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QUILTER PLC - Quilter plc Third Quarter 2026 Trading Statement

Quilter plc
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What this filing means

Quilter's third-quarter trading statement shows the strong 2026 flow run-rate holding: £2.9 billion of core net inflows in Q3, taking the year-to-date figure to £8.9 billion — up 31% year-on-year and just short of the £9.1 billion delivered in all of 2025. Reported AuMA rose 19% to £160.5 billion. The numbers are strong, but the real signal is that the growth is broad-based: independent adviser inflows up 33%, High Net Worth up 35%, and persistency holding at 91%.

Quilter is winning new client money at a pace that matches the best year it has ever had. The £8.9 billion it has gathered in nine months is nearly as much as the £9.1 billion it gathered in all of 2025, and it is growing faster from independent advisers and wealthy clients. That means more assets to earn fees on, which is the engine of this business.

Bull case

  • Reported AuMA increased 19% year-on-year to £160.5 billion, expanding the asset base from which Quilter earns management and administration revenue.
  • Year-to-date core net inflows increased 31% year-on-year to £8.9 billion, equivalent to 9% annualised of opening assets versus 8% in 2025.
  • Quarterly Platform net inflows from independent advisers increased 33% year-on-year, indicating strong third-party distribution growth.
  • High Net Worth quarterly net inflows increased 35% year-on-year to £322 million, evidencing improved momentum in the segment.
  • Q3 gross inflows increased 22% year-on-year while gross outflow rates remained stable and in line with first-half levels.

Bear case

  • Flow performance is largely a high-base maintenance story: £8.9 billion of year-to-date core net inflows were only broadly in line with the £9.1 billion delivered in all of 2025, despite improving to 9% annualised from 8%.

AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A genuinely strong operating update: the flow engine is running at record pace, the growth is broad-based across channels, and the asset base is compounding. The one caveat is that this is a high-base story — matching 2025's full-year outcome in nine months is impressive, but it is not a step-change beyond what the company has already demonstrated it can do. The read is constructive on the strength of the momentum and the improving mix. So what: the direction is confirmed, but the market still needs the full-year results to show the flow growth converting into revenue and earnings at the guided margin.

The full-year results will show whether the 9% annualised flow rate converts into revenue growth at the guided margin, or whether margin attrition eats the benefit.

Evidence from the filing

  • Reported AuMA increased 19% year-on-year to £160.5 billion, expanding the asset base from which Quilter earns management and administration revenue.

    “Group reported Assets under Management and Administration (“AuMA”): increased to £160.5 billion, up 19% year-on-year.”

  • Year-to-date core net inflows increased 31% year-on-year to £8.9 billion, equivalent to 9% annualised of opening assets versus 8% in 2025.

    “Year-to-date core net inflows of £8.9 billion, up 31% year-on-year, broadly in line with the 2025 Full Year outcome of £9.1 billion, and equivalent to 9% (annualised) of opening assets (2025: 8% annualised).”

  • Quarterly Platform net inflows from independent advisers increased 33% year-on-year, indicating strong third-party distribution growth.

    “o Quarterly net inflows onto the Platform from independent advisers increased by 33% year-on-year, with year-to-date net inflows representing 9% (annualised) of opening assets (2025: 8% annualised).”

  • High Net Worth quarterly net inflows increased 35% year-on-year to £322 million, evidencing improved momentum in the segment.

    “o Quarterly net inflows of £322 million increased 35% year-on-year and represented 4% (annualised) of opening AuMA (Q3 2025: 3% annualised).”

  • Q3 gross inflows increased 22% year-on-year while gross outflow rates remained stable and in line with first-half levels.

    ““This performance reflects the strength of our dual-channel model, the quality of our propositions and our leading service offering. Gross inflows increased by 22% year-on-year during the quarter, while gross outflow rates remained stable and in line with first-half levels.”
Category
Trading Statement
Event posture
Constructive
Published
Oct 21, 2026

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