IBKR
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
IBKR's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 31x earnings, above its usual 23x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
IBKR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IBKR's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IBKR.
IBKR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $50.15 | -38% |
| Fair | 23x | $60.78 | -25% |
| Forward | 26x | $81.33 | — |
| Current | 31x | $81.33 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $84.00 | +3.3% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IBKR's PE is in its expensive range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
IBKR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for IBKR, with profitability improving.
IBKR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.18 | +22% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.60 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.50 | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.33 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.22 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.08 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.91 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.81 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.73 | +22% |
IBKR's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.60 over the past year, up 25% from the year before, and higher year over year for 16 quarters in a row.
IBKR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +22% |
IBKR's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $1.9B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 78% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 77% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 77% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 79% | +4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 79% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 75% | +3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 74% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 75% | +3.3 points |
IBKR's operating margin was 78% last quarter, down 1.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
IBKR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $858M | -81% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.2B | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.6B | +40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.1B | +340% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | -22% |
IBKR's free cash flow was $12.3B over the past year, down 23% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IBKR.
IBKR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +3.8M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +7.4M shares |
| 3 years | +6% | +25.9M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +66M shares |
| Available history | +48% | +147M shares |
IBKR has 454M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
IBKR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
IBKR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IBKR.
IBKR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.1 | Oversold |
IBKR's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
IBKR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IBKR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 13x | 140% above |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
IBKR is trading at 31x earnings, a 140% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
IBKR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $82.8 | 1.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $88.1 | 7.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.4 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $68.0 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $47.1 | 73% above |
IBKR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 73% above its 200-week average.
IBKR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.8 | $15.3 | +30% |
| 2021 | $15.3 | $20.0 | +31% |
| 2022 | $20.0 | $18.4 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | $18.4 | $20.7 | +12% |
| 2024 | $20.7 | $44.8 | +116% |
| 2025 | $44.8 | $66.2 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $66.2 | $81.3 | +23% |
IBKR has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 23% so far in 2026.