Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Soars to All-Time High on Earnings Blowout, PT Upgrade

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street Behind; 7 Are Hitting Record Highs. Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) was one of the worst performers on Wednesday.

Interactive Brokers Group soared to a new all-time high of $76.37 on Wednesday, up 6.8 percent, as investors took heart from the company’s strong earnings performance in the full year 2025, alongside a price target upgrade from Barclays.

At market close, the stock pared gains to finish the day just up by 6 percent at $75.80 apiece.

In its updated earnings report, Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) said that net income attributable to shareholders last year expanded by 30 percent to $984 million from $755 million in 2024, while total net revenues surged by 20 percent to $6.205 billion from $5.185 billion year-on-year, thanks to a 6 percent jump in interest income.

For the fourth quarter alone, attributable net income jumped by 31 percent to $284 million from $217 million in the same period a year earlier, while total net revenues jumped by 18.4 percent to $1.643 billion from $1.387 billion.

Of the total revenues, commissions amounted to $582 million, or up 22 percent year-on-year on the back of higher customer trading volumes.

Net interest income, on the other hand, increased by 20 percent to $966 million on higher average customer margin loans and customer credit balances and stronger securities lending activity.

Following the results, investment firm Barclays raised its price target for Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) to $83 from $82 previously, while maintaining a “buy” recommendation.

Meanwhile, Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) announced on the same day that its board of directors approved the distribution of a $0.08 quarterly dividend to all common shareholders as of February 27 record, payable on March 13, 2026.

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