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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Ameriprise is a financial planning and wealth management firm: more than 10,000 financial advisors serve mainly U.S. households with $500,000 to $5 million to invest, and its Columbia Threadneedle Investments arm manages money for individuals and institutions worldwide. It also sells RiverSource annuities and life insurance through its advisors and runs Ameriprise Bank. At year-end 2025 it had $1.7 trillion of assets under management, administration, and advisement; FY2025 net income was $3.6 billion and diluted EPS $36.28.

Last updated

Analysis last edited: October 7, 2026 · Financial data fetched: October 7, 2026 11:59 (SEC EDGAR) · Source 10-K filed: February 19, 2026

Next update expectedAfter FY2026’s 10-K is filed (roughly 60–90 days after fiscal year end (sooner for larger filers)), financials and analysis will be refreshed.

01

Company profile

Legal name
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
Headquarters
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year end
12/31
Exchange & ticker
NYSE: AMP
Industry
Capital Markets
CIK
820027

Workforce (as of FY2025 year-end)

  • Employees

    13,600

Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) cover page and business description

02

Earnings calendar

When the company reports each quarter: the quarter-end date, the day results were released, and when the 10-Q or 10-K was filed.

Next report

Q3 FY2026

Quarter end: September 2026. In past years, Q3 results were released 23–30 days after quarter end (Oct 30, 2025; Oct 23, 2024; Oct 25, 2023). No date has been announced in the sources this site uses.

Reporting pattern

  • Fiscal year ends around December 31.
  • Reports four times a year: three quarterly reports (10-Q) and an annual report (10-K) for Q4.
  • Earnings releases came 22–30 days after quarter end over the last 12 quarters.
QuarterQuarter endedEarnings release (8-K)Report filed (10-Q / 10-K)
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026Jul 23, 2026 (+23 days)Aug 4, 2026 10-Q (+35 days)
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026Apr 23, 2026 (+23 days)May 7, 2026 10-Q (+37 days)
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025Jan 29, 2026 (+29 days)Feb 19, 2026 10-K (+50 days)
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025Oct 30, 2025 (+30 days)Oct 31, 2025 10-Q (+31 days)
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025Jul 24, 2025 (+24 days)Aug 5, 2025 10-Q (+36 days)
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025Apr 24, 2025 (+24 days)May 2, 2025 10-Q (+32 days)
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024Jan 29, 2025 (+29 days)Feb 20, 2025 10-K (+51 days)
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 23, 2024 (+23 days)Nov 1, 2024 10-Q (+32 days)
Q2 FY2024Jun 30, 2024Jul 24, 2024 (+24 days)Aug 6, 2024 10-Q (+37 days)
Q1 FY2024Mar 31, 2024Apr 22, 2024 (+22 days)May 6, 2024 10-Q (+36 days)
Q4 FY2023Dec 31, 2023Jan 24, 2024 (+24 days)Feb 22, 2024 10-K (+53 days)
Q3 FY2023Sep 30, 2023Oct 25, 2023 (+25 days)Nov 2, 2023 10-Q (+33 days)

Source: SEC EDGAR filing history. Release dates are the dates the earnings release was furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K (Item 2.02), which is normally the day results are announced. Fiscal years are labeled by the calendar year in which they end.

03

Flagship products & services

  • Advice & Wealth Management

    Financial planning and brokerage

    Examples: Managed accounts, brokerage, Ameriprise Bank

    Through more than 10,000 advisors.

  • Asset Management

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments

    Examples: Mutual funds, institutional strategies, alternatives

    Global asset management.

  • Retirement & Protection Solutions

    RiverSource

    Examples: Variable annuities, life and disability income insurance

    Sold through Ameriprise advisors.

Descriptions are from the FY2025 Form 10-K's Item 1.

04

Recent strategic focus

FY2025 developments from the 10-K, and 2026 events from 8-Ks.

  1. Record client assets

    Assets under management, administration, and advisement reached $1.7 trillion at year-end 2025.

    Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1

  2. New notes

    In June 2026 Ameriprise issued $750M of senior notes due 2031 and 2036.

    Source: 8-K filed 2026-06-09

  3. Leadership retirements

    The President of Advice & Wealth Management Products & Service Delivery retired in April 2026 and the Global Chief Investment Officer in June 2026.

    Source: 8-Ks filed 2026-02-12 and 2026-05-20

Capex ÷ D&A (FY2025)

1.07x

Roughly matches depreciation — mostly maintenance/replacement

formulacapital expenditures ÷ depreciation & amortization

e.g.$162M ÷ $151M = 1.07x

termsCapital expenditures (capex) · Depreciation & amortization (D&A)

M&A spend (5-year total)

$542M

Latest year: $0

Cash-flow-statement spending on acquisitions, net of cash acquired

Where the money goes, over time

Unit: $M. Capex went from $120M in FY2021 to $162M in FY2025

  • Capex
  • M&A spend

formulacapital expenditures ÷ depreciation & amortization

termsCapital expenditures (capex) · Depreciation & amortization (D&A)

Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-19

05

Key figures at a glance

FY2021–FY2025, 5 years.

Total revenue (FY2025)

$18.91B

As reported in the 10-K

Revenue CAGR (4 years)

+9.0%▲favorable

formula(last-period revenue ÷ first-period revenue) ^ (1 ÷ years) − 1

e.g.($18,911M ÷ $13,389M) ^ (1÷4) − 1 = 9.0%

termsCAGR · ^ (exponent) · Revenue (net sales)

ROE (FY2025)

60.5%▲favorable

5-year average: 66.5%

As reported in the 10-K

P/B (FY2025 end)

6.84x

formulaP/E × EPS ÷ BVPS (= period-end share price ÷ book value per share)

e.g.13.5x × $36.28 ÷ $71.76 = 6.84x

termsP/B · P/E · EPS · BVPS

Period-end (fiscal year-end) value, not today's P/B

  • ▲

    Revenue grew +9.0% a year over 4 years (strong growth)

    From $13.39B in FY2021 to $18.91B in FY2025. The annualized rate (CAGR) makes it possible to compare growth pace across companies of different sizes.

  • ▲

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 5 years

    Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures: the cash left over after funding the business’s own investment, available for dividends, buybacks, acquisitions, or debt paydown. A negative year can mean heavy investment, or weak core earnings — worth distinguishing.

  • ▲

    ROE averaged 66.5% over 5 years (latest: 60.5%)

    How much profit was generated on shareholders’ equity. Roughly 10%+ is often cited as solid for a U.S. company, though this varies a lot by industry and capital intensity.

06

Business model

Advice & Wealth Management

Financial planning, brokerage, managed accounts, and banking delivered through more than 10,000 employee and franchise advisors — the company's primary growth engine.

Advice & Wealth Management: how money and goods flow
  1. 01 what it draws on

    Inputs & resources

    • More than 10,000 advisors (about 8,500 of them non-employee franchise advisors)
    • Integrated technology platform
    • Ameriprise Bank
  2. 02 what it does

    Activities

    • Financial planning and advice
    • Brokerage and wrap accounts
    • Cash sweep and banking
  3. 03 who it serves

    Customers

    • Mainly U.S. households with $500,000 to $5 million of investable assets
  4. 04 how money comes in

    How it earns

    • Advisory and asset-based fees
    • Distribution fees
    • Net interest on client cash

Advice & Wealth Management: how it makes money

  • Net revenues $11.74B and adjusted operating earnings $3.41B in FY2025.
  • Wealth management AUM rose 17% to $666B.

Asset Management (Columbia Threadneedle)

Global investment management for retail, institutional, and high-net-worth investors, mostly distributed through third parties, built through acquisitions such as Threadneedle, Columbia Management, and BMO's European asset management business.

