EX-99.12ibkr-8k_20250930er.htm3Q25 EARNINGS RELEASE
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP ANNOUNCES 3Q2025 RESULTS
— — —
GAAP DILUTED EPS OF $0.59, ADJUSTED1 EPS OF $0.57
GAAP NET REVENUES OF $1,655 MILLION, ADJUSTED NET REVENUES OF $1,610 MILLION
GREENWICH, CT, October 16, 2025 — Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Reported diluted earnings per share were $0.59 for the current quarter and $0.57 as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported diluted earnings per share2 were $0.42 and $0.40 as adjusted.
Reported net revenues were $1,655 million for the current quarter and $1,610 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported net revenues were $1,365 million and $1,327 million as adjusted.
Reported income before income taxes was $1,312 million for the current quarter and $1,267 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported income before income taxes was $909 million and $871 million as adjusted.
Financial Highlights
(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)
•
Commission revenue increased 23% to $537 million on higher customer trading volumes. T1Customer trading volume in stocks and options increased 67% and 27%, respectively, while futures decreased 7%.
•
T2Net interest income increased 21% to $967 million on stronger securities lending activity and higher average customer margin loans and customer credit balances.
•
Other fees and services decreased 8% to $66 million, led by a decrease of $12 million in risk exposure fees, which was partially offset by a $3 million increase in FDIC sweep fees.
•
T3Execution, clearing and distribution fees decreased 21% to $92 million, driven by lower regulatory fees, as the SEC Section 31 transaction fee rate was reduced to zero on May 14, 2025, and greater capture of liquidity rebates from certain exchanges due to higher trading volumes in stocks and options.
•
T4General and administrative expenses decreased 59% to $62 million, driven primarily by the non-recurrences of $88 million related to legal and regulatory matters and of $12 million related to the consolidation of our European subsidiaries; partially offset by an increase of $10 million in advertising expenses.
•
T5Pretax profit margin for the current quarter was 79% both as reported and as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, pretax margin was 67% as reported and 66% as adjusted.
•
Total equity of $19.5 billion.
The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. This dividend is payable on December 12, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2025.
1 See the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 10.
2 Prior period share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the four-for-one forward stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, on June 17, 2025.
1
Business Highlights
(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)
•
T6Customer accounts increased 32% to 4.13 million.
•
Customer equity increased 40% to $757.5 billion.
•
Total DARTs3 increased 34% to 3.62 million.
•
Customer credits increased 33% to $154.8 billion.
•
Customer margin loans increased 39% to $77.3 billion.
Other Items
Other income increased 52% to $85 million. This increase is comprised mainly of $42 million related to our investing activities, partially offset by a $21 million lower gain related to our currency diversification.
In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, T7our currency diversification strategy decreased our comprehensive earnings by $33 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL decreased by approximately 0.25%. The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income (gain of $4 million) and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (loss of $37 million).
Conference Call Information:
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will hold a conference call with investors today, October 16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results. Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should register at
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIac68f27184924c038fe4a9b3e32b300f to obtain the dial-in details. The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.
About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a member of the S&P 500. Its affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and forecast contracts around the clock on over 160 markets in numerous countries and currencies from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation have enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments.
Interactive Brokers has consistently earned recognition as a top broker, garnering multiple awards and accolades from respected industry sources such as Barron's, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and many others.
3 Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.
2
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Investors: Nancy Stuebe, investor-relations@ibkr.com or Media: Rob Garfield, media@ibkr.com.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Revenues:
Commissions
$
537
$
435
$
1,567
$
1,220
Other fees and services
66
72
206
199
Other income
85
56
192
38
Total non-interest income
688
563
1,965
1,457
Interest income
2,101
1,888
5,710
5,476
Interest expense
(1,134)
(1,086)
(3,113)
(3,135)
Total net interest income
967
802
2,597
2,341
Total net revenues
1,655
1,365
4,562
3,798
Non-interest expenses:
Execution, clearing and distribution fees
92
116
329
332
Employee compensation and benefits
156
145
473
436
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization
24
26
72
77
Communications
11
9
32
29
General and administrative
62
153
185
255
Customer bad debt
(2)
7
-
14
Total non-interest expenses
343
456
1,091
1,143
Income before income taxes
1,312
909
3,471
2,655
