Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) Stock

About Hancock Whitney Corporation

Hancock Whitney Corporation is led by CEO John Hairston, employs 3,627 people, headquartered in Gulfport, US, publicly traded since 1991.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) stock trades at $73.51 with a market capitalization of $5.90B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.02, price-to-book of 1.32, price-to-sales of 2.99. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $54.05 and $80.13, and currently trades 8.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.77%.

On profitability, Hancock Whitney Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 9.61%, return on capital employed of 1.59%, an operating margin of 23.95%, a net profit margin of 21.81%.

Hancock Whitney Corporation by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Hancock Whitney Corporation reported revenue of $981.0M rising to $2.0B, a change of +105.7% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 7.9% a year over five years, 11.3% over three, -1.5% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $486.0M.

Operating margin went from 19.1% in 2016 to 31.0% in 2025, a gain of 11.9 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 21.81%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $2.0B and net profit $427.0M.

Borrowings fell from $1.7B to $1.3B, cash from operations was $542.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 12.1% over five years, and was 10.9% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 8.8% a year over five years, 30.4% over three, 17.9% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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