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SAP Earnings Date & Expected Move (July 23, 2026)

SAP reports Q2 2026 earnings on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after the market close. The options market is pricing a move of about ±9.3% — here’s the move history and what it means for options.

EarningsWatcher Research 7 min read Data as of July 2026 · Education, not advice
Earnings date SAP’s earnings date is July 23, 2026 (after market close). Live implied move: ±9.3% (above the ~±8.0% historical 95th percentile).

SAP is a European software mega-cap with typically modest decade averages (±5.0%) but a live implied move near ±9.3% into July 23 — rich versus history. Data as of July 16, 2026.

SAP earnings at a glance

±5.0%
Avg move (10yr)
peak, day of release
±6.1%
Avg move (2yr)
regime: mild heating
±8.0%
95th-pct tail
live implied above this

SAP’s decade average is about ±5.0%; the last two years average about ±6.1%. The 95th-percentile is about ±8.0% — and live pricing near ±9.3% sits above that band.

Does SAP beat its implied move?

Among recent reports with tracked implied moves, SAP’s actual peak topped the implied in about 60% of cases (3 of 5) — a small sample.

~60%
Beat rate
actual > implied (3 of 5)
Rich vs
history
Near-term pricing
live ~9.3% > q95
What this implies Live implied near ±9.3% is rich versus the ±5.0% decade average. January 2026 peaked near −17.4% vs ~±6.6% implied — the tail can still surprise.

How SAP’s moves are distributed

0% 5% 10% 10-yr avg ±5.0% ±1.5% 5th ±2.8% 20th ±4.5% median ±6.5% 80th ±8.0% 95th
The spread of SAP’s earnings-day peak moves. Median ~±4.5%; 95th-percentile ~±8.0%.

The decade distribution is relatively tight, which makes the rich live implied into July 23 stand out.

Recent SAP earnings

April 2026 peaked near +7.7% vs ~±8.5% implied (inside the band). January 2026 peaked near −17.4% vs ~±6.6% implied — a dramatic beat.

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 SAP

Implied volatility builds into the report (the IV rush) and collapses afterward (the IV crush).

What SAP’s earnings data means for options

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

On the “next” implied move SAP is scheduled to report July 23, 2026 (after market close). As of July 16, 2026 the live implied move has been pricing near ±9.3%.

Frequently asked questions

When is SAP earnings date in July 2026?

SAP is scheduled to report on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after the market close (AMC).

What is SAP's implied move for earnings July 23, 2026?

As of July 16, 2026 the live implied move has been pricing near plus or minus 9.3% — above the plus or minus 5.0% decade average and above the historical 95th-percentile band.

How much does SAP move on earnings?

Over the last 10 years, SAP's average earnings-day peak move was about plus or minus 5.0%, with the last two years averaging about plus or minus 6.1%. The 95th-percentile move is about plus or minus 8.0%.

Does SAP usually beat its implied move?

In the small recent sample with tracked implieds, about 60% (roughly 3 of 5).

See SAP’s live earnings data

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