Record Quarterly Revenue and Strong EPS Growth
Total revenue reached a record $3.8 billion, up 16% year-over-year. Reported EPS increased 22% year-over-year; EPS excluding notable items grew 39% year-over-year.
Robust Net Interest Income and NIM Expansion
Net interest income was $835 million, up 17% year-over-year. Net interest margin expanded ~16 basis points to 116 bps, with average interest-earning assets up 1%.
Fee Revenue, AUM and Net Inflows Momentum
Fee revenue totaled $3.0 billion, up 15% year-over-year. Assets under management rose 20% to $5.6 trillion. Net inflows were $49 billion for the quarter, including $25 billion into ETFs.
Outstanding ETF Performance and Distribution
SPYM attracted $27 billion of inflows in the quarter and was the largest asset-gathering ETF globally. SPY had nearly $4 trillion of notional traded (≈17% of U.S.-listed ETF volume).
Markets and FX Trading Strength
FX trading revenue grew 29% year-over-year to $435 million, driven by a 25% increase in client trading volumes. Securities finance revenue increased 2% year-over-year.
Software Services and Recurring Revenue Growth
Software services revenue increased 7% year-over-year. Annual recurring revenue grew 12% and software revenue backlog rose 11%, supporting multi-year SaaS growth momentum.
Positive Operating Leverage and Margin Expansion
Excluding notable items, the firm delivered over 600 basis points of positive operating leverage in the quarter. Pretax margin expanded ~400 basis points year-over-year and ROTCE rose roughly four percentage points to 20%.
Upgraded Full-Year Guidance
Management raised full-year guidance (ex-notable items): fee revenue growth to 7–9% (previously 4–6%), NII growth to 8–10% (from low single-digits), and now expects expenses to grow 5–6% with an effective tax rate of ~22%.
Capital Deployment and Shareholder Returns
Returned $633 million in Q1 (repurchases $400 million + dividends $233 million). Q1 payout ratio was ~90%; management continues to target roughly an 80% total payout ratio for the full year (GAAP basis).
Strategic Progress: Digital Assets, Tokenization and AI
Launched a digital asset platform with a roadmap for tokenization (tokenized funds, cash). Preparing tokenized fund launches and a tokenized liquidity sweep fund. AI initiatives include an AI Foundry with ~200 use cases (70 live) and agent-enabled service delivery planned in July.