Ameriprise Financial, Inc. · AMP · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Ameriprise beats Q1 estimates on record EPS $11.26, 11% revenue growth

Ameriprise combines organic adviser productivity growth, AI and automation-driven efficiency, an expanding banking franchise and one of the most aggressive capital-return programs in wealth management. Record EPS, double-digit revenue growth and $1.7 trillion of client assets support durability, and the new Huntington Bank partnership adds a visible multi-year asset and adviser pipeline. The offsetting drags are near-term Comerica adviser outflows and market volatility that can mute client flows and sensitivity to rising adviser recruiting costs.

Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services $43.61B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $11.26 Consensus $10.21
EPS surprise +10.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $4.89B Consensus $4.72B
Revenue surprise +3.6% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +1.0% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move +0.2% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -2.5% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Revenue growth and profitability improved: record EPS of $11.26 (up 19%, beating the $10.21 estimate) and adjusted operating revenue up 11% versus the prior quarter's EPS of $10.83 and $4.9 billion revenue. Client asset growth continued to 12% year-over-year at $1.7 trillion. The strategic picture shifted meaningfully: a new multi-year Huntington Bank partnership (~260 advisers, ~$28B of assets) was signed, while the prior-quarter Comerica arrangement is being terminated, creating near-term flow volatility with the Huntington inflows slated for Q4.

Guidance delta

Neither the prior quarter nor Q1 FY2026 included formal numeric guidance; management framed the quarter qualitatively around flows, productivity, technology investment and capital return rather than issuing a quantified forward outlook.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted operating revenue grew 11% and EPS reached a record $11.26, up 19%
  • Total client assets rose 12% to $1.7 trillion, with wrap assets up 16%
  • Capital return stayed aggressive at 88% of earnings, with the dividend raised 6%
  • New multi-year Huntington Bank partnership adds ~260 advisers and ~$28B of assets
  • Growth driven by organic adviser productivity, AI-enabled tools and expanded banking products

Management priorities

  • Scale AI and automation tools across the adviser workflow
  • Complete the back-office outsourcing transformation
  • Accelerate Signature Wealth adoption and add separately managed account capabilities
  • Grow the banking franchise with HELOCs, checking accounts and pledge lending
  • Leverage the Huntington Bank partnership to add advisers and assets

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AMP REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 actual $4B, None Q1 '24 estimate $4B Q1 '24 actual $4B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $4B Q2 '24 actual $4B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $4B Q3 '24 actual $5B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $4B Q2 '25 actual $4B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $5B Q3 '25 actual $5B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $5B Q4 '25 actual $5B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $5B Q1 '26 actual $5B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $5B Q2 '26 actual $5B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $5B Q4 '26 estimate $5B Q1 '27 estimate $5B Q2 '27 estimate $5B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy22 ratings
Bullish1150.0%
Neutral1045.5%
Bearish14.5%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$493Current
$330Low
$511.53Average
$645High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainJul 31, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 24, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJul 24, 2026
Piper Sandler Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 13, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainJul 13, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $493. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$638$558.26 +29.4%Aug 21, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$518$506.76 +5.1%Jul 13, 2026
Morgan StanleyMichael Cyprys$489$506.62 -0.8%Jul 10, 2026
JefferiesSuneet Kamath$645$500.16 +30.8%Jul 10, 2026
Piper SandlerCrispin Love$471$467.19 -4.5%May 4, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing financial planning, asset management, and insurance services to individuals, businesses, and institutions. It operates through the following business segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement & Protection Solutions, and Corporate & Other. The Advice & Wealth Management segment consists of financial planning and advice, as well as full-service brokerage services for retail clients through financial advisors.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-25T18:01:05.502380+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-25T18:01:05.499395+00:00

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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.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-25. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.