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StoneX Group Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 24 November 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and revenue rose: Quarterly net income was $85.7 million, up 12%, and fiscal year net income was $305.9 million, up 17%. Quarterly net operating revenues were $585.1 million, up 29%. Source
  • Acquisition charges reduced quarterly EPS: Acquisition-related charges were $9.3 million in the quarter: $8.0 million of investment banking fees and $1.3 million of bridge loan charges. Management put their EPS effect at about $0.13. Source
  • Securities revenue rose on volume: Securities operating revenues rose $107.6 million, on a 25% increase in average daily volume and a 23% increase in securities RPM. Source
  • RJO and Benchmark closed July 31: Management reported the closing of the R.J. O’Brien and Benchmark acquisitions. Both were completed on July 31, 2025, as the prior quarter's release described. Source
  • Precious metals moved into Commercial: Physical precious metals trading is now reported entirely within Commercial. Previously, part of it sat in Self-Directed/Retail. Prior periods are restated. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 23%: Adjusted EBITDA was $170.9 million in the quarter, up 23%, and $597.6 million for the fiscal year, up 19%. This is a non-GAAP measure reconciled in the appendix. Source
  • Strategy centers on products and clients: Management said its strategy centers on expanding products, growing the client base and increasing geographic reach, while keeping client service at the core. Source

“one which marked another record annual performance in both revenues and net income”

Sean O’Connor, the Company’s Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Precious metals reporting moved wholly into the Commercial segment; it was previously partly in Self-Directed/Retail. Segment information is revised back to October 1, 2023. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and revenue rose: Quarterly net income was $85.7 million, up 12%, and fiscal year net income was $305.9 million, up 17%. Quarterly net operating revenues were $585.1 million, up 29%. Source
  • Acquisition charges reduced quarterly EPS: Acquisition-related charges were $9.3 million in the quarter: $8.0 million of investment banking fees and $1.3 million of bridge loan charges. Management put their EPS effect at about $0.13. Source
  • Quarterly diluted EPS and ROE: Quarterly diluted EPS was $1.57 and fiscal year diluted EPS was $5.89. Quarterly ROE was 15.2%, against 18.5% a year earlier; fiscal year ROE was 15.6%. Source

Segments and products

  • Commercial and Institutional added revenue: Commercial added $40.5 million and Institutional added $48.9 million to operating revenues from listed derivatives. Institutional operating revenues rose 39% to $771.7 million. Source
  • Securities revenue rose on volume: Securities operating revenues rose $107.6 million, on a 25% increase in average daily volume and a 23% increase in securities RPM. Source
  • Listed derivatives rose with RJO: Listed derivatives operating revenues rose by $89.4 million, with the RJO acquisition contributing $89.5 million. Source
  • FX and CFD revenue declined: FX/CFD operating revenues fell $29.1 million. Management attributed the decline to lower RPM and ADV, which it linked to diminished FX volatility. Source
  • Physical contracts rose on agriculture and energy: Physical contracts operating revenues rose $12.6 million, led by a $19.5 million increase in agricultural and energy revenues, partly offset by a precious metals decline. Source
  • Client-balance interest rose on RJO: Interest and fees earned on client balances rose $52.0 million, with the RJO acquisition contributing $50.0 million of that increase. Source

“Overall, this resulted in a 12% increase in quarterly net income versus the prior year despite $9.3 million in acquisition-related charges in the current quarter”

Sean O’Connor, the Company’s Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board

Acquisitions and segment reporting

  • RJO and Benchmark closed July 31: Management reported the closing of the R.J. O’Brien and Benchmark acquisitions. Both were completed on July 31, 2025, as the prior quarter's release described. Source
  • RJO added $141 million revenue: RJO contributed $141.0 million of operating revenues in the quarter. Its effect is spread across the listed derivatives and client-balance interest lines. Source
  • Precious metals moved into Commercial: Physical precious metals trading is now reported entirely within Commercial. Previously, part of it sat in Self-Directed/Retail. Prior periods are restated. Source

