Investment banking firm Evercore (NYSE: EVR) reported Q4 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 31.4% year on year to $1.29 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $5.13 per share was 26.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Evercore (EVR) Q4 CY2025 Highlights:
- Revenue: $1.29 billion vs analyst estimates of $1.12 billion (31.4% year-on-year growth, 15.1% beat)
- Pre-tax Profit: $313.3 million (24.3% margin)
- Adjusted EPS: $5.13 vs analyst estimates of $4.05 (26.7% beat)
- Market Capitalization: $13.1 billion
Company Overview
Founded in 1995 as a boutique advisory firm focused on independence and client trust, Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is an independent investment banking firm that provides strategic advisory, capital markets, and wealth management services to corporations, financial sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals.
Revenue Growth
A company’s long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Thankfully, Evercore’s 10.7% annualized revenue growth over the last five years was decent. Its growth was slightly above the average financials company and shows its offerings resonate with customers.
We at StockStory place the most emphasis on long-term growth, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes, market returns, and industry trends. Evercore’s annualized revenue growth of 25.8% over the last two years is above its five-year trend, suggesting its demand recently accelerated. 
Note: Quarters not shown were determined to be outliers, impacted by outsized investment gains/losses that are not indicative of the recurring fundamentals of the business.
This quarter, Evercore reported wonderful year-on-year revenue growth of 31.4%, and its $1.29 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 15.1%.
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Key Takeaways from Evercore’s Q4 Results
It was good to see Evercore beat analysts’ revenue and EPS expectations by convincing amounts this quarter. Zooming out, we think this was a good print with some key areas of upside. The stock remained flat at $338.70 immediately after reporting.
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