Wintrust Financial (WTFC) stock
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Key facts on WTFC
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 4 |
What moves banks
WTFC catalysts
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.4% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Why WTFC scores 9
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
- +4Chart checks 4 of 14 firing right now, one point each
- +3Long-term trend above a rising 200-day average, near its 52-week high
- Size adds
- Profit adds
How WTFC ranks in Banks
WTFC is #70 of 168 by Quality Score.
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Cash and short-term investments: WTFC $636M, SSB $2.97B, FNB $2.53B, ASB $1.87B.
When does WTFC report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Thu Jan 21, after the close (in 72 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What WTFC reported on Oct 19, 2026
The quarter
A profit of $3.37 a share.
“The increase in net interest income in the third quarter of 2026 was driven by strong average earning asset growth of $2.1 billion.”
Where the sales came from
WTFC's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
The outlook
No outlook figures read from this release.
In the company's words
“The Company’s gross commercial and commercial real estate loan pipelines remained solid as of September 30, 2026 indicating momentum for expected continued loan growth in the fourth quarter of 2026.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 19)
The numbers
- $10B
- today
- $266M
- up 5.9% on the year
- $824M
- last fiscal year
Sales grew 9.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.20 a share a year.
Close after the report, last 3
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Jul 20, 2026 | -1.0% | -2.9% | -2.9% |
| Apr 20, 2026 | +2.0% | +1.0% | +0.3% |
WTFC sales and profit by year
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $266M. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
WTFC has 4 of 14 chart checks firing
WTFC RSI today: 58.4, above its 50-day and 200-day averages
RSI 58.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
The deep dive on WTFC
- What it does and how it makes money
- Where it standsFiled figures, Dec 31, 2025
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Feb 26, 2026, against the one of Feb 28, 2025
- Who holds and trades it
- Against its closest peers
Is WTFC's dividend covered? What its financials say
Its dividends come to 17% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $2.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $148M a year |
| Free cash flow | $860M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2013 |
WTFC insider trades
2 insiders sold $3.3M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
WTFC's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold WTFC?
In ETFs: WTFC is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
About Wintrust Financial
Wintrust Financial Corp is a financial holding company that provides community-oriented, personal, and commercial banking services to customers generally located in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and western Michigan. The company provides specialty finance services, including financing for the payment of property and casualty insurance premiums and life insurance premiums, and wealth management services to customers in its market area. Its operations consist of three primary segments: community banking, specialty finance, and wealth management. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the community banking segment.
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What does WTFC's Quality Score say?
WTFC scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #70 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is WTFC's Quality Score?
WTFC scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #70 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WTFC's 9.
Are insiders buying WTFC?
2 insiders sold $3.3M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Richard B. Murphy, Vice Chair,chief Lending Ofc, who sold $1.1M on Oct 22. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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