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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. earnings call

Jul 23, 2026 · 04:30 ET Jim CracchioloStephanie RabeWalter Berman
Buzzberg read

EPS up 22% to $11.07

Ameriprise reported strong Q2 2026 results with 13% revenue growth and 22% EPS growth, driven by asset growth and advisor productivity. Management highlighted the impact of Comerica outflows and the upcoming Huntington Bank onboarding, while maintaining a positive outlook due to AI investments and diversified earnings. No explicit numeric guidance was provided. Revenue reached $4.9B, adjusted EPS $11.07, and ROE improved to 55%.

Buzzberg read EPS up 22% to $11.07 Ameriprise reported strong Q2 2026 results with 13% revenue growth and 22% EPS growth, driven by asset growth and advisor productivity. Management highlighted the impact of Comerica outflows and the upcoming Huntington Bank onboarding, while maintaining a positive outlook due to AI investments and diversified earnings. No explicit numeric guidance was provided. Revenue reached $4.9B, adjusted EPS $11.07, and ROE improved to 55%. Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Ameriprise reported strong Q2 2026 results with 13% revenue growth and 22% EPS growth, driven by asset growth and advisor productivity. Management highlighted the impact of Comerica outflows and the upcoming Huntington Bank onboarding, while maintaining a positive outlook due to AI investments and diversified earnings. No explicit numeric guidance was provided. Revenue reached $4.9B, adjusted EPS $11.07, and ROE improved to 55%.

  • Comerica outflows accelerated, with $19B expected to exit by end of Q3 2026.
  • Huntington Bank will bring ~$28B in assets and 260 advisors in Q4 2026.
  • Management remains disciplined on advisor recruiting, avoiding non-economic deals with paybacks up to 8 years.
Revenue $5.013B +3% QoQ
EPS $11.07 -2% QoQ
Gross margin 44.66% reported
Op margin 30.44% reported

What changed this quarter

01
Other

EPS up 22% to $11.07

Ameriprise reported strong Q2 2026 results with 13% revenue growth and 22% EPS growth, driven by asset growth and advisor productivity. Management highlighted the impact of Comerica outflows and the upcoming Huntington Bank onboarding, while maintaining a positive outlook due…

02
Margins

ROE best in class at 55%

Reported gross margin was 44.66%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.

03
AI

AI saves advisors over 30 hours weekly

Management discussed AI benefits for advisors, including eMeeting Automation saving 10-20 hours per week, Meeting Summarization saving 5-10 hours, and Copala Premium saving 2.5 hours per week, totaling over 30 hours in productivity savings, and noted that advisors using AI…

04
Risk

Recruiting paybacks as high as 8 years

Huntington Bank will bring ~$28B in assets and 260 advisors in Q4 2026.

AI, capex & demand read

AI

Platform & monetization

Management discussed AI benefits for advisors, including eMeeting Automation saving 10-20 hours per week, Meeting Summarization saving 5-10 hours, and Copala Premium saving 2.5 hours per week, totaling over 30 hours in productivity savings, and noted that advisors using AI insights see increased client engagement and productivity.

Demand

Bookings & conversion

Huntington Bank adds 260 advisors, $28B assets. Management's tone was confident, driven by strong financial results (EPS up 22%, ROE at 55%) and positive outlook on advisor productivity and AI investments, with no notable shift in confidence from prior calls.

Tone · confident

Management's tone was confident, driven by strong financial results (EPS up 22%, ROE at 55%) and positive outlook on advisor productivity and AI investments, with no notable shift in confidence from prior calls.

Company read-throughs

since call
Customers

Comerica's advisor attrition is accelerating, leading to a $19B outflow by end of Q3 2026, which negatively impacts Comerica's wealth management business.

“advisor transitions in the quarter, including CoAmerica”
Jim Cracchiolo
-3.7%
since call
$17.72$17.07
Customers

Huntington Bancshares is expected to bring $28B in assets and 260 advisors to Ameriprise's platform in Q4 2026, strengthening the partnership.

“we're on target to onboard Huntington Bank, which will bring in good assets beginning in the latter part of the year”
Jim Cracchiolo