Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Key Metrics
WTFC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $9.72B
- Enterprise value
- $10.36B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.6 10-yr median 11.5
- Forward P/E
- 10.9
- PEG ratio
- 1.17
- Price / sales
- 3.5 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.2
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 4.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.53% $2.20 a year
- Beta
- 0.89
WTFC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsWTFC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
WTFC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
WTFC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
WTFC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
WTFC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
WTFC valuation history
WTFC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
WTFC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
WTFC cash returned to shareholders
WTFC price vs earnings per share
WTFC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $9.46B | $8.07B | $5.76B | $5.08B | $5.25B | $3.54B | $4.09B | $3.80B | $4.67B | $3.94B |
| Enterprise value | $7.24B | $3.54B | $3.62B | $3.18B | −$176.7M | −$1.92B | $311.0M | $1.40B | $2.74B | $1.78B |
| P/E ratio | 11.5 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 18.1 | 19.0 |
| Price / sales | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 11.0 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | — | 22.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 14.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.4 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | — | 15.4 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.7 |
| EV / sales | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9 | 3.4 | 68.0 | 4.1 | — | — | 0.5 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 8.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 1.7 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.4 |
| Earnings yield | 8.7% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.1% | 7.9% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 20.5% | −16.4% | 4.5% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 7.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $139.82 | $124.71 | $92.75 | $84.52 | $90.82 | $61.09 | $70.90 | $66.49 | $82.37 | $72.57 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $62.53 | $61.30 | $46.60 | $36.75 | $32.22 | $32.70 | $31.06 | $26.62 | $22.25 | $20.80 |
| Earnings per share | $12.18 | $10.74 | $10.03 | $8.48 | $8.07 | $5.05 | $6.17 | $6.00 | $4.55 | $3.81 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.46 | $11.15 | $29.69 | $22.88 | $19.57 | −$8.94 | $4.62 | $6.59 | $7.09 | $5.73 |
| Free cash flow per share | $12.72 | $9.82 | $29.69 | $21.99 | $18.58 | −$10.03 | $3.19 | $5.40 | $6.04 | $5.10 |
| Cash per share | $99.10 | $135.44 | $93.40 | $91.52 | $135.86 | $136.23 | $96.44 | $63.24 | $55.47 | $54.77 |
| Book value per share | $107.30 | $98.06 | $86.97 | $79.83 | $77.85 | $70.94 | $64.06 | $57.12 | $52.52 | $49.67 |
| Tangible book value per share | $94.06 | $83.86 | $76.02 | $68.58 | $66.02 | $59.19 | $52.05 | $46.23 | $43.35 | $40.08 |
| Dividends per share | $2.50 | $2.21 | $0.45 | $1.80 | $1.71 | $1.48 | $1.13 | $0.89 | $0.72 | $0.71 |
| Capex per share | $0.74 | $1.33 | $0.73 | $0.89 | $0.99 | $1.10 | $1.42 | $1.19 | $1.04 | $0.63 |
| Debt per share | $66.25 | $65.50 | $59.00 | $59.97 | $41.98 | $42.01 | $30.94 | $21.20 | $21.49 | $14.90 |
| Shares outstanding | 67.6M | 64.7M | 62.1M | 60.1M | 57.8M | 58.0M | 57.6M | 57.2M | 56.7M | 54.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.6% | +4.2% | +3.3% | +4.0% | −0.4% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.9% | +4.4% | +4.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 7.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 9.1% | 8.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 24.0% | 27.3% | 1.3% | 51.6% | — | — | — | 35.9% | 32.6% | 22.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.3% | 16.0% | 63.7% | 59.8% | 57.7% | −30.7% | 10.3% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 24.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.11 | 1.04 | 2.96 | 2.70 | 2.43 | −1.77 | 0.75 | 1.10 | 1.56 | 1.50 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $4.48B | $4.24B | $3.66B | $3.60B | $2.43B | $2.44B | $1.78B | $1.21B | $1.22B | $808.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $6.70B | $8.76B | $5.80B | $5.50B | $7.85B | $7.90B | $5.56B | $3.62B | $3.14B | $2.97B |
| Net debt | −$2.22B | −$4.53B | −$2.14B | −$1.90B | −$5.42B | −$5.47B | −$3.77B | −$2.40B | −$1.93B | −$2.16B |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.30 |
| Debt / assets | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.80 | −4.32 | −40.07 | −2.42 | −7.33 | −11.24 | −6.64 | −4.56 | −4.25 | −5.62 |
| Current ratio | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Quick ratio | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Interest coverage | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Working capital | −$41.77B | −$43.73B | −$40.71B | −$38.42B | −$35.43B | −$29.45B | −$25.60B | −$22.92B | −$20.82B | −$19.27B |
