Oppenheimer stock: Q3 profit falls as markets weaken

Published on 11/10/2026 at 02:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Oppenheimer stock faces a weaker quarter as lower trading and investment banking activity pressure earnings. Wealth Management provides partial support.

Oppenheimer reports weaker quarterly results

Third-quarter revenue declined as investment banking and transaction-based activity weakened.
Wealth Management revenue increased, while Capital Markets reported a pretax loss.
The board declared a quarterly dividend payable on November 27, 2026.

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Oppenheimer Holdings reported weaker third-quarter results on October 30, 2026, as lower retail trading activity and reduced investment banking volumes weighed on revenue. The company said in a PR Newswire release that quarterly revenue fell 10.0 percent to 382.0 million US dollars from 424.4 million US dollars a year earlier.

Profit pressured by market activity

Net income attributable to Oppenheimer Holdings dropped to 5.5 million US dollars from 21.7 million US dollars in the prior-year quarter. Basic earnings per share declined to 0.52 US dollars from 2.06 US dollars.

Results included a 21.0 million US dollar pretax expense linked to stock appreciation rights for financial advisors. Excluding that item, adjusted net income was 20.9 million US dollars, compared with 31.7 million US dollars a year earlier, while adjusted basic earnings per share fell to 1.96 US dollars from 3.01 US dollars.

Wealth Management offsets part of decline

Wealth Management revenue rose 2.5 percent to 266.2 million US dollars, helped by higher advisory fees and record assets under management of 59.6 billion US dollars at September 30. Pretax income in the segment nevertheless declined to 55.6 million US dollars from 62.5 million US dollars.

Capital Markets revenue fell 29.7 percent to 114.0 million US dollars. The segment swung to a pretax loss of 9.9 million US dollars from pretax income of 12.3 million US dollars, with investment banking revenue particularly weak.

Business model and competitive position

Oppenheimer Holdings operates through its subsidiaries as a middle-market investment bank and full-service broker-dealer, offering retail brokerage, wealth management, investment banking, sales and trading, research, market-making, trust and asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York and has retail branches across the United States, with institutional operations in London, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong, according to its company overview. Listed peers identified in the same industry include Perella Weinberg Partners, UP Fintech Holding and Lincoln International. Oppenheimer occupies a specialized middle-market position rather than the scale profile of the largest diversified financial groups.