Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. · AMG · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

AMG’s record Q2 results highlight alternatives growth and flow risks

AMG’s record Q2 earnings, AUM and net inflows support its diversified affiliate model, with alternative strategies now the primary growth engine. Increasing earnings reliance on alternatives and outflows from other strategies are important counterweights to that thesis.

What drove AMG's +1.5% move after FY2026 Q2 earnings?

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Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $10.38B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $7.90
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $590.9M
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.5% Event window
SPY move +1.7% Same window
Abnormal move -0.2% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +1.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current-quarter analysis describes record earnings and AUM, with net inflows concentrated in alternative strategies. Alternatives now contribute more than 60% of earnings, while differentiated long-only equity and multi-asset/fixed income recorded net outflows. Management maintained its Q3 guidance.

Guidance delta

Management maintained Q3 guidance; the analysis characterizes it as in line with expectations. The supplied current-quarter analysis does not provide the numeric Q3 guidance ranges.

Key takeaways

  • Record Q2 earnings and AUM coincided with net inflows, particularly in alternative strategies.
  • Alternatives have become the main growth engine and contribute more than 60% of earnings, according to the supplied analysis.
  • The company continues affiliate investments and share repurchases while maintaining its Q3 guidance.
  • Outflows from differentiated long-only equity and multi-asset/fixed income temper the otherwise strong flow picture.

Management priorities

  • Invest in new and existing affiliates, with checks targeted at $100–$500 million.
  • Continue disciplined share repurchases.
  • Expand tax-aware and liquid-alternative offerings globally and increase alternative-strategy exposure.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AMG EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $4.60 Q2 '24 actual $4.67, beat Q3 '24 estimate $4.82 Q3 '24 actual $4.82, match Q2 '25 estimate $5.26 Q2 '25 actual $5.39, beat Q3 '25 estimate $5.83 Q3 '25 actual $6.10, beat Q4 '25 estimate $8.75 Q4 '25 actual $9.48, beat Q1 '26 estimate $8.10 Q1 '26 actual $8.23, beat Q2 '26 estimate $7.90 Q2 '26 actual $8.29, beat Q3 '26 estimate $8.79 Q3 '26 actual $9.50, beat Q4 '26 estimate $12.04 Q1 '27 estimate $9.95 Q2 '27 estimate $9.70 Q3 '27 estimate $10.18
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy12 ratings
Bullish12100.0%
Neutral00.0%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$404.21Current
$192Low
$337Average
$425High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainNov 10, 2026
Barrington Research Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 27, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainJan 6, 2026
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 2, 2025
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainFeb 10, 2025
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $404.21. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarringtonAlexander Paris$425$366.73 +5.1%Jul 31, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$400$303.62 -1.0%May 4, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$405$291.07 +0.2%May 4, 2026
Deutsche BankBrian Bedell$408$321.91 +0.9%Feb 13, 2026
Goldman SachsAlexander Blostein$341$303.57 -15.6%Jan 6, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG) functions as an asset management firm, leveraging its network of affiliates to provide comprehensive investment management solutions. Its primary clientele in the United States includes mutual funds, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals. AMG additionally offers advisory and subadvisory services to mutual funds, which are distributed to retail and institutional clients through direct channels and a wide range of intermediaries. These intermediaries encompass independent financial advisors, retirement plan sponsors, broker-dealers, major fund marketplaces, and bank trust departments.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-13T16:15:52.979301+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-30T01:23:13.872335+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-11T02:50:46.725334+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-11T02:50:46.722555+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-11. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.