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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 17% YoY at strong marginsCatalyst pendingConsistent chatter on X (220/wk), no spike
$IBKR·$145B·Investment - Banking & Investment Services·Financial Services
$82.69-3.9%YTD+33.8%1Y+20.7%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
IBIBKR
$IBKRInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.
$82.69-3.88%220 posts1.2×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $IBKR on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

220X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1.2×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $IBKR's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 90% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-11

Interactive Brokers is bullish on X — 'built by doing things differently, taking risks' bull framing, added to Roth IRA alongside FIX. Fake-locates-to-shorts and HAFN pricing-error criticisms create noise; core execution and risk-taking narrative wins.

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  • Bullish vs bearish call — with the AI summary of the day's posts
  • Divergence flag when the top-engagement posts argue the other side
  • How loud the conversation is versus this ticker's own normal
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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $IBKR — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Interactive Brokers reports Oct 15 with an 87% operating margin and 17% revenue growth — the setup is clean.

Interactive Brokers is the professional-grade electronic brokerage with a decades-long record as the industry's lowest-cost scaled operator. The 2026 story has been consistent — client growth, record margin, and a resilient trading-engagement setup.

  • The P&L is best-in-class: Q2 revenue grew 17% YoY to $2.7B at an 87% operating margin and $0.60 EPS, with trailing EPS beats of 8% and 5% — this is the one broker where the operating leverage is already fully converted into margin, and the growth rate is still mid-teens.
  • The sector tape confirms it: trading platforms broadly advancing with Webull +5%, IBKR +3%, HOOD +2% on the latest session — IBKR is participating in a cohort move while retaining the professional/institutional mix that de-risks the growth.

At 74% of its 52-week range going into Oct 15 earnings, the setup is a continuation coil. Monthly brokerage metrics confirming client-growth acceleration into the print plus a clean operating-margin number is the trigger; any September-brokerage-metric decline or NIM-sensitive balance sheet surprise is the first warning.

Agrees with X sentimentThe 'built by doing things differently' bullish framing is grounded in the 87% operating margin and the consistent surprise cadence. The HAFN pricing-error and fake-locates criticisms are process complaints, not thesis risks.

What to watch: Oct 15 Q3 earnings — DARTs (daily average revenue trades), net interest income, operating margin, and FY27 guide. Clean DART growth plus NIM stability is the trigger; a brokerage-metric decline is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-10-15 — Q3 earnings

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  • Next dated catalyst when there is one (earnings, deal closing, activist clock)
  • Whether TickerTalks' read agrees with or diverges from the X crowd
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Automated electronic broker executing trades across stocks, options, futures, FX, and crypto for retail and institutional clients globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Investment - Banking & Investment Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $IBKR.

Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services

IPO and M&A pipeline recovery from 2022–2023 lows is the primary tailwind as equity valuations recover and CEO confidence indices improve. Private credit displacing leveraged loan syndication in mid-market M&A is compressing some fee volumes; debt capital markets benefit from refinancing activity ahead of 2027–2028 maturity walls.

What this means for $IBKR

Neutral — Automated electronic broker executing trades across stocks, options, futures, FX, and crypto for retail and institutional clients globally.

Industry benchmark

4-name peer basket
-19.2%YTD
-19.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
36.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
86.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
11.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
13.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
19.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
91.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
5.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q3 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.67$0.67+0.3%
Q2 2026Jul 21, 2026$0.69$0.64+7.8%
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.60$0.57+5.3%
Q4 2025Jan 20, 2026$0.65$0.59+9.2%
Next earningsTue, Jan 19·consensus EPS $0.71

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$2.7B+16.9%96.1%87.3%$0.60$3.6B
Q4 FY25$2.7B+13.5%91.1%87.5%$0.64$1.6B
Q3 FY25$2.7B+12.9%90.8%87.2%$0.59$4.5B
Q2 FY25$2.5B+7.3%88.7%84.8%$0.51$7.1B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$7.4B$7.4B – $7.4B$2.69$2.63 – $2.746
FY27$8.8B$8.6B – $9.0B$3.26$3.10 – $3.416
FY28$10.1B$9.6B – $10.6B$3.74$3.31 – $4.115
FY29$11.7B$11.4B – $12.0B$4.42$4.27 – $4.582
FY30$13.7B$13.3B – $14.1B$5.35$5.17 – $5.542

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.60%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-8.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 439.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.375-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyOct 1Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KBuySep 1Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KBuyAug 3Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KBuyJul 1Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KBuyJun 1Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KBuyMay 1Lori A ConklingDirector25 sh$2KSellApr 28Lawrence E HarrisDirector26.0K sh$2.0M
+ 6 other (5 inkinds · 1 award) in window

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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
  • Cluster-buy detection when multiple insiders pile in at once
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 31424B5
AI summary

IBKR (IBKR) filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement on 2026-07-31 for promotional share distribution: 920,000 shares at $86.26. . Proceeds will be used for: The first part is this prospectus supplement, which p. This represents shares issued for customer promotions with no cash proceeds.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 31424B5
AI summary

IBKR (IBKR) filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement on 2026-07-31 for new dilutive share issuance: 2,499,567 shares at $86.26. . Proceeds will be used for: The first part is this prospectus supplement, which provide. This represents dilution to existing shareholders.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationJul 31S-3ASR
AI summary

IBKR (IBKR) filed an S-3ASR shelf registration statement (Common Stock) on 2026-07-31. This is a primary shelf registration (potential future dilution) that establishes the framework for future securities offerings. No capital is raised at filing — actual dilution occurs only when specific prospectus supplements (424B) are filed. Administrative but important to watch as a precursor to future at-the-market or underwritten offerings.

8-KShareholder voteApr 298-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

IBKR held its annual meeting of stockholders around 2026-04-29 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 10 directors to the board. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

+ 7 other (2 10-Qs · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 13G) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's Whyzacks.com·15h agoIBKR Q3 Earnings Match Estimates on Higher Revenues, Dividend Hikedzacks.com·16h agoAI Price Prediction: We Asked ChatGPT AI Which Could Double First: Ethereum, Cardano, Sui or Chainlink247wallst.com·17h agoIBKR Q3 Earnings Call Highlights AI Trading and Growth Planszacks.com·17h agoInteractive Brokers: The Valuation Is High, But Growth Is Strongerseekingalpha.com·20h ago

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