Asset Management (Columbia Threadneedle): how money and goods flow
  1. 01 what it draws on

    Inputs & resources

    • Investment teams in the U.S., U.K., and elsewhere
  2. 02 what it does

    Activities

    • Managing mutual funds, institutional mandates, and alternatives
  3. 03 who it serves

    Customers

    • Individual, institutional, and high-net-worth investors
  4. 04 how money comes in

    How it earns

    • Management fees based on assets

Asset Management (Columbia Threadneedle): how it makes money

  • Net revenues $3.62B and adjusted operating earnings $1.02B in FY2025.
  • Asset Management AUM $678B, up 5%.

Retirement & Protection Solutions

Variable annuities, life insurance, and disability income insurance under the RiverSource brand, sold through Ameriprise advisors.

Retirement & Protection Solutions: how money and goods flow
  1. 01 what it draws on

    Inputs & resources

    • Insurance company capital and investments
  2. 02 what it does

    Activities

    • Underwriting annuities and insurance
  3. 03 who it serves

    Customers

    • Ameriprise advisory clients
  4. 04 how money comes in

    How it earns

    • Premiums, policy and contract charges
    • Investment income

Retirement & Protection Solutions: how it makes money

  • Net revenues $3.96B and adjusted operating earnings $846M in FY2025.

Revenue by segment (FY2025)

Unit: $M — bar length = revenue, (%) = share of total company revenue, margin = segment profit ÷ segment revenue × 100

  • Advice & Wealth Management

    11,741 (61%)

    profit 3,411 · margin 29.1%

  • Asset Management

    3,621 (19%)

    profit 1,016 · margin 28.1%

  • Retirement & Protection Solutions

    3,955 (20%)

    profit 846 · margin 21.4%

Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) — MD&A, segment results Profit is adjusted operating earnings before taxes, a non-GAAP segment measure. Corporate & Other (an adjusted operating loss of $396M) and eliminations aren't shown.

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Contract structure

Short-term or spot sales carry different earnings quality than long-term or auto-renewing contracts — this shows how the company actually contracts with its customers.

Most revenue is fees tied to client assets — advisory, management, and distribution fees — so it rises and falls with markets and client flows; Ameriprise also earns net interest on client cash and premiums and charges on insurance and annuities.

  • Asset-based advisory and management fees

    Most of Advice & Wealth Management and Asset Management revenue

    Typical term: Charged as a percentage of assets

    Total AUM was $1.3 trillion at year-end 2025.

  • Multi-year / recurring

    Annuity and insurance contracts

    Retirement & Protection Solutions: $4.0B

    Typical term: Long-duration life, disability, and annuity contracts

Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) — Item 1 and MD&A

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Customers & suppliers

Who the company sells to and buys from. Companies rarely name either, so named counterparties come only from the company's own filings and press releases; otherwise this lists the concentration figures the 10-K discloses.

Customers

Individual investors (mainly mass-affluent U.S. households), institutional and high-net-worth asset management clients, and insurance and annuity policyholders.

Named by the company

No customer is named.

What the filings disclose

  • The primary target market is households with $500,000 to $5,000,000 in investable assets. (Form 10-K (FY2025), Item 1)

Suppliers

Third-party distributors for Columbia Threadneedle products and third-party product providers offered on the advisor platform.

Named by the company

None named in the 10-K or the company’s press releases.

What the filings disclose

  • About 8,500 advisors are non-employee franchisees affiliated through the franchise advisor group. (Form 10-K (FY2025), Item 1)

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Competitors & peers

Competitors the 10-K names, and the peer group the company itself chose in its proxy statement. Nothing here is this site's own pick.

Ameriprise's 10-K says it competes with registered investment advisers, securities brokers, asset managers, banks, insurance companies, discount and online brokers, and financial technology companies; each segment faces its own set of competitors. No company is named.

Competitors named in the 10-K

Ameriprise's 10-K doesn't name competitors.

Peer group the company chose

Peer group (2025), from the proxy statement. Peers are companies the board considers comparable — for example when setting executive pay — not necessarily direct competitors.

