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NYSE: BMO NYSE Diversified Banks Next results ~December 2, 2026

D Fundamentals grade

Bank Of Montreal is a US-listed company in the diversified banks industry. Its financial year ends in October.

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Funds297 adding, 273 cuttingOf 42 active managers that changed their stake, 25 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Bank Of Montreal files

Where Bank Of Montreal stands after its latest Filing

Revenue for the twelve months was $25.9bn, up 7.5% on a year earlier, slower than the 11.1% growth a quarter earlier.

Our model value for Bank Of Montreal is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 2, 2026 (estimated)

Bank Of Montreal's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 7.5% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 22.2%.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow fell 68.1% while net income grew 15.7%: a 84pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Strengths

  • Strong cash generation. 22.2% of revenue turned into free cash flow.
  • Net cash. Cash exceeds long-term debt by $48.2bn.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.

Things to watch

  • Growth easing. The growth rate is 3.6 points lower than a quarter earlier.
  • Below peers: change in growth rate. Change in growth rate of -3.6pp ranks 11 of 14 diversified banks companies we cover (median +1.8pp).
  • Below peers: net margin. Net margin of 24.0% ranks 11 of 14 diversified banks companies we cover (median 27.5%).

Latest results

Earnings per share
$3.96 against an average estimate of $3.76: beat by 5.4%
Next report
December 2, 2026

Bank Of Montreal's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

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  • 1 week+2.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$25.9B
Net margin
24.0%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$8.60

Growth

Revenue growth
+7.5%
Change in growth rate
−3.6 pts
Share count change
−0.7%

News & updates

Updated November 2, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

No recent updates are available for BMO from the sources we follow. See filings →

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

No model value for Bank Of Montreal at the moment. Current status: valuation models disagree too widely to rate. Available reported financials are shown below.

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: valuation models disagree too widely to rate: held for review.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Bank Of Montreal as a bank or lender, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.5%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.78 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$130 ~$94–$180 Primary model, counts double
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$150 ~$120–$180 Included
Price-to-book vs return on equity (peers) The price-to-book that peers with this return on equity trade on, from a line fitted across peers. ~$130 ~$78–$170 Included
Price-to-book vs peers Book value per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-book. ~$70 ~$91–$140 Included
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. ~$83 ~$95–$130 Included
Dividend discount (two-stage) Dividends for five years at the growth the business can fund, then a steady payout and growth. ~$160 ~$130–$200 Included
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Bank Of Montreal with banks and lenders in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 2, 2026, before the open.

Analysts' consensus

No analyst estimates are published for Bank Of Montreal: too few analysts cover it.

Earnings against estimates

Bank Of Montreal: reported EPS against the consensus estimate
Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jul 2026 $3.76 $3.96 +5.4%
Apr 2026 $3.45 $3.67 +6.5%
Jan 2026 $3.21 $3.48 +8.6%
Oct 2025 $3.03 $3.28 +8.2%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Analyst recommendations

15 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy533%
Hold747%
Sell320%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 2026327315
  2. Oct 2026327315
  3. Sep 2026327315

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Bank Of Montreal, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
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of tradable shares
Days to cover
7.81
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+7%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
55%
of shares
Held by insiders
0.0%
of shares
Employees
53,234
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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Price behaviour

