Advice & Wealth Management — Distribution expenses
Ameriprise Financial Advice & Wealth Management — Distribution expenses increased by 0.7% to $1.77B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.9%, from $1.55B to $1.77B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Advice & Wealth Management — Distribution expenses shows an upward trend with a 11.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
High distribution expenses relative to revenue may indicate lower efficiency, though they are often necessary to drive growth in a competitive advisor market.
Detailed definition
These are the costs associated with compensating advisors and distributing financial products to clients. This is a crit...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'advisor compensation' or 'distribution costs' in other large brokerage and wealth management firms.
amp_segment_advice_wealth_management_distribution_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.18B | $1.18B | $1.18B | $1.18B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.22B | $1.37B | $1.40B | $1.49B | $1.56B | $1.55B | $1.55B | $1.66B | $1.76B | $1.77B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +12.0% | +2.5% | +6.1% | +5.0% | -0.6% | -0.5% | +7.1% | +6.1% | +0.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +12.0% | +14.8% | +21.8% | +27.9% | +13.5% | +10.2% | +11.3% | +12.4% | +13.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ameriprise Financial's advice & wealth management — distribution expenses?
- Ameriprise Financial (AMP) reported advice & wealth management — distribution expenses of $1.77B in Q1 2026.
- How has Ameriprise Financial's advice & wealth management — distribution expenses changed year-over-year?
- Ameriprise Financial's advice & wealth management — distribution expenses increased by 13.9% year-over-year, from $1.55B to $1.77B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ameriprise Financial's advice & wealth management — distribution expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Ameriprise Financial's advice & wealth management — distribution expenses has grown at a 11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.72B to $6.51B.
- What does advice & wealth management — distribution expenses mean?
- Costs related to paying advisors and distributing financial products to clients.