Costs, margins and other items

  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 23%: Adjusted EBITDA was $170.9 million in the quarter, up 23%, and $597.6 million for the fiscal year, up 19%. This is a non-GAAP measure reconciled in the appendix. Source
  • Variable expenses reached 55% of costs: Variable expenses were 55% of total non-interest expenses in the quarter, against 51% a year earlier. Variable compensation and benefits rose 52% to $183.2 million. Source
  • Fixed pay and professional fees rose: Fixed compensation and benefits rose 23% to $137.6 million. Professional fees rose 83% to $26.9 million in the quarter. Source
  • Precious metals inventory losses reduced revenue: Precious metals operating revenues were reduced by unrealized losses on derivative positions tied to physical inventory held at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Source
  • Class action gain offset equity loss: Other gains included $1.3 million from a class action settlement, partly offset by an equity investment loss. Income tax expense rose 10% to $23.5 million. Source

“We are confident that integrating these acquisitions will allow us to deliver a more comprehensive suite of products to both new and existing clients.”

Sean O’Connor, the Company’s Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board

Funding and balance sheet

  • Senior secured notes notional increased: The notional amount of senior secured notes rose from $550 million to $1,175 million with the 2032 notes, which closed July 8, 2025, in connection with the RJO acquisition. Source
  • Bridge loan fees added to interest: Corporate funding interest included $1.3 million of remaining bridge loan financing fees for the 2032 notes in the quarter. Source
  • Client equity and sweep balances grew: Average client equity rose 71% and average money-market/FDIC sweep client balances rose 25%, with RJO adding to client equity for two months. Source
  • Goodwill and intangibles rose sharply: Goodwill and intangible assets, net, were $736.2 million at September 30, 2025, against $80.6 million a year earlier. Source

Capital and shareholder measures

  • Net asset value per share rose: Net asset value per share was $45.56 at September 30, 2025, against $35.75 a year earlier. Source
  • Three-for-two stock dividend in March: A three-for-two stock dividend took effect in March 2025. All share and per-share amounts in the release were adjusted for it. Source
  • Diluted share count rose 10%: Quarterly weighted-average diluted shares were 52,569,233, up 10% from a year earlier; fiscal year diluted shares rose 6%. Source

Strategy and client base

  • Strategy centers on products and clients: Management said its strategy centers on expanding products, growing the client base and increasing geographic reach, while keeping client service at the core. Source
  • Client and employee scale reported: The company reported more than 5,400 employees, more than 80,000 commercial, institutional and payments clients, and more than 400,000 retail accounts. Source
  • Acquisitions to broaden product offering: Management expects the integration of the acquired businesses to give new and existing clients a wider product set. Source

Coming up, as management said on 24 November 2025

  • Form 10-K with full financial statements: Consolidated financial statements will be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which will carry the segment detail. Source
  • Segment detail in Form 10-K: Further information on segment performance will be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Listed derivatives contracts (000s) Source66,331 in the quarter; 237,423 in the fiscal year
Securities ADV (millions) Source$9,471 in the quarter; $9,085 in the fiscal year
FX/CFD contracts ADV (millions) Source$10,213 in the quarter; $11,403 in the fiscal year
OTC derivatives contracts (000s) Source985 in the quarter; 3,759 in the fiscal year
Payments ADV (millions) Source$79 in the quarter; $80 in the fiscal year
Average client equity, listed derivatives (millions) Source$11,321 in the quarter; $7,785 in the fiscal year
Clients and retail accounts Sourcemore than 80,000 clients; more than 400,000 retail accounts

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Acquisition-related charges of $9.3 million in the quarter reduced diluted EPS by about $0.13. Source
  • Operational: Precious metals operating revenues were reduced by unrealized losses on derivative positions tied to physical inventories. Source
  • External: FX/CFD revenue declined as FX volatility diminished, reducing RPM and ADV. Source

Other quarters

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