Income tax expense
126
75
315
217
Net income
1,186
834
3,156
2,438
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
923
650
2,456
1,900
Net income available for common stockholders
$
263
$
184
$
700
$
538
Earnings per share1:
Basic
$
0.59
$
0.42
$
1.59
$
1.25
Diluted
$
0.59
$
0.42
$
1.58
$
1.24
Weighted average common shares outstanding1:
Basic
444,060,813
435,031,964
439,434,716
431,410,388
Diluted
446,528,983
438,145,440
442,507,940
435,096,780
1 Prior period share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the four-for-one forward stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, on June 17, 2025.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Comprehensive income:
Net income available for common stockholders
$
263
$
184
$
700
$
538
Other comprehensive income:
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes
(10)
39
97
11
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(10)
39
97
11
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders
$
253
$
223
$
797
$
549
Comprehensive earnings per share1:
Basic
$
0.57
$
0.51
$
1.81
$
1.27
Diluted
$
0.57
$
0.51
$
1.80
$
1.26
Weighted average common shares outstanding1:
Basic
444,060,813
435,031,964
439,434,716
431,410,388
Diluted
446,528,983
438,145,440
442,507,940
435,096,780
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
923
$
650
$
2,456
$
1,900
Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment
(28)
114
278
30
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
895
$
764
$
2,734
$
1,930
1 Prior period share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the four-for-one forward stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, on June 17, 2025.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
(in millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,128
$
3,633
Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes
48,784
36,600
Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes
38,691
27,846
Securities borrowed
11,568
5,369
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
8,524
6,575
Financial instruments owned, at fair value
3,127
1,924
Receivables from customers, net of allowance for credit losses
77,588
64,432
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
4,773
2,196
Other assets
2,039
1,567
Total assets
$
200,222
$
150,142
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings
$
10
$
14
Securities loaned
27,031
16,248
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
894
-
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value
499
293
Other payables:
Customers
149,442
115,343
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
1,541
476
Other payables
1,325
1,171
152,308
116,990
Total liabilities
180,742
133,545
Equity
Stockholders' equity
5,106
4,280
Noncontrolling interests
14,374
12,317
Total equity
19,480
16,597
Total liabilities and equity
$
200,222
$
150,142
September 30, 2025
December 31, 20241
Ownership of IBG LLC Membership Interests
Interests
%
Interests
%
IBG, Inc.
445,405,584
26.3%
435,726,456
25.8%
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC)
1,250,737,416
73.7%
1,254,573,416
74.2%
Total IBG LLC membership interests
1,696,143,000
100.0%
1,690,299,872
100.0%
1 Prior period share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the four-for-one forward stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, on June 17, 2025.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA
EXECUTED ORDER VOLUMES:
(in 000's, except %)
Customer
%
Principal
%
Total
%
Period
Orders
Change
Orders
Change
Orders
Change
2022
532,064
26,966
559,030
2023
483,015
(9%)
29,712
10%
512,727
(8%)
2024
661,666
37%
63,348
113%
725,014
41%
3Q2024
171,620
17,722
189,342
3Q2025
229,635
34%
30,659
73%
260,294
37%
2Q2025
220,215
28,372
248,587
3Q2025
229,635
4%
30,659
8%
260,294
5%
CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:
(in 000's, except %)
TOTAL
Options
%
Futures1
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2022
908,415
207,138
330,035,586
2023
1,020,736
12%
209,034
1%
252,742,847
(23%)
2024
1,344,855
32%
218,327
4%
307,489,711
22%
3Q2024
344,540
56,825
72,117,770
3Q2025
428,524
24%
52,233
(8%)
119,250,686
65%
2Q2025
393,051
64,271
96,450,620
3Q2025
428,524
9%
52,233
(19%)
119,250,686
24%
CUSTOMER
Options
%
Futures1
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2022
873,914
203,933
325,368,714
2023
981,172
12%
206,073
1%
248,588,960
(24%)
2024
1,290,770
32%
214,864
4%
302,040,873
22%
3Q2024
330,173
56,078
70,751,412
3Q2025
418,389
27%
51,936
(7%)
118,307,826
67%
2Q2025
382,195
63,918
95,276,485
3Q2025
418,389
9%
51,936
(19%)
118,307,826
24%
PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS
Options
%
Futures1
%
Stocks
%
Period
(contracts)
Change
(contracts)
Change
(shares)
Change
2022
34,501
3,205
4,666,872
2023
39,564
15%
2,961
(8%)
4,153,887
(11%)
2024
54,085
37%
3,463
17%
5,448,838
31%
3Q2024
14,367
747
1,366,358
3Q2025
10,135
(29%)
297
(60%)
942,860
(31%)
2Q2025
10,856
353
1,174,135
3Q2025
10,135
(7%)
297
(16%)
942,860
(20%)
1
Includes options on futures.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
Year over Year
3Q2025
3Q2024
% Change
Total Accounts (in thousands)
4,127
3,120
32%
Customer Equity (in billions)1
$
757.5
$
541.5
40%
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)
3,616
2,703
34%
Cleared Customers
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order2
$
2.70
$
2.83
(5%)
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)
195
198
(2%)
Consecutive Quarters
3Q2025
2Q2025
% Change
Total Accounts (in thousands)
4,127
3,866
7%
Customer Equity (in billions)1
$
757.5
$
664.6
14%
Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)
3,616
3,552
2%
Cleared Customers
Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order2
$
2.70
$
2.65
2%
Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)
195
206
(5%)
1
Excludes non-customers.
