(WTFC) Wintrust Financial - Overview

Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Banks - Regional | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 10.104m USD | Total Return: 28.2% in 12m

Commercial Banking, Consumer Loans, Insurance Financing, Wealth Management
Total Rating 30
Safety 24
Buy Signal 0.18
Banks - Regional
Industry Rotation: +1.2
Market Cap: 10.1B
Avg Turnover: 60.9M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility26.9%
VaR 5th Pctl4.46%
VaR vs Median0.67%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.93
Rel. Str. IBD54
Rel. Str. Peer Group42.2
Character TTM
Beta1.137
Beta Downside1.269
Hurst Exponent0.469
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD31.02%
CAGR/Max DD1.12
CAGR/Mean DD5.17
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of WTFC over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 2.54, "2021-06": 1.68, "2021-09": 1.77, "2021-12": 1.58, "2022-03": 2.07, "2022-06": 1.49, "2022-09": 2.21, "2022-12": 2.23, "2023-03": 2.8, "2023-06": 2.38, "2023-09": 2.53, "2023-12": 1.87, "2024-03": 2.89, "2024-06": 2.32, "2024-09": 2.47, "2024-12": 2.63, "2025-03": 2.69, "2025-06": 2.82, "2025-09": 3.06, "2025-12": 3.15, "2026-03": 3.22,
EPS CAGR: 8.64%
EPS Trend: 87.3%
Last SUE: 1.49
Qual. Beats: 1
Revenue Revenue of WTFC over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 491.129, 2021-06: 448.952, 2021-09: 458.931, 2021-12: 460.885, 2022-03: 491.033, 2022-06: 474.91, 2022-09: 567.96, 2022-12: 677.084, 2023-03: 747.459, 2023-06: 810.206, 2023-09: 874.878, 2023-12: 894.677, 2024-03: 945.965, 2024-06: 971.126, 2024-09: 1021.751, 2024-12: 1027.045, 2025-03: 1003.61, 2025-06: 1044.997, 2025-09: 1094.661, 2025-12: 1086.716, 2026-03: 1061.702,
Rev. CAGR: 15.13%
Rev. Trend: 94.7%
Last SUE: 0.67
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Confidence

Description: WTFC Wintrust Financial

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) is a financial holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, operating through Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management segments. The firm employs a decentralized community banking model, which allows local management to maintain autonomy in decision-making while leveraging the resources of a larger holding company. This structure is common among regional banks seeking to compete with national institutions through localized relationship management.

The Community Banking division provides traditional deposit and loan products, including residential mortgages and commercial real estate financing. The Specialty Finance segment differentiates the company by offering niche services such as insurance premium financing and administrative solutions for the temporary staffing industry. The Wealth Management segment rounds out the business model by providing trust, asset management, and brokerage services to individual and institutional clients.

For a detailed breakdown of these business segments, investors should further examine the data on ValueRay.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin sensitivity to Federal Reserve monetary policy shifts
  • Commercial and industrial loan growth within Chicago metropolitan market
  • Mortgage origination volume fluctuations driven by residential interest rate cycles
  • Specialty finance segment expansion via insurance premium and lease financing
  • Credit quality performance across middle-market and restaurant franchise loan portfolios
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.0
Net Income: 862.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.26 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -1.01k% < 20% (prev -1.10k%; Δ 95.17% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 1.72b > Net Income 862.2m
Net Debt (-9.83b) to EBITDA (1.29b): -7.65 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.27 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (68.1m) vs 12m ago 0.66% < -2%
Gross Margin: 62.85% > 18% (prev 0.59%; Δ 6.23k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 6.21% > 50% (prev 6.11%; Δ 0.11% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.78 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.29b / Interest Expense TTM 1.49b)
Altman Z'' -3.52
A: -0.60 (Total Current Assets 16.2b - Total Current Liabilities 59.3b) / Total Assets 72.2b
B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 4.72b / Total Assets 72.2b)
C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 1.17b / Avg Total Assets 69.0b)
D: 0.07 (Book Value of Equity 4.42b / Total Liabilities 64.8b)
Altman-Z'' = -3.52 = D
Beneish M -1.26
DSRI: 3.24 (Receivables 1.60b/463.0m, Revenue 4.29b/4.02b)
GMI: 0.94 (GM 62.85% / 59.30%)
AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t 0.77 / AQ_t-1 0.84)
SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 4.29b / 4.02b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 862.2m - CFO 1.72b) / TA 72.2b)
Beneish M = -1.26 (Cap -4..+1) = D
What is the price of WTFC shares?

