 6.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.59
- Current Ratio
- 0.27
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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