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Volatility (1 year)
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Beta vs S&P 500
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Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Bank Of Montreal
$15B $20B $25B $30B FY16 Q4 FY18 Q4 FY20 Q4 FY22 Q4 FY25 Q4 Revenue (TTM), FY16 Q4: $15.9B Revenue (TTM), FY17 Q4: $16.9B Revenue (TTM), FY18 Q4: $17.8B Revenue (TTM), FY19 Q4: $19.2B Revenue (TTM), FY20 Q4: $18.7B Revenue (TTM), FY21 Q4: $21.6B Revenue (TTM), FY22 Q4: $26.2B Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $21.7B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $24.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $25.9B $25.9B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY16 Q4 $15.9B
FY17 Q4 $16.9B
FY18 Q4 $17.8B
FY19 Q4 $19.2B
FY20 Q4 $18.7B
FY21 Q4 $21.6B
FY22 Q4 $26.2B
FY23 Q4 $21.7B
FY24 Q4 $24.1B
FY25 Q4 $25.9B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Bank Of Montreal
-20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% FY17 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY21 Q4 FY23 Q4 FY25 Q4 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY17 Q4: 6.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY18 Q4: 5.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY19 Q4: 7.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY20 Q4: -2.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY21 Q4: 15.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY22 Q4: 21.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -17.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: 11.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 7.5% 7.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY17 Q4 6.3%
FY18 Q4 5.2%
FY19 Q4 7.8%
FY20 Q4 -2.4%
FY21 Q4 15.6%
FY22 Q4 21.1%
FY23 Q4 -17.2%
FY24 Q4 11.1%
FY25 Q4 7.5%
FCF margin (TTM) Bank Of Montreal
-100% 0% 100% 200% 300% FY16 Q4 FY18 Q4 FY20 Q4 FY22 Q4 FY25 Q4 FCF margin (TTM), FY16 Q4: -14.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY17 Q4: 11.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY18 Q4: 76.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY19 Q4: 113.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY20 Q4: 200.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY21 Q4: 160.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY22 Q4: 12.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 29.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 75.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 22.2% 22.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 2, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY16 Q4 -14.0%
FY17 Q4 11.8%
FY18 Q4 76.8%
FY19 Q4 113.1%
FY20 Q4 200.3%
FY21 Q4 160.2%
FY22 Q4 12.4%
FY23 Q4 29.8%
FY24 Q4 75.0%
FY25 Q4 22.2%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 40-F, 40-F/A. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Bank Of Montreal: annual financial statements
Fiscal year 2016 Oct 2016 2017 Oct 2017 2018 Oct 2018 2019 Oct 2019 2020 Oct 2020 2021 Oct 2021 2022 Oct 2022 2023 Oct 2023 2024 Oct 2024 2025 Oct 2025
Income
Revenue 15.9 16.9 17.8 19.2 18.7 21.6 26.2 21.7 24.1 25.9
Net income 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.8 6.2 10.5 3.3 5.4 6.2
Diluted EPS $5.22 $6.04 $6.35 $6.52 $5.61 $9.22 $15.53 $4.27 $6.99 $8.17
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +6.3% +5.2% +7.8% −2.4% +15.6% +21.1% −17.2% +11.1% +7.5%
Net income — +17.1% +3.8% +2.3% −12.6% +62.9% +70.5% −68.8% +63.9% +15.7%
Diluted EPS — +15.7% +5.0% +2.7% −13.9% +64.2% +68.6% −72.5% +63.6% +16.9%
Margins
Net margin 21.9% 24.1% 23.8% 22.6% 20.2% 28.5% 40.2% 15.1% 22.3% 24.0%
Free-cash-flow margin −14.0% 11.8% 76.8% 113.1% 200.3% 160.2% 12.4% 29.8% 81.4% 28.2%
Cash flow
Cash from operations −2.1 2.2 13.9 22.1 37.8 35.1 3.9 7.1 19.6 7.3
Capital spending 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0
Free cash flow −2.2 2.0 13.7 21.7 37.5 34.7 3.2 6.5 19.6 7.3
Balance sheet
Cash 23.6 25.3 32.1 37.1 43.1 75.2 64.1 56.2 46.7 48.2
Total debt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Net debt (negative = net cash) −23.6 −25.3 −32.1 −37.1 −43.1 −75.2 −64.1 −56.2 −46.7 −48.2
Diluted shares 646m 652m 645m 640m 642m 649m 666m 711m 729m 723m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.8 3.6
Buybacks — — — — — — — — 0.9 0.4
Total returned 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.0 3.7 4.0

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2025 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$357M
Dividends (TTM)
$3.6B
Returned to shareholders
69%
of free cash flow
Diluted share count
−0.7%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.2%
dividends 2.9% + buybacks 0.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
58%
of net income paid out

