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IBKR Earnings Date: Next ~mid October · Last Move -2.4% vs ±5.8%

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) reports Q2 2026 earnings on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the market close. Options priced ±7.8% going in — here’s the move history and what it means for options.

EarningsWatcher Research 7 min read Data as of July 2026 · Education, not advice
Next report IBKR's next earnings date is not confirmed yet; based on its quarterly cadence the next report is expected around mid October 2026. This page updates the moment the date is confirmed. Last report (July 21, 2026): the stock moved -2.4% against a ±5.8% move options had priced in.
Earnings date IBKR reported on July 21, 2026 (after market close). Options had priced a ±7.8% move going in. See the weekly earnings calendar.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is a broker/platform earnings name with a heating two-year volatility regime versus its decade average. Below is its earnings behaviour based on the last 16 reports (roughly the past 10 years), as of July 14, 2026.

IBKR earnings at a glance

±5.3%
Avg move (10yr)
peak, day of release
±7.7%
Avg move (2yr)
regime: heating
±10.6%
95th-pct tail
platform shocks possible

IBKR’s decade-long average earnings move is about ±5.3%, but the last two years have run hotter at ±7.7%. The 95th-percentile tail is about ±10.6%; July 2025 peaked near +10.6% against ~±5.2% implied.

Does IBKR beat its implied move?

The implied move is what the options market prices in before the report. IBKR’s actual move has topped the implied move in about 56% of recent reports (9 of 16).

~56%
Beat rate
actual > implied (9 of 16)
Near
2yr avg
Near-term pricing
live ~7.8% vs ~7.7% 2yr
What this implies The live implied move near ±7.8% aligns with the heating two-year average (±7.7%) rather than the ±5.3% decade mark — a better comparator for July 21, 2026.

How IBKR’s moves are distributed

0% 5% 10% 15% 10-yr avg ±5.3% ±2.2% 5th ±3.3% 20th ±4.6% median ±7.6% 80th ±10.6% 95th
The spread of IBKR’s earnings-day moves by percentile. Half of reports land within roughly ±4.6%; the 95th-percentile worst case is about ±10.6%.

The distribution is moderate with upside spikes: most moves stay under ±7.6%, but platform/volume surprises can push peaks toward ±10.6%.

Recent IBKR earnings

July 2025 peaked near +10.6% vs ~±5.2% implied. April 2025 dropped about -11.7% vs ~±6.3% implied. Broker earnings can gap on volume and rate commentary.

See the full history The complete report-by-report record — every past implied vs actual move, open/peak/close behaviour and post-earnings drift, plus the live implied move as the next date approaches — lives in the EarningsWatcher app.

IV rush and IV crush on IBKR

Implied volatility builds into the report (the IV rush) and collapses afterward (the IV crush). Weigh the live implied against both decade and two-year averages.

What IBKR’s earnings data means for options

These figures are a reference point, not a signal. Compare the live implied move in the EarningsWatcher app.

On the “next” implied move Interactive Brokers reported July 21, 2026 (after market close). Options priced a ±7.8% move into this report.
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Frequently asked questions

When is Interactive Brokers (IBKR) earnings date in July 2026?

IBKR reported Q2 2026 results on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after the market close (AMC).

What is IBKR's implied move for earnings July 21, 2026?

Options priced a plus or minus 7.8% move into the July 21, 2026 report. The realised move is published once the following full session completes. — close to the plus or minus 6.8% two-year average.

How much does IBKR move on earnings?

Over its last 16 earnings reports (as of July 2026), IBKR's average earnings-day peak move was about plus or minus 5.3%, with the last two years averaging about plus or minus 6.8%. The 95th-percentile move is about plus or minus 10.6%.

Does IBKR usually beat its implied move?

Slightly more often than not. IBKR's actual move has topped its options-implied move in about 56% of recent reports (roughly 9 of 16).

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