Victory Capital Holdings (VCTR) opened Q1 2026 with total revenue of US$388 million and basic EPS of US$1.34, while trailing twelve month revenue reached about US$1.5 billion and EPS came in at US$4.49. The company has seen revenue move from US$893 million on a trailing basis in Q4 2024 to US$1.47 billion by Q1 2026, with TTM EPS shifting from US$4.47 to US$4.49. This gives investors a basis to weigh modest top line progress against a clear squeeze in margins over the past year.

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With the latest earnings picture in place, the next step is to see how these results line up with the dominant narratives around Victory Capital Holdings and where the numbers start to challenge those views.

TTM margins fall to 19.9%

• Trailing net profit margin sits at 19.9% versus 32.6% a year earlier, while trailing twelve month net income is US$293.7 million on US$1.47b of revenue.
• What bulls highlight as a margin expansion story, with some forecasts pointing to margins above 40%, now has to be weighed against the recent shift from a 32.6% margin to 19.9%, which points to:
  • Recent quarters delivering higher revenue, from US$893.5 million on a trailing basis in Q4 2024 to US$1.47b by Q1 2026, without the same margin profile that earlier periods showed.
  • Q1 2026 net income of US$85.5 million on US$388.0 million of revenue, which helps investors see how current profitability compares with the higher margin expectations in optimistic scenarios.

Bulls argue that current earnings quality and integration benefits could still support higher margins over time, but the latest figures show how much work the story has to do to get there. 🐂 Victory Capital Holdings Bull Case

AUM slips with US$654m outflows

• Assets under management moved from US$313.8b at the start of Q1 2026 to US$309.8b at the end, with Q1 net outflows of US$654 million and trailing twelve month outflows of US$4.5b at Q4 2025.
• Bears point to these outflows as evidence that headwinds around fee pressure and client preferences are still in play, and the latest data gives them a few concrete points:
  • Negative organic flows have been present in several periods, including US$292 million of outflows in Q3 2025 and US$7.4b over the prior twelve months to Q4 2024, which lines up with concerns about pressure on actively managed assets.
  • Forecast revenue growth of 3.2% a year versus 11.4% for the broader US market sits alongside these outflows, which bears use to argue that future top line growth could trail wider market expectations.

Skeptics who focus on the outflow trend and slower revenue forecast can use this set of numbers to test how cautious they want to be. 🐻 Victory Capital Holdings Bear Case

Valuation sits between peers and market

• With the share price at US$83.69, the trailing P/E is 17.8x compared with a US market P/E of 19.3x, a peer average of 11.7x and a US Capital Markets industry average of 42.8x, while the DCF fair value is US$76.36.
• Consensus narrative talks about a balance of earnings potential and recent margin pressure, and the current setup illustrates that mix:
  • Forecast earnings growth of about 29.4% a year contrasts with forecast revenue growth of 3.2% a year, so most of the expected upside is tied to profitability rather than rapid expansion in sales.
  • The share price standing above the DCF fair value at US$76.36 but below an analyst price target of US$77.00 gives investors two different reference points to compare against the 17.8x earnings multiple.

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