# Interactive Brokers Q3 2026 Earnings Report

> Interactive Brokers reports record earnings and expands AI trading with $0.60 annual dividend.
- Title: Interactive Brokers Q3 2026 Earnings Report · The Motley Fool
- Summary: Interactive Brokers reports record earnings and expands AI trading with $0.60 annual dividend. Interactive Brokers reported $1.91 billion in net revenues…
- Keywords: interactive brokers, ibkr, q3 2026, earnings call, dividend, ai trading, customer accounts, pretax margin, commission revenue, margin lending, finance, money
- Source: The Motley Fool — https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/10/16/interactive-brokers-ibkr-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript
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- Published: 2026-10-16T23:07:49+00:00
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- Topics: interactive brokers, ibkr, q3 2026, earnings call, dividend, ai trading, customer accounts, pretax margin, commission revenue, margin lending, finance, money
## Q3 2026 Earnings
Interactive Brokers reported record pretax income and sustained 78% pretax margin for Q3 2026.
## Customer Growth
5.58 million customer accounts grew 35% year over year across all global regions and segments.
## Dividend Increase
Increased annual dividend to $0.60 per share, aligning with 0.5% to 1% market value target yield.
## AI Trading Launch
Launched autonomous AI trading for eligible clients to trade global instruments independently.
## Japan Expansion
Introduced margin lending, securities lending, and IBKR Plus program for Japanese clients this quarter.
## Tax-Aware Strategies
Launched tax-aware long-short strategies for registered investment advisers with $300 million assets.
## Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin fell to 1.99% from 2.16% as interest paid on customer cash balances expanded.
## Margin Lending Growth
Customer margin loans rose 36% year over year to $105.2 billion as clients moved toward risk-on investments.
## Commission Revenue
Commission revenue grew 12% year over year to $602 million due to 18% increase in daily average revenue trades.
## Overnight Trading
Overnight trading volume tripled year over year to 10 million trades as international investors gained access.
## SEC Regulatory Fees
Execution and clearing costs rose 46% year over year due to $30 million in reinitiated SEC regulatory fees.
## Customer Credit Balances
Customer credit balances grew 20% year over year to $186.2 billion.
## Futures Contract Volume
Futures contract volume grew 13% year over year to 59.1 million contracts.
## Tax-Aware Strategy Adoption
Tax-aware strategy providers onboarded increased to three with more expected by year end.
## Japan Business Challenges
Management stated Japan is culturally very different and homogeneous, making business expansion difficult.
## Next Steps
Company plans to integrate with Polymarket to expand prediction market offerings and capture market share.
## Key takeaway

Interactive Brokers reported $1.91 billion in net revenues, 78% pretax margin, and 5.58 million customer accounts for Q3 2026.