AMG NYSE Russell 1000 Earnings call
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG) · Q2 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $401.93 · 2026-11-11
Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · published 30 Jul 2026 and 1 May 2026
Net income up 68.4% on the previous quarter. Management sounded cautious, though noticeably more positive answering analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
+68.4%
Net income vs Q1 2026
Outlook given
Net income 185.9M vs 110.4M
Revenue +17.6%
Against the same quarter last year (Q2 2025) it is +120.5%, so it is not just seasonal.
Why Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $316 million and economic earnings per share of $8.29 grew 44% and 54% year-over-year, reflecting performance trends for the quarter.
2 · How management spoke
Cautious
Among the least upbeat of all company calls
Answers to analysts: very upbeat, and more positive than the script.
Last call it was different: script and answers matched.
3 · What stood out
New
AMG's tax-aware strategies consist of long-short equities and are based on a diverse selection of products, primarily using an MSCI World Index.
Valuation
Is Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At −3.8% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $231.25 a share — the stock trades 74% above it. Today's price assumes 2.1% growth a year.
Current price
$401.93
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+2.1% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$231.25
Buy below
$173.43
Price vs fair value
Overvalued 74%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued 132%
Read between the lines
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Guidance
Quarter economic EPS is expected between $8.43 and $8.71 based on 26.3 million adjusted weighted average shares.
Source quote
“Based on this and assuming an adjusted weighted average share count of 26.3 million, we expect third quarter economic earnings per share to be between $8.43 and $8.71...”
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Guidance
AMG expects net outflows of $14 billion in long-only equity strategies to improve over the medium to long term.
Source quote
“Our differentiated long-only equity strategies saw net outflows of $14 billion, but we expect flows in these areas to improve over the medium to long term, consistent with a generally...”
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Figure
Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $316 million and economic earnings per share of $8.29 grew 44% and 54% year-over-year, reflecting performance trends for the quarter.
Source quote
“Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $316 million and economic earnings per share of $8.29 grew 44% and 54% year-over-year, respectively, reflecting...”
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.
Management was more positive answering analysts than in its script — usually a sign it was comfortable with the details it was asked about.
Sentences that drove the tone
“By contrast, we continue to see some headwinds in our differentiated long-only business.”
“I think we believe, and it's hard to always know this, but it reflects the discussions that might have been delayed earlier in the year because of geopolitical uncertainty.”
“Institutions are increasingly directing their alpha allocations to liquid alternatives, given the attractive risk-adjusted returns, the enhanced liquidity profile, compared to private market, say.”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-30)
| Metric | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 | Q1 2026period end 2026-03-31 | Change | Q2 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 640.7M | 544.9M | +17.6% | 493.2M | +29.9% |
| Operating income | 307.4M | 192.9M | +59.4% | 171.6M | +79.1% |
| Net income | 185.9M | 110.4M | +68.4% | 84.3M | +120.5% |
| EPS | 6.95 | 3.84 | +81.0% | 2.80 | +148.2% |
| P/E today 13.4 | 11.9 | 11.3 | +0.6 | 14.4 | −2.5 |
Topics
Most discussed now
- Assets under management increased to a record $942 billion, driven by net inflows in markets and setting the stage for...
- Affiliated Managers continues to generate strong organic growth with $13 billion in net inflows in the quarter and $56 billion in...
- Supported by strong organic growth, record assets under management and accelerating year-over-year earnings growth, which have together…
- On an LTM basis, Affiliated Managers' AUM grew 22%, driven by the addition of new affiliates, positive investment performance and record...
- As Affiliated Managers has discussed in various settings over the past couple of years now, it believes that tax-aware investing, it…
Faded since Q1 2026
- Fading Affiliated Managers has posted an updated investor presentation to its website and encourage investors to consult its site regularly...
- Fading Rising demand for liquid alternative strategies and ongoing strength in private markets fundraising generated record quarterly net client…
- Fading AMG's highly diversified profile has once again demonstrated that resilience as Affiliated Managers ended the first quarter in a position…
- Fading Net client cash inflows of more than $22 billion marked Affiliated Managers' fourth consecutive quarter of positive and increasing net…
Latest announcements
Official filings, newest first.
- Results of operations; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; New financial obligation · SEC 8-K
- Shareholder vote results · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure · SEC 8-K
- Results of operations; Other events · SEC 8-K
- Director or officer change · SEC 8-K
- Material agreement; New financial obligation · SEC 8-K