As of May 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 149.57 with a total of 295,375 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.67%, over one month by +1.73%, over three months by +0.77% and over the past year by +28.19%.

Is WTFC a buy, sell or hold?

Wintrust Financial has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.46. Therefore, it is recommended to buy WTFC.

  • StrongBuy: 8
  • Buy: 3
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the WTFC price?
Analysts Target Price 174.7 16.8%
Wintrust Financial (WTFC) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 22 May 2026
P/E Trailing = 12.568
P/E Forward = 11.8483
P/S = 3.7527
P/B = 1.4192
P/EG = 1.1728
Revenue TTM = 4.29b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.17b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.29b USD
Long Term Debt = 4.00b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 340.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.34b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -9.83b USD (calculated: Debt 4.34b - CCE 14.2b)
Enterprise Value = 274.9m USD (10.1b + Debt 4.34b - CCE 14.2b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.78 (Ebit TTM 1.17b / Interest Expense TTM 1.49b)
EV/FCF = 0.16x (Enterprise Value 274.9m / FCF TTM 1.68b)
 FCF Yield = 611.6% (FCF TTM 1.68b / Enterprise Value 274.9m)
 FCF Margin = 39.21% (FCF TTM 1.68b / Revenue TTM 4.29b)
Net Margin = 20.11% (Net Income TTM 862.2m / Revenue TTM 4.29b)
Gross Margin = 62.85% ((Revenue TTM 4.29b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.59b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 64.38% (prev 63.19%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.00 (Enterprise Value 274.9m / Total Assets 72.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 34.34% (Interest Expense 1.49b / Debt 4.34b)
Taxrate = 24.44% (73.6m / 300.9m)
NOPAT = 881.2m (EBIT 1.17b * (1 - 24.44%))
Current Ratio = 0.27 (Total Current Assets 16.2b / Total Current Liabilities 59.3b)
Debt / Equity = 0.59 (Debt 4.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.38b)
Debt / EBITDA = -7.65 (Net Debt -9.83b / EBITDA 1.29b)
Debt / FCF = -5.85 (Net Debt -9.83b / FCF TTM 1.68b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.23b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.25% (Net Income 862.2m / Total Assets 72.2b)
RoE = 11.93% (Net Income TTM 862.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 7.23b)
RoCE = 10.38% (EBIT 1.17b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.23b + L.T.Debt 4.00b))
RoIC = 6.65% (NOPAT 881.2m / Invested Capital 13.2b)
WACC = 14.78% (E(10.1b)/V(14.4b) * Re(9.98%) + D(4.34b)/V(14.4b) * Rd(34.34%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 9.98% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 74.00 | Cagr: 3.96%
[DCF] Terminal Value 60.00% ; FCFF base≈1.29b ; Y1≈1.48b ; Y5≈2.18b
[DCF] Fair Price = 370.9 (EV 15.2b - Net Debt -9.83b = Equity 25.0b / Shares 67.4m; r=14.78% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 87.26 | EPS CAGR: 8.64% | SUE: 1.49 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 94.70 | Revenue CAGR: 15.13% | SUE: 0.67 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=3.15 | Chg30d=+4.63% | Revisions=+62% | Analysts=12
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.31 | Chg30d=+4.09% | Revisions=+62% | Analysts=12
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=13.03 | Chg30d=+4.85% | Revisions=+73% | GrowthEPS=+11.5% | GrowthRev=+9.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=13.86 | Chg30d=+2.77% | Revisions=+60% | GrowthEPS=+6.5% | GrowthRev=+6.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +73%