2
Commissionable Order - a customer order that generates commissio
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NET INTEREST MARGIN
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions)
Average interest-earning assets
Segregated cash and securities
$
81,906
$
61,813
$
75,934
$
61,000
Customer margin loans
70,805
54,647
65,380
51,240
Securities borrowed
9,037
6,241
6,995
5,836
Other interest-earning assets
16,037
11,678
14,784
10,949
FDIC sweeps1
5,962
4,330
5,329
4,071
$
183,747
$
138,709
$
168,422
$
133,096
Average interest-bearing liabilities
Customer credit balances
$
141,763
$
106,865
$
130,262
$
103,028
Securities loaned
20,691
14,258
18,007
13,227
Other interest-bearing liabilities
361
1
160
1
$
162,815
$
121,124
$
148,429
$
116,256
Net interest income
Segregated cash and securities, net2
$
786
$
763
$
2,205
$
2,267
Customer margin loans3
821
787
2,305
2,220
Securities borrowed and loaned, net
133
16
204
67
Customer credit balances, net3
(945)
(936)
(2,619)
(2,711)
Other net interest income1/4
204
196
559
550
Net interest income4
$
999
$
826
$
2,654
$
2,393
Net interest margin ("NIM")
2.16%
2.37%
2.11%
2.40%
Annualized yields
Segregated cash and securities
3.81%
4.91%
3.88%
4.96%
Customer margin loans
4.60%
5.73%
4.71%
5.79%
Customer credit balances
2.64%
3.48%
2.69%
3.51%
1
Represents the average amount of customer cash swept into FDIC-insured banks as part of our Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program. This item is not recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Income derived from program deposits is reported in other net interest income in the table above.
2
Net interest income on "Segregated cash and securities, net" for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, excludes approximately $26 million of interest income, recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, related to taxes withheld at source in prior periods which was determined to be fully refundable.
3
Interest income and interest expense on customer margin loans and customer credit balances, respectively, are calculated on daily cash balances within each customer’s account on a net basis, which may result in an offset of balances across multiple account segments (e.g., between securities and commodities segments).
4
Includes income from financial instruments that has the same characteristics as interest, but is reported in other fees and services and other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, $10 million, $27 million, $7 million, and $20 million were reported in other fees and services, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, $22 million, $56 million, $17 million, and $32 million were reported in other income, respectively.
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions)
Adjusted net revenues1
Net revenues - GAAP
$
1,655
$
1,365
$
4,562
$
3,798
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net
(4)
(25)
(19)
(3)
Mark-to-market on investments2
(41)
(13)
(57)
38
Total non-GAAP adjustments
(45)
(38)
(76)
35
Adjusted net revenues
$
1,610
$
1,327
$
4,486
$
3,833
Adjusted income before income taxes1
Income before income taxes - GAAP
$
1,312
$
909
$
3,471
$
2,655
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net
(4)
(25)
(19)
(3)
Mark-to-market on investments2
(41)
(13)
(57)
38
Total non-GAAP adjustments
(45)
(38)
(76)
35
Adjusted income before income taxes
$
1,267
$
871
$
3,395
$
2,690
Adjusted pre-tax profit margin
79%
66%
76%
70%
10
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions)
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders1
Net income available for common stockholders - GAAP
$
263
$
184
$
700
$
538
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net
(1)
(6)
(5)
(1)
Mark-to-market on investments2
(11)
(3)
(15)
10
Income tax effect of above adjustments3
3
2
5
(2)
Total non-GAAP adjustments
(9)
(8)
(15)
7
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders
$
253
$
176
$
684
$
545
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in dollars)
Adjusted diluted EPS1/4
Diluted EPS - GAAP
$
0.59
$
0.42
$
1.58
$
1.24
Non-GAAP adjustments
Currency diversification strategy, net
(0.00)
(0.01)
(0.01)
(0.00)
Mark-to-market on investments2
(0.02)
(0.01)
(0.03)
0.02
Income tax effect of above adjustments3
0.01
0.01
0.02
(0.00)
Total non-GAAP adjustments
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.03)
0.02
Adjusted diluted EPS
$
0.57
$
0.40
$
1.55
$
1.25
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
446,528,983
438,145,440
442,507,940
435,096,780
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
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Note: The term “GAAP” in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
1 Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available for common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are non-GAAP financial measures.
•
We define adjusted net revenues as net revenues adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments2.
•
We define adjusted income before income taxes as income before income taxes adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
•
We define adjusted net income available to common stockholders as net income available for common stockholders adjusted to remove the after-tax effects attributable to IBG, Inc. of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
•
We define adjusted diluted EPS as adjusted net income available for common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.
Management believes these non-GAAP items are important measures of our financial performance because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook and may be useful to investors and analysts in evaluating the operating performance of the business and facilitating a meaningful comparison of our results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Our currency diversification strategy and our mark-to-market on investments are excluded because management does not believe they are indicative of our underlying core business performance. Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available to common stockholders and adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP net revenues, income before income taxes, net income attributable to common stockholders and diluted EPS.
2 Mark-to-market on investments represents the net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting, which are measured at fair value; on our U.S. government and municipal securities portfolios, which are typically held to maturity; and on certain other investments.
3 The income tax effect is estimated using the statutory income tax rates applicable to the Company.
4 Prior period share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the four-for-one forward stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, on June 17, 2025.
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