Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Stock

Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) is a Financials stock trading at $152.59 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $10.29B and a trailing P/E of 12.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Wintrust Financial Corporation is a financial holding company operating through Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management segments. The Community Banking segment provides deposit and lending products, related services such as ATMs and online/mobile banking, and mortgage origination and purchase activities, along with lending and treasury management for certain associations and other business customers including mortgage brokerage companies and restaurant franchisees.

Understand Wintrust Financial Corporation: how it makes money

Wintrust Financial Corporation provides deposit and lending banking services through Community Banking, and it also generates income through Specialty Finance (including mortgage origination and activities related to loans sold into the secondary market) and Wealth Management.

Its profit engine is the spread and fee income from Community Banking lending funded by customer deposits, plus incremental income streams from Wealth Management and mortgage banking activities such as loan production and servicing tied to loans originated for sale into the secondary market.

Business quality (Strong): Clear segment-level business lines are described (Community Banking, Specialty Finance, Wealth Management), but the provided data does not include a full reportable-segment revenue bridge, so segment contribution to total revenue cannot be cleanly quantified from the facts given.

Valuation: At 13× earnings, WTFC trades in line with the Banking average (13×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Diversified business lines: The company operates across Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management, which can spread sources of results across deposits and lending, mortgage-related activities, and wealth management revenue.
  • Wealth management scale is measurable: Assets Under Administration (Wealth Management Subisidiaries) is 45.9 USD_B, and Wealth Management Revenue is 0.04 USD_B (latest quarter provided).

Bear case

  • Credit quality risk can pressure earnings: Non-Performing Assets are 0.19 USD_B and Non-Performing Loans (Dollar Amount) are 0.18 USD_B (latest quarter provided), indicating that problem asset levels are a key watch item.
  • Liquidity and funding pressure risk: Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (Period End) is 91.8 percent, and Non-Interest-Bearing Deposits Decline (Average) is 0.43 USD_B, both suggesting the funding mix and liquidity management matter for performance.
  • Non-depository exposures add complexity: The company reports Non-Depository Exposure to Non-Depository Financial Institutions of 3.2 USD_B, plus Non-Depository Exposure: Mortgage Warehouse of 1.8 USD_B and other non-depository exposures (latest quarter provided).
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$152.59
Market Cap$10.29B
P/E Ratio12.4
EV / EBITDA7.9
Price / Book1.39
Price / Sales2.78
DCF Value (model)$229.27
DCF Upside vs Price50.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$265.63M
Net Margin310.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)4.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)19.4%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.4
Sector P/E (Financials)15.1
Industry P/E (Banking)12.9
vs Sector-17.9%
vs Industry-3.8%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($943.39M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOTimothy S. Crane
Employees5,903
CountryUS
IPO Date1998-04-16

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.