---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001056288-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FHI"
cik: "0001056288"
company_name: "FEDERATED HERMES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:31:57.133600+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Federated Hermes posts record AUM $907B, Q1 EPS $1.27; dividend up 11.8%

## Summary
- Record AUM $907.1B at March 31, 2026, up 8% YoY; money market AUM record $684.7B.
- Q1 2026 EPS $1.27 (vs $1.25 YoY) on net income $96.4M; prior year included $0.15/share VAT refund benefit.
- Quarterly dividend raised 11.8% to $0.38/share; payable May 15, 2026 to holders of record May 8.
- Revenue up $55.4M (13%) YoY; operating expenses up $60.9M (21%) on higher distribution and comp.
- Equity assets record $100.8B (+25% YoY); top-selling funds were MDT quantitative offerings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001056288-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FHI
- cik: 0001056288
- company_name: FEDERATED HERMES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628826000016/0001056288-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628826000016/fhi-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FEDERATED HERMES, INC. reported first quarter 2026 results: net income $96.4 million, EPS $1.27.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Net income: $96.4 million
  - EPS: $1.27
  - Result: reported results
  source text: a global leader in active investing, today reported earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.27 for Q1 2026, compared to $1.25 for the same quarter last year, on net income of $96.4 million for Q1 2026, compared to $101.1 million for Q1 2025. Federated Hermes' Q1 2025 results included a $12.9 million decrease in other operating expense, or $0.15 per diluted share,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628826000016/0001056288-26-000016-index.htm

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