Record Annual and Quarterly Financial Performance
Full year revenue grew 27% to $2,020,000,000 and adjusted profit before tax rose 30% to $418,000,000. Full year EPS increased 39% to $4.12. Q4 revenue was $572,000,000 (up 38% YoY) and Q4 adjusted PBT was $115,000,000 (up 41% YoY); Q4 EPS rose 50% to $1.14.
Margin, ROE and Profitability Expansion
Adjusted PBT margin expanded 60 basis points to 20.7% for the year; Q4 margin was 20.1% (up 50 bps QoQ/Yoy context). Reported return on equity improved to 27.6% for the year and adjusted return on equity was 30.8% in Q4, underscoring capital efficiency.
Clearing Strength and Client Balances
Clearing average client balances rose 18% over the year to $14,000,000,000 in Q4. Clearing revenue for Q4 increased 10% to $137,000,000 and full-year Clearing revenue rose 13% to $528,000,000 with adjusted PBT of $262,000,000 (50% margins).
Agency & Execution and Prime Services Growth
Agency & Execution Q4 revenue increased 51% to $290,000,000 with adjusted PBT of $89,000,000 (31% margins). Prime Services generated over $250,000,000 of revenue in 2025 and now represents roughly a quarter of group profitability, materially diversifying earnings away from exchange-volume linkage.
Market Making and Solutions Record Quarters
Market Making Q4 revenue grew 83% to $81,000,000 (metals standout at $50,000,000). Solutions delivered its strongest quarter on record with Q4 revenue up 57% to $63,000,000 and adjusted PBT of $14,000,000 (23% margins).
Successful M&A and Integration
Completed acquisitions (ARNA, Hamilton Court, Winterflood) delivered in line or ahead of expectations: ARNA drove day-one synergies (~50% increase in profitability), Winterflood acquired at a discount to tangible book following custody business sale, and Prime (acquired Dec 2023) scaled to >$250M revenue in 2025.
Client Growth and Upsize of Large Relationships
Active clients (>$25k revenue) rose 19% YoY while revenues grew 32% and average revenue per client increased 11%. The $5M+ client cohort grew 36% and revenue from that cohort rose over 80%; top ~50 clients now average ~$14,000,000 annually.
Strong Capital and Liquidity Position
Regulatory capital of $927,000,000 vs requirement $403,000,000 (capital ratio 230%). Total assets were $35,000,000,000 and the firm maintained about $1,000,000,000 of liquidity headroom, with conservative buffers and stress-testing increased.
Strategic Initiatives: Digital Assets and AI
Progress on digital assets (24/7 trading in Solutions, clearing crypto futures on CME, day-one clearer for SGX digital asset futures; CFTC pilot involvement for stablecoin/crypto collateral) and active deployment of AI internally to boost productivity, risk management, and client engagement.