Evercore Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Revenues; Quarterly Dividend of $0.84 Per Share

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evercore Inc. (NYSE: EVR):

Evercore Inc. (NYSE: EVR) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

LEADERSHIP COMMENTARY

John S. Weinberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, “Our 2025 results reflect strengthening market conditions and the benefits of our diversified business model. We enter 2026 with momentum and remain focused on serving our clients and executing our long-term growth strategy.”

Roger C. Altman, Founder and Senior Chairman, “Evercore delivered record fourth quarter and full year revenues, ranking #3 globally in Advisory revenues among public firms for the second consecutive year. Our market share is at an all-time high.”

Evercore’s quarterly results may fluctuate significantly due to the timing and amount of transaction fees earned, as well as other factors. Accordingly, financial results in any particular quarter may not be representative of future results over a longer period of time.

Business Segments:

Evercore’s business results are categorized into two segments: Investment Banking & Equities and Investment Management. Investment Banking & Equities includes providing advice to clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic corporate transactions, as well as services related to securities underwriting, private placement services and commissions for agency-based equity trading services and equity research. Investment Management includes Wealth Management and interests in private equity funds which are not managed by the Company, as well as advising third-party investors through affiliates. See pages A-2 to A-10 for further information and reconciliations of these segment results to our U.S. GAAP consolidated results.

Non-GAAP Measures:

Throughout this release certain information is presented on an adjusted basis, which is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted results begin with information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), and then those results are adjusted to exclude certain items and reflect the conversion of certain Evercore LP Units into Class A shares. Evercore believes that the disclosed adjusted measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable U.S. GAAP measures, are useful to investors to compare Evercore’s results across several periods and facilitate an understanding of Evercore’s operating results. Evercore uses these measures to evaluate its operating performance, as well as the performance of individual employees. These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Evercore’s Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Evercore Inc. for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 was higher than U.S. GAAP principally as a result of the exclusion of the following expenses:

• Acquisition-related compensation charges reflecting expenses associated with awards granted in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of Robey Warshaw
• Acquisition and Transition Costs including professional fees and certain other costs incurred related to the acquisition of Robey Warshaw and transfer taxes and professional fees incurred resulting from the Company’s reorganization of businesses within the Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) legal entity structure
• Expenses associated with the amortization of intangible assets and interest cost related to deferred acquisition consideration from the Robey Warshaw acquisition

Evercore’s Adjusted Diluted Shares Outstanding for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 were higher than U.S. GAAP primarily as a result of the inclusion of Evercore LP Units.

Further details of these adjustments, as well as an explanation of similar amounts for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 are included in pages A-2 to A-10.

Reclassifications:

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company changed its U.S. GAAP and Adjusted presentation such that “Communications and Information Services” was renamed to “Technology and Information Services.” Technology and related expenses have been reclassified from “Professional Fees” to “Technology and Information Services.” The Company has reclassified prior periods to conform to the current presentation in this release. There was no impact on previously reported U.S. GAAP or Adjusted Operating Income, Net Income or Earnings Per Share.

The prior period reclassifications from “Professional Fees” to “Technology and Information Services” are as follows: Q1 2025: $10.2 million; Q1 2024: $9.0 million; Q2 2024: $9.9 million; Q3 2024: $10.4 million; Q4 2024: $10.2 million; Q1 2023: $8.6 million; Q2 2023: $8.2 million; Q3 2023: $9.2 million; Q4 2023: $9.1 million. Further details of these reclassifications, as well as a revised presentation for the quarterly results for Q1 2025 and quarterly and full year results for 2024, 2023 and 2022 are available on the Investor Relations section of Evercore’s website at www.evercore.com.

Selected Financial Data – U.S. GAAP Results

The following is a discussion of Evercore’s consolidated results on a U.S. GAAP basis. See pages A-6 to A-8 for our business segment results.

Net Revenues

Advisory Fees – Fourth quarter Advisory Fees increased $278.7 million, or 33%, year-over-year, and full year Advisory Fees increased $826.5 million, or 34%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting an increase in revenue earned from large transactions and an increase in the number of advisory fees earned during 2025.

