Northern Trust Corporation

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: Northern Trust Corporation
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Financials
SIC code: 6022 — State Commercial Banks
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: Chicago
Headquarters state / province: Illinois
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: December
Ticker symbol: NTRS
Primary stock exchange: Nasdaq

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0000073124
EIN: 36-2723087
Wikidata ID: Q970695

Board of directors

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Becerra Jose Luis Prado · Director
Since 2023
Chandra Dhandapani · Director
Since 2024
Charles A. Tribbett · Director
Since 2023
David Byron Smith Jr. · Director
Since 2023
Dean M. Harrison · Director
Since 2023
Donald Thompson · Director
Since 2023
Jay L. Henderson · Director
Since 2023
Linda Bynoe · Director
Since 2023
Marcy S. Klevorn · Director
Since 2023
Martin P. Slark · Director
Since 2023
Michael O'Grady · Director · Chairman and CEO
Since 2023
Richard Petrino · Director
Since 2025
Rima Qureshi · Director
Since 2026
Robert Edward Moritz Jr. · Director
Since 2025
Siddharth N. Mehta · Director
Since 2023
Susan Crown · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

Michael O'Grady · Chairman and CEO

Since January 2018

70 CEO score

Solid · grade C

Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

Dividends 15%: 80
Revenue growth 20%: 61
Earnings growth 15%: 70

50% of the scoring weight is on file. Figures cover December 2017 – December 2025.

Director election results

Annual meeting of April 21, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

13 of this board's directors also sit on 15 other boards. 2 are in the same sector.

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via Michael O'Grady
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via Marcy S. Klevorn
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via Richard Petrino
Hormel Foods Corporation
via Becerra Jose Luis Prado
Hub Group Inc.
via Martin P. Slark
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via Marcy S. Klevorn
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
via Siddharth N. Mehta
Mastercard Incorporated
via Rima Qureshi
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
via Donald Thompson
S&P Global Inc.
via Robert Edward Moritz Jr.
The Allstate Corporation Same sector
via Siddharth N. Mehta
The J.M. Smucker Company
via Jay L. Henderson
Vivmark Residential
via Linda Bynoe
Walmart Inc.
via Robert Edward Moritz Jr.

Insider trades

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From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $309,246; 5 purchases by 2 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $14,206,528; 16 sales by 8 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Nov 3, 2026	Cherecwich Peter Officer (Chief Operating Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−325	$171.78	$55,829
Nov 3, 2026	Fox David W Jr Officer (EVP & Chief Financial Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−258	$171.78	$44,319
Nov 3, 2026	Levy Susan Cohen Officer (EVP and General Counsel)	Shares withheld for tax	−191	$171.78	$32,810
Nov 3, 2026	Michael O'Grady Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Shares withheld for tax	−787	$171.78	$135,191
Nov 3, 2026	Tyler Jason J. Officer (President/Wealth Management)	Shares withheld for tax	−815	$171.78	$140,001
Nov 3, 2026	South Thomas A Officer (Executive Vice President)	Shares withheld for tax	−683	$171.78	$117,326
Oct 30, 2026	Robert Edward Moritz Jr. Director	Open-market purchase	+236	$169.07	$39,901
Oct 30, 2026	David Byron Smith Jr. Director	Gift	+1,160	—	—
Oct 26, 2026	Levy Susan Cohen Officer (EVP and General Counsel)	Option exercise	+3,922	$88.06	$345,371
Oct 26, 2026	Levy Susan Cohen Officer (EVP and General Counsel)	Open-market sale	−3,922	$168.69	$661,602
Oct 23, 2026	Levy Susan Cohen Officer (EVP and General Counsel)	Option exercise	+16,984	$88.06	$1,495,611
Oct 23, 2026	Levy Susan Cohen Officer (EVP and General Counsel)	Open-market sale	−16,984	$168.15	$2,855,860
Oct 20, 2026	Rima Qureshi Director	Grant or award	+495	—	—
Oct 17, 2026	Taylor Alexandria Officer (Chief Administrative Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−3,823	$165.40	$632,324
Oct 1, 2026	Susan Crown Director	Grant or award	+87	$169.20	$14,700

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Questions about Northern Trust Corporation

Who is the CEO of Northern Trust Corporation?

Michael O'Grady has been Northern Trust Corporation's Chairman and CEO since January 2018.

How many directors are on Northern Trust Corporation's board?

Northern Trust Corporation's board has 16 directors: Becerra Jose Luis Prado, Chandra Dhandapani, Charles A. Tribbett, David Byron Smith Jr., Dean M. Harrison, Donald Thompson, Jay L. Henderson, Linda Bynoe, Marcy S. Klevorn, Martin P. Slark and 6 others.

Are Northern Trust Corporation insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, Northern Trust Corporation insiders bought $309,246 of shares in 5 purchases and sold $14.2 million of shares in 16 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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