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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP HWC

Nasdaq · stock · State Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1991-06-28 · LEI

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.0B
P / E12.4×
P / B1.4×
P / FCF11.5×
Dividend yield2.55%
Return on equity10.9%
Net debt$199.4M
Enterprise value USD$6.2B
Graham number +3.2%$81.61

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($81.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.30% 11.20% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
84.2M 85.2M 85.6M 87.5M 86.7M 87.0M 86.4M 86.4M 86.6M 85.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$436.3M $305.5M $225.0M $233.5M $378.3M $244.2M $242.1M $236.3M $210.5M $199.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.10% 1.30% 1.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.16× 0.11× 0.07× 0.07× 0.11× 0.07× 0.07× 0.06× 0.05× 0.04× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.87 $2.48 $3.72 $3.72 -$0.54 $5.22 $5.98 $4.50 $5.28 $5.67 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP trades at about 13.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–24.5×, median 11.3×).

8.6× 24.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.6×–24.5×); dot = today's 13.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Return on assets1.4%1.3%1.1%———————
Return on equity10.9%11.2%10.3%———————
Debt / equity0.04×0.05×0.06×0.07×0.07×0.11×0.07×0.07×0.11×0.16×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.