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AllianceBernstein Holding Lp
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AllianceBernstein (AB) Q3 2025 Earnings

Reported Oct 23, 2025, 6:55am ET · SEC source
$0.86
Beat +0.96%
EPS · est. $0.85
$884.7M
Miss −1.44%
Revenue · est. $897.6M
+2.7%
Beating market
AB vs S&P since report
2 quarters
Consecutive EPS misses

How Did AB Stock React to Q3 2025 Earnings?

% change · around the report
0+2%Oct 22Oct 30report 6:55am ETearnings+2.4%+3.4%
0+2%Oct 22Oct 30earnings+2.4%+3.4%
AB +3.4%S&P 500 +2.4%
0+2%+4%Oct 22Oct 30report 6:55am ETearnings+4.5%+3.4%
0+2%+4%Oct 22Oct 30earnings+4.5%+3.4%
AB +3.4%NASDAQ +4.5%
−0.10%
Day of report
+0.74%
Next session
+1.12%
One week
+2.21%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: −0.45%.

Did AB Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results

Yes. AllianceBernstein reported Q3 2025 earnings of $0.86 a share on Oct 23, 2025, beating the $0.85 consensus estimate by 1.0%. Revenue was $884.7M against a $897.6M estimate.

AllianceBernstein delivered a mixed but broadly constructive third quarter, posting adjusted earnings per unit of $0.86 against a consensus estimate of $0.85, a 0.96% beat, even as revenue of $884.67 million came in 1.44% below the $897.60 million analysts had expected. The adjusted revenue figure still represented a 548.7% year-over-year gain, though that comparison is heavily shaped by prior-period accounting items, including a $128.50 million contingent payment gain tied to the AB CarVal acquisition that inflated year-ago GAAP results. More telling was the underlying momentum: adjusted operating income climbed 15% to $302.37 million, with the operating margin expanding 290 basis points to 34.2%. Total AUM reached $860.10 billion, up 7% year-over-year, even as net outflows of $2.30 billion reflected a pre-announced $4.00 billion reinsurance transaction; stripped of that item, flows turned positive at $1.70 billion. Private markets AUM approached $80.00 billion, keeping the firm on track toward its 2027 target of $90.00 to $100.00 billion, and a recently launched fixed annuity lifetime income product adds another distribution channel supporting that build-out.

Key Takeaways
  • Higher investment advisory base fees grew 5% YoY
  • Adjusted operating margin expanded 290 bps to 34.2%
  • Tax-exempt franchise accelerated to $4.1 billion inflows
  • Private alternative strategies drove $3.2 billion alternatives/multi-asset inflows
  • Private wealth channel delivered strongest organic gains in 10 quarters at 7% annualized net-new-asset rate
  • Average AUM grew 7% YoY to $840.8 billion
  • Sequential improvement in retail net outflows from $4.8 billion to $1.7 billion

“AllianceBernstein's strong financial and operational results in the third quarter reflect our focused execution on strategic objectives, including forming new partnerships and enhancing our capabilities to better serve our clients.”

AllianceBernstein CEO, on the earnings call

What Was AllianceBernstein's Outlook in Q3 2025?

Management expects the institutional pipeline of $11.8 billion to grow over the next quarters as recently announced partnerships expand. The firm is targeting $90 to $100 billion in private markets AUM by 2027, having reached nearly $80 billion. Management intends to fully divest from both Societe Generale joint ventures.

AB YoY Financials

Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024 · SEC filings Q3 2024 Q3 2025
$0$300.0M$600.0M$900.0M$136.4M$884.7MRevenue$136.4M$302.4MOperating Income$127.2M$73.8MNet Income
$0$300.0M$600.0M$900.0MRevenueOperating IncomeNet Income
AB income statement, Q3 2025 versus Q3 2024
Metric Q3 2025 Q3 2024 Year over year
Revenue $884.7M $136.4M +548.7%
Operating Income $302.4M $136.4M +121.7%
Net Income $73.8M $127.2M −42.0%

AB Revenue by Segment

Equity Active
Alternatives/Multi-Asset Solutions
Fixed Income Taxable
Fixed Income Tax-Exempt

AB Revenue by Geography

United States

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.