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in diversified banks
Growth, margins and cash generation against peers
Last 12 months unless stated BMO HDB PNC BNS USB CM Median
Revenue, last 12 months $25.9bn $26.4bn $25.0bn $27.0bn $29.7bn $20.8bn $28.3bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 7.5% 1.7% 13.2% 9.0% 6.7% 10.6% 9.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average — 86.1% 4.1% — 3.2% — 4.9%
Revenue growth, latest quarter — — 21.4% — 10.1% — 10.1%
Net margin 24.0% 30.3% 29.4% 20.6% 27.5% 28.9% 27.2%
Cash from operations / revenue 28.2% 48.1% 29.9% 14.3% 42.2% 47.5% 30.6%
Free-cash-flow margin 22.2% 45.8% 28.4% 10.1% — — 24.3%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 64.8% 41.6% 29.2% 7.5% — — 27.9%
Stock pay / revenue — 1.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.7% 0.1% 1.6%
Change in share count −0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 1.3% −0.3% −0.1% −0.5%

Median of all 14 companies we cover in diversified banks. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

14 diversified banks companies
Measures ranked against peers
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 7.5% 10.2% 9 of 14
Change in growth rate Growth -3.6pp +1.8pp 11 of 14
Net margin Profitability 24.0% 27.5% 11 of 14
Change in share count Balance sheet -0.7% -0.3% 7 of 14

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Reported value
$60B
Institutions reporting
652
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 2.4%
Positions opened / closed
85 / 62

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 297 institutions bought and 273 sold ; the biggest buyer was FMR LLC (+2.2M shares) and the biggest seller TD Asset Management Inc (−3.9M). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Royal Bank Of Canada $9.2B 52.2M 15.4% ▼ 0.8%
Bank Of Montreal $5B 28.1M 8.3% ▲ 0.5%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $3.6B 20.5M 6.0% ▲ 1.0%
TD Asset Management Inc $2.7B 15.2M 4.5% ▼ 20.2%
CIBC World Market Inc. $2.2B 12.4M 3.7% ▼ 5.9%
Fil Ltd $2.2B 12.3M 3.6% ▲ 7.3%
Mackenzie Financial Corp $2.1B 8.5M 3.6% ▼ 0.4%
National Bank Of Canada $1.8B 10.4M 3.1% ▼ 3.3%
FMR LLC $1.7B 9.5M 2.8% ▲ 30.6%
1832 Asset Management L.P. $1.6B 9.3M 2.7% ▼ 3.1%
Norges Bank $1.6B 8.8M 2.6% —
Geode Capital Management, LLC $1.5B 8.0M 2.4% ▲ 9.0%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Bank Of Montreal's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 4 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart

No open-market insider trades reported in the last 12 months.

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 2 trades and filings

No trades in Bank Of Montreal disclosed in the last 12 months; 2 earlier trades on record.

  • Bryan Steil(R-WI 1):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded July 22, 2019, filed July 22, 2019
  • Bryan Steil(R-WI 1):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded July 12, 2019, filed July 22, 2019

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Recent SEC filings

  • 6-K 6-K
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  • 6-K 6-K
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  • 6-K 6-K

Data status

When each part of this page on Bank Of Montreal was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Bank Of Montreal in brief

What does Bank Of Montreal do?
Bank Of Montreal is a US-listed company in the diversified banks industry. Its financial year ends in October.
What is Bank Of Montreal's stock ticker?
Bank Of Montreal trades under the ticker BMO on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Bank Of Montreal's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Bank Of Montreal reported revenue of $25.9B, 7.5% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Bank Of Montreal's free cash flow?
Bank Of Montreal's free-cash-flow margin is 22.2% of revenue over the trailing twelve months.
Who are Bank Of Montreal's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Royal Bank Of Canada, Bank Of Montreal and Vanguard Capital Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Bank Of Montreal buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Bank Of Montreal spent $357M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 0.7% over the year.
Does Bank Of Montreal pay a dividend?
Yes: Bank Of Montreal paid $3.6B in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 2.87% and a payout ratio of 57.8%.
Who are Bank Of Montreal's competitors?
In our Diversified Banks peer group, the companies closest to Bank Of Montreal are Hdfc Bank LTD, PNC Financial Services, Bank Of Nova Scotia, U.S. Bancorp and Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Bank Of Montreal's.
When is Bank Of Montreal's next earnings date?
Around December 2, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Bank Of Montreal announces its own schedule.