Companies across Ameriprise's three businesses — asset management, advice and wealth management, and retirement and protection — reflecting the markets where it competes for executive talent; unchanged for 2025.

Source: Proxy statement (DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20) — Our Peer Group

Company names link to this site’s analysis where one exists; “site ↗” opens the company’s own website.

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M&A history

Companies acquired over the last five years, plus older large acquisitions that still anchor a current business — what each was bought to do, and what happened afterward. From the 10-K, 8-Ks, and the company's press releases.

Ameriprise has grown through acquisitions such as Threadneedle, Columbia Management, and BMO's European asset management business, alongside organic growth.

Cash spent on acquisitions, FY2021–FY2024: $542M (years not reported separately are excluded)

  1. Most recent (per the 10-K)

    BMO Financial Group's European-based asset management business

    Not disclosed in the FY2025 10-K

    European asset management.

    Stated purpose (company)
    Listed by Ameriprise among acquisitions that enhanced the scale, performance, and product offerings of its asset management business.

    Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) — Item 1, History and Development

Earlier acquisitions included Threadneedle, H&R Block Financial Advisors, J. & W. Seligman, Columbia Management, and Investment Professionals, Inc.

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Five years of financials

Each chart's axis holds a single unit (never mixing dollars, %, and $/share). The table's per-period header links to the filing the numbers came from.

Total revenue over time

Unit: $M

Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-19

Profit over time (operating → net)

Unit: $M

  • Pretax income
  • Net income

Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-19

Cash flow over time

Unit: $M (below zero = cash went out)

  • Operating CF
  • Investing CF
  • Free CF

formulacash flow from operations − capital expenditures

termsFree cash flow (FCF) · Cash flow from operations (operating CF) · Capital expenditures (capex)

Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-19

Financial stability & capital efficiency

Unit: %

  • Equity ratio
  • ROE

formulatotal equity ÷ total assets × 100 (as reported in the 10-K)

termsStockholders’ equity · Total assets

formulanet income ÷ average equity (beginning + ending, ÷2) × 100 (as reported in the 10-K)

termsNet income (attributable to the company) · Stockholders’ equity

Earnings per share (EPS) and dividend per share

Unit: $

  • EPS

Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-19

Line itemFY202110-K on EDGAR ↗FY202210-K on EDGAR ↗FY202310-K on EDGAR ↗FY202410-K on EDGAR ↗FY202510-K on EDGAR ↗
Income statement ($M)
Revenue13,38914,33416,09617,92618,911
Pretax income4,1853,9313,2344,2674,504
Net income (attributable)3,4173,1492,5563,4013,563
Revenue growthcalc(this year’s revenue − last year’s revenue) ÷ last year’s revenue × 100—7.1%12.3%11.4%5.5%
Net margincalcnet income attributable to the company ÷ revenue × 10025.5%22.0%15.9%19.0%18.8%
Balance sheet ($M)
Total assets177,735158,852175,191181,403190,904
Total equity4,8373,8034,7295,2286,549
Interest-bearing debtSum of short- and long-term borrowings, notes/bonds payable———3,0433,277
Equity ratio2.7%2.4%2.7%2.9%3.4%
ROE70.6%72.9%59.9%68.3%60.5%
Cash flow ($M)
Operating CF3,3254,4074,6856,5958,323
Investing CF-4,380-13,583-9,262-551-1,528
Financing CF1,7238,4304,411-5,165-5,157
Free cash flowcalccash flow from operations − capital expenditures3,2054,2254,5016,4198,161
Cash and equivalents9,5698,7558,6209,48911,158
Per share & other
EPS ($)28.4827.7023.7133.0536.28
BVPS ($)43.6336.1247.2154.3671.76
P/E (x)10.611.216.016.113.5
P/B (x)calcP/E × EPS ÷ BVPS (= period-end share price ÷ book value per share)6.918.628.059.796.84

P/B and EV/EBITDA use each period’s period-end (fiscal year-end) figures, not the current share price. Figures without a "calc" tag are as reported in the Form 10-K (five-year selected financial data and the consolidated financial statements), pulled automatically from SEC EDGAR. Where a later filing restated a prior period, the restated figure is used.

