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State commercial banks company · DE · FY ends Dec · Revenue $8.35B · $2.39B FCF
$184.68
$3.84 (-2.04%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
21.48% net margin is respectable. The institution appears to be managing its interest spread and credit risk adequately.
Revenue declined 2.5% YoY. For a bank, this often signals contracting loan book or reduced fee income.
At 19x earnings, the multiple is above the banking sector average. Financials rarely sustain elevated multiples through credit cycles. Net income declined 14% YoY, profitability momentum has weakened.
19.3x earnings. Above the financial-sector median (~13x). The market is pricing in above-average returns or growth, any credit deterioration would compress the multiple quickly.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$8.35B
▼ -2.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$1.87B
▼ -14.5% YoY
Net Margin
22.39%
P/E
19.3x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$174.57B
Equity
$12.99B
Total Debt
$3.35B
Cash & Equiv.
$5.82B
5Y CAGR: +6.1%
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At a P/E of 19.3 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 14.4, Northern Trust (NTRS) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $461.64 per share, so at $184.68 the stock looks undervalued (150.0% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Northern Trust scores 84/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a high-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.7%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $461.64 per share for NTRS, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $346.23. At today's $184.68, that puts the stock about 150.0% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Northern Trust scores 84 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a high-quality business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Northern Trust pays a regular dividend of about $3.18 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.7% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 31.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For NTRS's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. NTRS currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 84/100 on quality (high-quality). It also yields about 1.7%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.