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Ameriprise Financial Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS up 22 percent: Adjusted operating EPS was $9.87 against $8.10 a year earlier. Excluding unlocking it was $9.92, up 12 percent. GAAP EPS was $9.33 against $5.00. Source
  • Net revenue up 9 percent: Adjusted operating net revenues rose 9 percent to $4.7 billion, mainly from asset growth. Excluding unlocking, the increase was 6 percent. Source
  • Advice & Wealth earnings up 7 percent: Advice & Wealth Management pretax adjusted operating earnings were $881 million, with a 29.5 percent margin, down 60 basis points. Core earnings rose in the upper-teen range; spread earnings declined as expected. Source
  • Client and wrap assets reached $1.1 trillion: Total client assets rose 11 percent to $1.1 trillion and wrap assets rose 14 percent to $650 billion. Cash sweep balances were $27.1 billion. Source
  • Total client net flows slowed: Total client net flows were $3.4 billion, down 60 percent. Excluding two large advisor practices that departed, net flows were $6.5 billion, improved sequentially. Source
  • Asset Management outflows narrowed: Net outflows were $3.4 billion, down from $8.7 billion in the prior quarter. Retail and model delivery outflows were $1.1 billion. Source
  • Capital return equal to 87 percent of earnings: Capital returned to shareholders was $842 million, including $155 million of dividends and $687 million of share repurchases. Source

“Ameriprise delivered a strong third quarter. Across the firm, we’re focused on delivering an excellent client experience supported by our distinctive combination of high-quality advice, solutions and capabilities.”

Jim Cracchiolo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Operating effective tax rate SourceFull year 202520 to 22 percentKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: The full-year 2025 operating effective tax rate range of 20 to 22 percent is unchanged from the prior quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Adjusted EPS up 22 percent: Adjusted operating EPS was $9.87 against $8.10 a year earlier. Excluding unlocking it was $9.92, up 12 percent. GAAP EPS was $9.33 against $5.00. Source
  • Net revenue up 9 percent: Adjusted operating net revenues rose 9 percent to $4.7 billion, mainly from asset growth. Excluding unlocking, the increase was 6 percent. Source
  • Margin and return on equity: Pretax adjusted operating margin was 26.2 percent. Adjusted operating return on equity excluding AOCI was 52.8 percent, up from 49.6 percent. Source

Segment results

  • Advice & Wealth earnings up 7 percent: Advice & Wealth Management pretax adjusted operating earnings were $881 million, with a 29.5 percent margin, down 60 basis points. Core earnings rose in the upper-teen range; spread earnings declined as expected. Source
  • Asset Management earnings up 6 percent: Asset Management pretax adjusted operating earnings rose 6 percent to $260 million, and the net pretax margin improved to 42.1 percent. The result reflected equity market appreciation and expense actions, partly offset by net outflows. Source
  • Retirement & Protection earnings excluding unlocking: Retirement & Protection pretax adjusted operating earnings were $217 million, up 84 percent. Excluding unlocking they were $200 million, down 4 percent. Source
  • Corporate loss excluding closed blocks: Corporate & Other pretax adjusted operating loss was $116 million including closed blocks. Excluding closed blocks, the loss was $87 million, which the company describes as in line with expectations. Source

“As we look ahead, we’re focused on serving our clients exceptionally well while positioning the firm to continue to drive shareholder value in an increasingly fluid economic and market environment.”

Jim Cracchiolo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Clients and advisors

  • Client and wrap assets reached $1.1 trillion: Total client assets rose 11 percent to $1.1 trillion and wrap assets rose 14 percent to $650 billion. Cash sweep balances were $27.1 billion. Source
  • Revenue per advisor up 10 percent: On a trailing 12-month basis, adjusted operating net revenue per advisor was $1.1 million, up 10 percent. The company attributes the rise to productivity, business growth and market appreciation. Source
  • Experienced advisor recruiting picked up: 90 experienced advisors moved their practices to Ameriprise during the quarter. Source
  • Transactional activity up 4 percent: Transactional activity rose 4 percent against the prior year, within Advice & Wealth Management. Source