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Is ROIC above WACC?

ROIC (the return on money invested in the business) above WACC (the cost of raising that money) means the company is creating value. WACC is an estimate, so its assumptions can be adjusted below.

Banks, insurers, and similar financial companies aren’t compared this way, since deposits/policies are the business itself and debt can’t be cleanly separated from operating capital.

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What the price implies (DCF)

A company's value can be written as its free cash flow divided by (cost of capital − perpetual growth). Working that backwards from the market's valuation shows how much growth the share price assumed — compared here with the company's actual past growth.

Not applied to banks, insurers, and similar financial companies: their operating cash flow includes deposits or premiums held for customers, so it isn’t free cash flow available to investors.

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Earnings quality

The same reported profit can mean different things depending on whether it's backed by cash, driven by the core business, or the result of a one-off item. Four checks below.

Financial companies’ operating cash flow behaves differently from an operating company’s, so this analysis doesn’t apply.

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Strengths & weaknesses

Strengths

  1. 1. Large advisor network

    More than 10,000 advisors, among the largest branded advisor platforms in the industry, with strong advisor retention according to the 10-K.

    Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1

  2. 2. Growing client assets

    Assets under management, administration, and advisement rose to $1.7 trillion from $1.5 trillion during 2025.

    Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1

  3. 3. Steady earnings growth

    Diluted EPS rose from $28.48 (FY2021) to $36.28 (FY2025), while the share count fell from 111M to 91M.

    Evidence: SEC EDGAR XBRL

  4. 4. Cash generation

    Operating cash flow was $8.3B in FY2025.

    Evidence: SEC EDGAR XBRL

Weaknesses

  1. 1. Market sensitivity

    Asset-based fees fall when markets fall, and the stock's beta is about 1.05.

    Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1A; this site's beta calculation

  2. 2. Thin book equity

    Shareholders' equity of $6.5B is small against $191B of total assets.

    Evidence: SEC EDGAR XBRL

  3. 3. Slower growth in Asset Management

    Asset Management competes globally against many firms on investment performance and fees, and its AUM grew only 5% in 2025 versus 17% in wealth management.

    Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1 and MD&A

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What draws investors to it

Why the stock can look attractive to investors — each point paired with what has to hold for it to stay true, and the opposing view. This is this site's analysis, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

P/E (FY2025)

13.5x

Price at fiscal year-end ÷ diluted EPS

Dividend yield (FY2025)

—

Dividends per share ÷ fiscal year-end price

Payout ratio (FY2025)

—

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS

  1. 1. Capital-light growth with buybacks

    Diluted EPS grew about 27% over FY2021–FY2025 while share count fell about 18%.

    What has to hold
    Markets and client flows stay supportive.
    The other side
    Earnings depend heavily on market levels, which can reverse.

    Evidence: SEC EDGAR XBRL

  2. 2. Demographic tailwind

    The 10-K points to baby boomers retiring and younger generations building wealth as drivers of demand for advice.

    What has to hold
    Clients keep paying for human advice.
    The other side
    Lower-cost online and fintech competitors are growing.

    Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025) Item 1

Annual dividends per share aren't shown because Ameriprise's 10-K and XBRL report only quarterly dividend amounts (quarterly dividends paid totaled $614M in 2025). FCF yield isn't shown for financial companies.

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Resilience

How well the company could absorb a bad year: its financial buffer, how its revenue and profit held up in the worst year on record, and what the 10-K says about the business's exposure to shocks. Figures and filing statements only — no overall rating.

1. Financial buffer (FY2025)

For an insurer or bank, debt-coverage ratios like these don’t describe its ability to absorb losses — that depends on its capital, reserves, and investment portfolio, which are covered in part 3 below.