| Invested capital | $5.04B | $1.82B | $3.26B | $2.90B | −$926.1M | −$1.35B | −$83.0M | $862.7M | $1.05B | $532.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $6.36B | $5.43B | $4.72B | $4.12B | $3.82B | $3.43B | $3.00B | $2.65B | $2.46B | $2.18B |
| Net current asset value | −$57.18B | −$49.75B | −$44.36B | −$41.71B | −$37.77B | −$33.04B | −$27.36B | −$24.08B | −$21.68B | −$19.98B |
| Graham number | $171.47 | $153.95 | $140.08 | $123.43 | $118.87 | $89.78 | $94.33 | $87.80 | $73.29 | $65.27 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$845.23 | −$769.06 | −$732.04 | −$698.02 | −$711.07 | −$616.41 | −$499.03 | −$440.09 | −$413.58 | −$396.94 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $169.4M | $143.3M | $28.0M | $108.2M | $98.6M | $85.9M | $65.1M | $51.0M | $40.5M | $38.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $412.5M | $3.9M | $2.0M | $304,000 | $9.5M | $93.4M | $1.3M | $648,000 | $397,000 | $616,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 20.6% | 20.6% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 29.3% | 18.3% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 18.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 67.6% | 23.2% | 1.6% | 8.2% | 10.1% | — | 36.1% | 16.7% | 12.0% | 14.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 3.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 5.5% | 11.9% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 5.0% | — | 30.8% | 18.1% | 14.7% | 10.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.42 | 0.86 | 8.22 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.64 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | −0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 23.7% | 23.2% | 3.5% | 35.5% | 41.1% | 36.2% | 33.8% | 35.4% | 37.8% | 39.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 0.8 | 33.1 | 103.4 | 79.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 29.9 | 47.1 | 20.5 | 8.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -764.5 | -3,655.1 | -24,125.5 | -3,209.6 | -2,300.7 | -4,191.3 | -8,350.6 | -4,518.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | — | — | 1,447.8 | 1,528.1 | 2,645.7 | 484.4 | 812.1 | 914.9 | 1,320.0 | 742.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | — | — | -2,108.9 | -5,103.6 | -26,767.0 | -3,690.7 | -3,082.9 | -5,059.1 | -9,650.1 | -5,252.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 467.35 | 11.03 | 3.53 | 4.58 | 85.58 | 111.57 | 12.23 | 7.76 | 17.81 | 42.75 |
| Payables turnover | — | — | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.49 |
| Asset turnover | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Average receivables | $9.1M | $359.7M | $819.7M | $482.1M | $21.8M | $17.0M | $146.4M | $196.3M | $70.8M | $26.4M |
| Average payables | — | — | $1.72B | $1.38B | $661.5M | $620.2M | $854.6M | $603.4M | $521.3M | $253.0M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$910.0M | −$3.31B | −$6.03B | −$4.11B | −$2.42B | −$2.76B | −$3.30B | −$1.54B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
Computed from WTFC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
WTFC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Wintrust Financial traded at 11.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 11.6 and the forward P/E is 10.9. Wintrust Financial earned a return on equity of 12.1% and a return on invested capital of 24.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $4.5 billion of debt and $6.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $2.2 billion. It returned $581.9 million to shareholders: $169.4 million in dividends and $412.5 million in share buybacks, 68% of free cash flow. The share count rose 24.6% from 54.3M to 67.6M over 9 years.
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WTFC key metrics FAQ
What is Wintrust Financial's P/E ratio?
Wintrust Financial's trailing P/E ratio is 11.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 11.5, compared with a 10-year median of 11.5.
What is Wintrust Financial's EV/EBITDA?
Wintrust Financial's enterprise value was 5.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $7.2 billion, EBITDA $1.2 billion).
What is Wintrust Financial's return on equity?
Wintrust Financial's return on equity (ROE) was 12.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $823.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $6.8 billion.
What is Wintrust Financial's ROIC?
Wintrust Financial's return on invested capital was 24.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Wintrust Financial have?
Wintrust Financial had total debt of $4.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62 and more cash than debt.
What is Wintrust Financial's dividend yield?
Wintrust Financial's forward dividend yield is 1.53%. Wintrust Financial paid $169.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.50 per share), a payout ratio of 20.6%.
Does Wintrust Financial buy back its shares?
Yes. Wintrust Financial spent $412.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +4.6% over the year, to 67.6M..
What is Wintrust Financial's free cash flow yield?
Wintrust Financial generated $860.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 9.1% on its market value at year-end ($9.5 billion).
What is Wintrust Financial's current ratio?
Wintrust Financial's current ratio was 0.14 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.14 times current liabilities.