T. Rowe Price advertising spend, FY2025
T. Rowe Price (TROW) reported $107M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 1.5% of revenue of $7.3B. Down 17.1% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 1.3x its FY2015 level ($79.7M), slower than revenue (1.7x).
- The highest year on file is FY2024 at $130M; FY2025 is 17% below it.
- Largest increase +19.7% in FY2021; largest cut -29.7% in FY2009.
- Ad spend is 1.5% of revenue, up from 1.3% in FY2020.
- T. Rowe Price spends more on advertising than 4% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 5.2%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $107M | -17.1% | $7.3B | 1.5% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 13, 2026 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $130M | +13.5% | $7.1B | 1.8% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 13, 2026 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $114M | +17.4% | $6.5B | 1.8% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 13, 2026 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $97.3M | -2.9% | $6.5B | 1.5% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 14, 2025 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $100M | +19.7% | $7.7B | 1.3% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 16, 2024 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $83.7M | -13.5% | $6.2B | 1.3% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 15, 2023 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $96.8M | -2.8% | $5.6B | 1.7% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2022 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $99.6M | +7.8% | $5.4B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 11, 2021 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $92.4M | +15.2% | $4.9B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 13, 2020 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $80.2M | +0.6% | $4.3B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 13, 2019 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $79.7M | +4.9% | $4.2B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 16, 2018 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $76M | -12.6% | $4B | 1.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 7, 2017 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $87M | -1.7% | $3.5B | 2.5% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 5, 2016 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $88.5M | -2.5% | $3B | 2.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 5, 2015 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $90.8M | +4.5% | $2.7B | 3.3% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 4, 2014 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $86.9M | +18.7% | $2.4B | 3.7% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 5, 2013 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $73.2M | -29.7% | $1.9B | 3.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 3, 2012 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | $104M | -3.5% | $2.1B | 4.9% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 8, 2011 |
| FY2007 | Dec 31, 2007 | $108M | n/a | $2.2B | 4.8% | MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 5, 2010 |
What the figure is
Marketing and advertising combined, as reported under the XBRL tag MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense.
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to T. Rowe Price in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318 | D.R. Horton | $108M | 0.3% | +49.7% | FY2025 |
| 319 | Corpay | $108M | 2.4% | +43.6% | FY2025 |
| 320 | Tractor Supply | $108M | 0.7% | +13.1% | FY2025 |
| 321 | T. Rowe Price | $107M | 1.5% | -17.1% | FY2025 |
| 322 | Coursera | $107M | 14.1% | +70.7% | FY2025 |
| 323 | RH | $106M | 3.1% | -13.1% | FY2026 |
| 324 | Brilliant Earth Group | $106M | 24.2% | -2.2% | FY2025 |
Full ranking of 336 companies · Biggest cuts #18 · Lowest ad-to-revenue #49
Questions
How much does T. Rowe Price spend on advertising?
T. Rowe Price spent $107M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026.
What percentage of revenue does T. Rowe Price spend on advertising?
1.5% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($107M of $7.3B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.
Is T. Rowe Price spending more on advertising?
No. Ad spend fell 17.1% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.
How does T. Rowe Price rank by advertising spend?
#321 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does T. Rowe Price's advertising figure include?
Marketing and advertising combined, as reported under the XBRL tag MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense.
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 13, 2026
- Accession number
0001628280-26-008002- Company
- PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC, CIK 1113169, SIC 6282 (Investment Advice)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- T. Rowe Price advertising spend, FY2007-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/price-t-rowe-group/advertising-spend/
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