2. Worst year in the record, and the recovery

FigureWorst year-over-year changeBack to the prior level?
RevenueNo decline in the record—
Net income-18.8% in FY2023 ($3.15B → $2.56B)Yes, by FY2024

Covers only the 5 fiscal years on record (FY2021–FY2025), which may not include a full recession — the worst year here isn’t necessarily how the company would fare in a severe downturn.

3. Business resilience (from the 10-K)

  • Diversified business mix

    Earnings come from wealth management, asset management, and insurance, which respond differently to markets and rates.

    Source: Form 10-K (FY2025), Item 1

  • Holding company dependence on subsidiaries

    The parent relies on dividends and returns of capital from subsidiaries, which regulators can restrict.

    Source: Form 10-K (FY2025), Item 1A

  • Cash generation

    Operating cash flow of $8.3B in 2025.

    Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL

  • Market dependence

    Fee revenue tied to asset levels falls in market downturns.

    Source: Form 10-K (FY2025), Item 1A

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Risks (including geopolitical)

Starting from the 10-K's Risk Factors section, organized by category — geopolitical, currency, raw materials, regulatory, disaster, and more — with impact and likelihood assessed by this site.

Risk map

Vertical = impact on results, horizontal = likelihood. Upper right = most severe. Numbers match the list below (placement is this site’s own assessment).

Impact
High
1
Med
234
Low
LowMedHigh

Likelihood →

"Company disclosure" vs. "this site’s assessment"

The description and mitigation for each risk are this site’s summary of the 10-K’s "Risk Factors" section. Impact and likelihood are this site’s own assessment, not the company’s — where the company discloses its own likelihood assessment, that is noted in the summary.

Impact is judged from how large the affected business is relative to total revenue/profit, and from the risk’s track record of moving results in the past. Likelihood is judged from the filing’s wording and the current business environment (already occurring, or recurring).

  1. 1Demand & macro

    Market declines

    Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
    Fees are tied to asset levels, so falling equity and bond markets reduce revenue and earnings.
    Company’s stated mitigation
    Diversified businesses across advice, asset management, and insurance.
    This site’s assessment
    Impact High / Likelihood Med
  2. 2FX & interest rates

    Interest rates

    Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
    Insurance, annuity, investment, wrap-fee, and banking products are sensitive to interest rates; declining or prolonged low rates reduce investment income and could narrow or reverse spreads on long-term products.
    Company’s stated mitigation
    Not stated.
    This site’s assessment
    Impact Med / Likelihood Med
  3. 3Competition & technology shift

    Competition for advisors and clients

    Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
    Ameriprise competes with broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, banks, insurers, discount and online brokers, and financial technology companies.
    Company’s stated mitigation
    Brand, advisor support, and integrated technology.
    This site’s assessment
    Impact Med / Likelihood Med
  4. 4Law & regulation

    Regulation

    Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
    As a financial holding company and savings and loan holding company, Ameriprise is supervised by the Federal Reserve and other regulators.
    Company’s stated mitigation
    Compliance programs.
    This site’s assessment
    Impact Med / Likelihood Med

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What to watch going forward

  • Client asset flows and advisor recruiting.
  • Asset Management flows and fee rates.
  • Net interest income as rates change.
  • Leadership changes, including the Global CIO's retirement in June 2026.

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Source documents

This page's financial figures come from the Form 10-Ks listed below. Check the original filings for full detail.

Last updated

Analysis last edited: October 7, 2026 · Financial data fetched: October 7, 2026 11:59 (SEC EDGAR) · Source 10-K filed: February 19, 2026

Next update expectedAfter FY2026’s 10-K is filed (roughly 60–90 days after fiscal year end (sooner for larger filers)), financials and analysis will be refreshed.

This page is this site’s own analysis based on public information, and does not represent Ameriprise Financial, Inc.’s views. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and this site does not guarantee the accuracy of any figure or statement here. Always verify against the original source documents before making an investment decision.