NTRS
Northern Trust Corporation
Stock
$171.40+2.20 (+1.30%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $529M | $5.5B | −$486M | $2.6B | $2.4B | $1.4B | $1.9B | $2.6B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $936M | $839M | $814M | $1.3B | $790M | $1.0B | $855M | $881M |
| Capital expenditures | $84M | $74M | $102M | $117M | $129M | $96M | $136M | $158M | $98M | $92M | $111M | $99M | $82M | $92M | $73M | $97M | $91M | $133M | $102M | $90M |
| Free cash flow | $445M | $5.5B | −$588M | $2.5B | $2.3B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $854M | $747M | $741M | $1.2B | $700M | $882M | $753M | $791M |
| Stock-based compensation | $164M | $127M | $119M | $118M | $125M | $96M | $91M | $108M | $131M | $128M | $87M | $76M | $78M | $74M | $74M | $70M | $53M | $25M | $43M | — |
| Buybacks | $1.4B | $1.3B | $938M | $348M | $35M | $268M | $300M | $1.1B | $924M | $523M | $411M | $497M | $481M | $310M | $162M | $79M | $5.9M | $11M | $68M | $213M |
| Dividends paid | $597M | $592M | $602M | $622M | $750M | $583M | $585M | $530M | $405M | $357M | $333M | $321M | $303M | $221M | $354M | $274M | $273M | $260M | $248M | $220M |
| Dividends per share | $3.20 | $3.10 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $2.90 | $2.80 | $2.80 | $2.60 | $1.94 | $1.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.03 |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.9% | 67.5% | −7.1% | 37.0% | 33.5% | 19.5% | 28.9% | 40.1% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 28.2% | 36.9% | 19.7% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 30.7% | 19.2% | 23.3% | 17.6% | 22.5% |