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Federated Hermes, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

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

Key takeaways

  • Diluted EPS rose to $1.34: Diluted EPS was $1.34 for Q3 2025 against $1.06 a year earlier, on net income of $104.1 million against $87.5 million. Source
  • Total managed assets reached a record: Total managed assets were $871.2 billion at Sept. 30, 2025, up 9% from a year earlier and 3% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Revenue rose 15% on money market: Revenue was $469.4 million, up 15% year over year and 10% from Q2 2025, on higher average money market and equity assets. Source
  • Money market assets hit a record: Money market assets were $652.8 billion, up 10% year over year and 3% from June 30, 2025, a record level. Source
  • Operating expenses rose 15%: Operating expenses were $340.0 million, up 15% year over year and 10% from Q2 2025, with distribution, Other expense and compensation as the main increases. Source
  • Equity sales trailed redemptions slightly: Equity sales were $6.8 billion against redemptions of $7.0 billion, a net outflow of $130 million; equity funds alone had net sales of $1.4 billion. Source
  • Alternative redemptions exceeded sales: Alternative/private markets had sales of $0.7 billion and redemptions of $2.3 billion in Q3 2025, a net outflow of $1.6 billion. Source

“We saw record net sales of equity funds in the third quarter, driven by continued interest in our MDT equity and alternative quantitative investment offerings”

J. Christopher Donahue, president and chief executive officer

Quarter results and asset growth

  • Diluted EPS rose to $1.34: Diluted EPS was $1.34 for Q3 2025 against $1.06 a year earlier, on net income of $104.1 million against $87.5 million. Source
  • Total managed assets reached a record: Total managed assets were $871.2 billion at Sept. 30, 2025, up 9% from a year earlier and 3% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Average managed assets up 8%: Q3 2025 average managed assets were $859.5 billion, up 8% from Q3 2024 and up 3% from Q2 2025. Source
  • Revenue rose 15% on money market: Revenue was $469.4 million, up 15% year over year and 10% from Q2 2025, on higher average money market and equity assets. Source
  • Money market share of revenue: Money market assets produced 52% of Q3 revenue, long-term assets 46% and other sources 2%. Source

Asset classes and flows

  • Money market assets hit a record: Money market assets were $652.8 billion, up 10% year over year and 3% from June 30, 2025, a record level. Source
  • Money market fund assets reached record: Money market fund assets, a part of money market assets, were $492.7 billion, up 12% year over year and 5% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Equity assets rose 13%: Equity assets were $94.7 billion, up 13% year over year and 6% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Fixed-income assets reached record: Fixed-income assets were $101.8 billion, a record, up 2% year over year and 3% from June 30, 2025. Source
  • Alternative assets fell 8%: Alternative/private markets assets were $19.0 billion, down 8% year over year and from June 30, 2025. Source

“In the declining rate environment of the third quarter, investors with interest in capital preservation and liquidity continued to rely on our money market offerings.”

J. Christopher Donahue, president and chief executive officer

Top-selling funds

  • MDT equity funds led net sales: Equity fund net sales led by MDT Mid Cap Growth, MDT Large Cap Growth, MDT All Cap Core, Asia ex-Japan Equity and MDT Large Cap Value. Source
  • Ultrashort and short-term funds led bond sales: Fixed-income top net sellers were Ultrashort Bond, Sustainable Global Investment Grade Credit, Municipal Ultrashort, Government Ultrashort and Short Term Income funds. Source
  • Collective trust absent from Q3 list: The Q2 2025 release named a collective investment trust among top net-selling equity funds; the Q3 2025 equity list has no such fund.

Expenses and margins

  • Operating expenses rose 15%: Operating expenses were $340.0 million, up 15% year over year and 10% from Q2 2025, with distribution, Other expense and compensation as the main increases. Source
  • Distribution costs followed money market: Distribution expense was $113.6 million, up 18% year over year and 14% from Q2 2025, reflecting higher average managed money market fund assets. Source
  • Other expense rose on currency: Other expense was $12.0 million, up $13.7 million year over year, mainly from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Source
  • Compensation rose on incentive pay: Compensation and related expense was $144.6 million, up 6% year over year, reflecting higher incentive compensation. Source
  • Nonoperating result flat year over year: Nonoperating income was $10.9 million, flat year over year, and $2.9 million lower than Q2 2025 on a smaller rise in investment market values. Source

“They also turned to our microshort and ultrashort funds, which are a step further out the yield curve and pursue higher yields than money market strategies.”

J. Christopher Donahue, president and chief executive officer

Demand and net flows

  • Equity sales trailed redemptions slightly: Equity sales were $6.8 billion against redemptions of $7.0 billion, a net outflow of $130 million; equity funds alone had net sales of $1.4 billion. Source
  • Fixed-income net inflow: Fixed-income sales were $7.5 billion against redemptions of $5.9 billion, a net inflow of $1.7 billion in Q3 2025. Source
  • Alternative redemptions exceeded sales: Alternative/private markets had sales of $0.7 billion and redemptions of $2.3 billion in Q3 2025, a net outflow of $1.6 billion. Source

Nine-month comparison

  • Nine-month diluted EPS up 70%: Nine-month diluted EPS was $3.75 against $2.20 a year earlier; net income attributable to Federated Hermes was $296.3 million against $183.6 million. Source
  • Nine-month revenue up 9%: Revenue for the first nine months was $1,317.8 million, up 9%, on higher average money market and equity assets. Source
  • Nine-month expenses fell 2%: Operating expenses were $939.5 million, down 2%, because the prior-year period included a $66.3 million impairment; compensation and distribution rose. Source
  • Nine-month nonoperating income rose: Nonoperating income was $28.9 million, up 58%, on a larger rise in investment market values than in the 2024 period. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Dividend declared at $0.34: The board declared $0.34 per share, against $0.31 declared in Q3 2024. Source
  • Share purchases from forfeitures: The company bought 20,808 class B shares in Q3 2025 due to employee restricted stock forfeitures. Source
  • Cash and investments rose modestly: Cash and other investments were $647.4 million at Sept. 30, 2025, against $641.0 million at Dec. 31, 2024; long-term debt was $348.3 million. Source
  • Treasury stock rose to $806.6 million: Treasury stock was $806.6 million at Sept. 30, 2025, against $632.8 million at Dec. 31, 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2025

  • Dividend payable Nov. 14: The $0.34 per share dividend is payable Nov. 14, 2025 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 7, 2025. 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.