Costs, margins and tax

  • General and administrative costs improved: The company says general and administrative expenses improved 3 percent. The consolidated income statement shows G&A of $951 million, 2 percent below the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Advice & Wealth costs rose with productivity: Advice & Wealth Management adjusted operating expenses rose 10 percent to $2.1 billion. G&A rose 5 percent to $439 million on volume- and growth-related costs, partly offset by expense discipline. Source
  • Asset Management costs flat: Asset Management adjusted operating expenses rose 1 percent, with G&A also up 1 percent. The company says this reflects operational transformation benefits while it keeps investing for growth. Source
  • Fee rate held steady: Asset Management underlying fee rate was unchanged from the prior period, per management. Source
  • Operating tax rate 22.3 percent: The operating effective tax rate for the quarter was 22.3 percent, matching the GAAP rate for the quarter. Source

“The company has consistently demonstrated strong expense discipline supporting ongoing growth investments.”

Ameriprise Financial Inc., press release

Demand and asset flows

  • Total client net flows slowed: Total client net flows were $3.4 billion, down 60 percent. Excluding two large advisor practices that departed, net flows were $6.5 billion, improved sequentially. Source
  • Wrap net flows $4.8 billion: Wrap net flows were $4.8 billion, against $8.0 billion a year earlier. Excluding departures and a one-time administrative change, wrap net flows were $8.0 billion. Source
  • Asset Management outflows narrowed: Net outflows were $3.4 billion, down from $8.7 billion in the prior quarter. Retail and model delivery outflows were $1.1 billion. Source
  • Institutional inflow in flows: Asset Management flows included $1.0 billion of inflows from one institutional client. Source
  • Retirement sales held at $1.4 billion: Retirement & Protection sales were $1.4 billion, with continued client demand for structured variable annuities. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Capital return equal to 87 percent of earnings: Capital returned to shareholders was $842 million, including $155 million of dividends and $687 million of share repurchases. Source
  • Debt to capital lower: Long-term debt to total capital was 32.3 percent, down from 37.3 percent a year earlier. Senior notes totaled $3.1 billion. Source
  • Excess capital and liquidity cited: The company cites significant excess capital and holding company available liquidity, alongside substantial free cash flow generation. Source

Unlocking and market effects

  • Unlocking added $17 million GAAP: The annual unlocking update was a favorable $17 million after tax on a GAAP basis, or $0.17 per share. On an adjusted operating basis it was an unfavorable $5 million, or $0.05 per share. Source
  • Market impacts smaller than last year: GAAP results included unfavorable market impacts on derivatives and market risk benefits, smaller than the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Retirement & Protection unlocking benefit: Retirement & Protection unlocking was a $17 million pretax benefit, against a $90 million charge a year earlier. Source

Recognition and leadership

  • J.D. Power service recognition: J.D. Power recognized Ameriprise phone support for advisors for the seventh consecutive year and for clients for the second consecutive year. Source
  • Newsweek ranking: Newsweek recognized the company as one of America’s Greatest Companies for 2025. Source
  • Shareholder return since spin-off: The Chairman and CEO cites the number one total shareholder return in the S&P 500 Financials Index over the 20 years since becoming independent. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2025

  • Results may be revised in 10-Q: Asset valuations in the release are estimates and may be revised in the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Assets under management, administration and advisement Source$1.7 trillion, up 8%
Total client assets Source$1.1 trillion, up 11%
Wrap assets Source$650 billion, up 14%
Adjusted operating net revenue per advisor (TTM) Source$1.1 million, up 10%
Cash sweep balances Source$27.1 billion
Asset Management net outflows Source$3.4 billion
Experienced advisors moving practices Source90 advisors

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management describes the economic and market environment as increasingly fluid, which it cites as a factor in its positioning. Source
  • Demand: Institutional net outflows in Asset Management were $1.4 billion, improved sequentially. Source
  • External: Bank net investment income is described as sustainable in a forecasted lower rate environment. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Advice & Wealth Management general and administrative expense is described as in line with expectations. Source
  • On track: Bank net investment income is described as stable and consistent with the full-year expectation. Source
  • Met: Spread earnings declined, which management describes as the expected result. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.