Underwriting Fees – Fourth quarter Underwriting Fees increased $23.1 million, or 87%, year-over-year, reflecting an increase in the number of transactions we participated in during the fourth quarter of 2025. Full year Underwriting Fees increased $22.6 million, or 14%, year-over-year, reflecting an increase in the average fee size of the transactions we participated in during 2025.

Commissions and Related Revenue – Fourth quarter Commissions and Related Revenue increased $8.4 million, or 15%, year-over-year, and full year Commissions and Related Revenue increased $28.6 million, or 13%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting higher trading commissions driven by increased trading volume and higher subscription fees during 2025.

Asset Management and Administration Fees – Fourth quarter Asset Management and Administration Fees increased $2.1 million, or 10%, year-over-year, driven by an increase in fees from Wealth Management clients, as associated AUM increased 12%, from market appreciation and net inflows. Full year Asset Management and Administration Fees increased $7.8 million, or 10%, year-over-year, driven by an increase in fees from Wealth Management clients, as associated AUM increased 12%, from market appreciation and net inflows.

Other Revenue, net – Fourth quarter Other Revenue, net, increased $0.6 million, or 3%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting higher interest income. This increase was partially offset by an increase in interest expense related to the issuance of new senior notes in July 2025. Full year Other Revenue, net, decreased $9.3 million, or 11%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting lower performance of our investment funds portfolio and an increase in interest expense related to the issuance of new senior notes in July 2025. These decreases were partially offset by higher interest income resulting from higher average balances in interest-bearing assets. The investment funds portfolio is used as an economic hedge against our deferred cash compensation program.

Expenses

Employee Compensation and Benefits – Fourth quarter Employee Compensation and Benefits increased $172.4 million, or 27%, year-over-year, reflecting a compensation ratio of 63.0% for the fourth quarter of 2025 versus 65.6% for the prior year period. The increase in Employee Compensation and Benefits compared to the prior year period principally reflects a higher accrual for incentive compensation, higher base salaries and higher compensation expense related to senior new hires. The Compensation Ratio was also impacted by higher net revenues, as described above, during the current year period compared to the prior year period. Full year Employee Compensation and Benefits increased $526.8 million, or 27%, year-over-year, reflecting a full year compensation ratio of 64.9% versus 66.3% for the prior year period. The increase in Employee Compensation and Benefits compared to the prior year period principally reflects a higher accrual for incentive compensation, higher base salaries and higher amortization of prior period deferred compensation awards. The Compensation Ratio was also impacted by higher net revenues, as described above, during the current year period compared to the prior year period. See “Deferred Compensation” for more information.

Non-Compensation Costs – Fourth quarter Non-Compensation Costs increased $41.0 million, or 33%, year-over-year, primarily driven by an increase in technology and information services, principally reflecting higher expenses associated with research services and license fees in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase in depreciation and amortization, principally reflecting the amortization of intangible assets from the acquisition of Robey Warshaw, an increase in travel and related expenses, largely due to higher levels of business activity and increased headcount, and an increase in other operating expenses related to charitable contributions made to the Evercore Foundation. The fourth quarter Non-Compensation ratio of 12.8% increased from 12.7% compared to the prior year period. The Non-Compensation Ratio was also impacted by higher net revenues, as described above, during the current year period compared to the prior year period. Full year Non-Compensation Costs increased $93.7 million, or 20%, year-over-year, primarily driven by an increase in technology and information services, principally reflecting higher expenses associated with research services, license fees and consulting costs, an increase in occupancy and equipment rental expense, primarily related to an increase in office space, and an increase in travel and related expenses, largely due to higher levels of business activity and increased headcount. The full year Non-Compensation ratio of 14.7% decreased from 15.8% for the prior year period. The Non-Compensation Ratio was also impacted by higher net revenues, as described above, during the current year period compared to the prior year period.

Non-Compensation Costs for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 are also impacted by Acquisition and Transition Costs resulting from the acquisition of Robey Warshaw and the Company’s reorganization of businesses within the EMEA legal entity structure.

Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs – Full year 2024 Special Charges, Including Business Realignment Costs, relate to the write-off of the remaining carrying value of the Company’s investment in Luminis in connection with the redemption of the Company’s interest.

Effective Tax Rate

The fourth quarter effective tax rate was 29.0% versus 27.5% for the prior year period, principally reflecting an increase in non-deductible expenses and state and local apportionment adjustments. The full year effective tax rate was 19.3% versus 21.6% for the prior year period, principally reflecting the deduction associated with the appreciation in the Firm’s share price upon vesting of employee share-based awards above the original grant price, partially offset by an increase in non-deductible expenses and state and local apportionment adjustments.

Selected Financial Data – Adjusted Results

The following is a discussion of Evercore’s consolidated results on an Adjusted basis. See pages 3 and A-2 to A-10 for further information and reconciliations of these metrics to our U.S. GAAP results. See pages A-6 to A-8 for our business segment results.

Adjusted Net Revenues

See page 5 for additional business metrics.

Advisory Fees – Fourth quarter adjusted Advisory Fees increased $278.7 million, or 33%, year-over-year, and full year adjusted Advisory Fees increased $825.4 million, or 34%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting an increase in revenue earned from large transactions and an increase in the number of advisory fees earned during 2025.

Underwriting Fees – Fourth quarter Underwriting Fees increased $23.1 million, or 87%, year-over-year, reflecting an increase in the number of transactions we participated in during the fourth quarter of 2025. Full year Underwriting Fees increased $22.6 million, or 14%, year-over-year, reflecting an increase in the average fee size of the transactions we participated in during 2025.

Commissions and Related Revenue – Fourth quarter Commissions and Related Revenue increased $8.4 million, or 15%, year-over-year, and full year Commissions and Related Revenue increased $28.6 million, or 13%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting higher trading commissions driven by increased trading volume and higher subscription fees during 2025.

Asset Management and Administration Fees – Fourth quarter adjusted Asset Management and Administration Fees increased $2.2 million, or 10%, year-over-year, primarily driven by an increase in fees from Wealth Management clients, as associated AUM increased 12%, from market appreciation and net inflows. The increase was also driven by a 14% increase in equity in earnings of affiliates. Full year adjusted Asset Management and Administration Fees increased $6.5 million, or 8%, year-over-year, driven by an increase in fees from Wealth Management clients, as associated AUM increased 12%, from market appreciation and net inflows. The increase was partially offset by a 25% decrease in equity in earnings of affiliates, reflecting the sale of the remaining portion of our interest in ABS during the third quarter of 2024.

Other Revenue – Fourth quarter adjusted Other Revenue, net, increased $5.2 million, or 21%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting higher interest income. Full year adjusted Other Revenue, net, decreased $1.8 million, or 2%, year-over-year, primarily reflecting lower performance of our investment funds portfolio. The decrease was partially offset by higher interest income resulting from higher average balances in interest-bearing assets. The investment funds portfolio is used as an economic hedge against our deferred cash compensation program.

Adjusted Expenses

Employee Compensation and Benefits – Fourth quarter adjusted Employee Compensation and Benefits increased $165.3 million, or 26%, year-over-year, reflecting an adjusted compensation ratio of 62.0% for the fourth quarter of 2025 versus 65.2% for the prior year period. The increase in adjusted Employee Compensation and Benefits compared to the prior year period principally reflects a higher accrual for incentive compensation, higher base salaries and higher compensation expense related to senior new hires. The adjusted Compensation Ratio was also impacted by higher net revenues, as described above, during the current year period compared to the prior year period. Full year adjusted Employee Compensation and Benefits increased $519.8 million, or 26%, year-over-year, reflecting a full year adjusted compensation ratio of 64.

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Katy Haber

Head of Investor Relations & ESG

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Media Contacts:

Jamie Easton

Head of Communications & External Affairs

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Shree Dhond / Zach Kouwe

Dukas Linden Public Relations

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(646) 722-6531

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