T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. · TROW · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

T. Rowe Price Holds Guidance as Product Mix Shifts

The call supports a cautiously optimistic long-term case for T. Rowe Price's product and distribution strategy, but not a clean growth conclusion: AUM and gross sales benefited from market performance while net outflows, fee compression and weaker equity flows remain unresolved.

Reported Before market openNASDAQFinancial Services $22.24B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.44 Consensus $2.46
EPS surprise -0.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.93B Consensus $1.93B
Revenue surprise +0.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -5.5% Event window
SPY move -0.5% Same window
Abnormal move -5.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -5.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the company reported AUM of $1.78 trillion despite significant net outflows, maintained guidance and provided a clearer set of 2026 initiatives spanning active ETFs, a crypto ETF, international retirement solutions, tokenization and AI. The core tension remains the same: new products and partnerships are advancing while flows and fee mix pressure the legacy business.

Guidance delta

Management maintained guidance; 2026 expense growth was described as a modest 3–6% range.

Key takeaways

  • AUM reached $1.78 trillion despite significant net outflows, supported by market returns and higher gross sales.
  • Fixed income and alternatives outperformed peers, while equity and mutual-fund outflows remained a pressure point.
  • Active ETFs, a planned 2026 crypto ETF, retirement solutions and distribution partnerships are the main strategic growth initiatives.
  • The mix is shifting toward lower-priced vehicles, creating effective fee-rate pressure.

Management priorities

  • Expand active ETFs and pursue the planned 2026 active crypto ETF.
  • Develop retirement and wealth distribution through Goldman Sachs, First Abu Dhabi Bank and international partnerships.
  • Advance tokenization, AI integration and private-credit capabilities while maintaining cost control.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
TROW EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $2.04 Q1 '24 actual $2.38, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.27 Q2 '24 actual $2.26, match Q3 '24 estimate $2.33 Q3 '24 actual $2.57, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.15 Q2 '25 actual $2.24, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.54 Q3 '25 actual $2.81, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.46 Q4 '25 actual $2.44, miss Q1 '26 estimate $2.33 Q1 '26 actual $2.52, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.51 Q2 '26 actual $2.57, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.67 Q4 '26 estimate $2.49 Q1 '27 estimate $2.61
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold37 ratings
Bullish821.6%
Neutral2362.2%
Bearish616.2%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$103.81Previous close
$87Low
$119Average
$215High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 25, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainSep 9, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainAug 31, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform Market PerformMaintainAug 3, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainAug 3, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $103.81. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$110$104.27 +6.0%Sep 25, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$110$110.97 +6.0%Aug 31, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$118$113.79 +13.7%Aug 10, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$109$112.73 +5.0%Aug 3, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$120$111.75 +15.6%Aug 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. operates as a publicly traded entity specializing in investment management. The firm extends its financial expertise to a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, institutional organizations, retirement benefit plans, and financial intermediaries. It is responsible for the establishment and ongoing management of both equity and fixed income mutual funds. The company's investment activities encompass public stock and bond markets worldwide. Employing a bottom-up methodology, the firm integrates both fundamental and quantitative analysis, leveraging insights from both internal research capabilities and external sources for its investment decisions. A core tenet of its investment philosophy is socially responsible investing, with a significant emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Furthermore, T.…

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