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Regional banking company Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 9.3% year on year to $762.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.37 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WTFC) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on November 19, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 5, 2026. Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend on outstanding shares of the Company’s 7.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Prefe

TD Cowen analyst Janet Lee maintains Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Buy and raises the price target from $173 to $174.

Piper Sandler analyst Nathan Race maintains Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $195 to $186.

Wintrust Financial came into today with a mixed recent run, a slight gain over the last week but declines over the past month and quarter, then jumped 2.7% to US$146.28 once traders absorbed fresh Q3 2026 numbers. The headline was simple. Another quarter of record net income, with Q3 profit at US$239 million and basic earnings per share at about US$3.42. The real story for bank investors is not just one strong quarter. Wintrust has been stringing together record earnings and thicker net...

Hedged interest rates and disciplined credit underwriting insulate the bank from margin compression and loan losses.

Record net income fueled by 8% loan and deposit growth across Midwest markets.

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 20, 2026 11:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsTimothy Crane - CEO, President &...

Moby summary of Wintrust Financial Corporation's Q3 2026 earnings call

Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) reported third-quarter financial results on Tuesday. The transcript from the company’s third-quarter earnings call has been provided below.This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Wintrust (WTFC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Regional banking company Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with sales up 8.7% year on year to $757.9 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.37 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Deutsche Bank analyst Bernard von-Gizycki initiates coverage on Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $175.

Wintrust Financial will report Q3 results Oct. 19; EPS is expected at $3.31 and revenue at $754.79 million, both up year over year.

Wintrust Financial has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small loss of 2.7% while holding steady at $143.30. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 12.8% gain during that period.

Wintrust (WTFC) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Barclays analyst Jared Shaw maintains Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $192 to $190.

TD Cowen analyst Janet Lee maintains Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $183 to $173.

Wintrust (WTFC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +2.43% and +0.57%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
