Invesco Ltd. · IVZ · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Invesco Q1 2026: $21.8B Inflows, Margins Climb to 34.5%, EPS Slightly Misses

Invesco extended its net-inflow streak to 11 consecutive quarters with $21.8 billion of net long-term inflows, while operating margin expanded 500 bps year-over-year to 34.5%. EPS of $0.57 and revenue of $1.264 billion came in fractionally below consensus — a 1.2% EPS miss and 0.3% revenue miss — yet the market responded positively, with shares gaining 1.5% on the report and drifting 6.8% higher in the weeks that followed. The Nasdaq licensing expansion for two additional Nasdaq-100-tracking ETFs strengthens the QQQ franchise, and AI tooling now reaches roughly 80% of the firm's 7,500 employees. At $29.42, the stock trades about 4% below the analyst consensus target of $30.60. Management maintained full-year guidance and expressed confidence in the hybrid platform rollout, private-market partnerships, and capital return trajectory.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $13.04B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Invesco Ltd. engages in the investment management business. Its products include mutual funds, unit trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and retirement plans. The company was founded in December 1935 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.57 Consensus $1
EPS surprise -1.2% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.26B Consensus $1.27B
Revenue surprise -0.3% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
IVZ EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.39 Q4 '23 actual $0.47, beat Q1 '24 estimate $0.40 Q1 '24 actual $0.33, miss Q2 '24 estimate $0.40 Q2 '24 actual $0.43, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.44 Q3 '24 actual $0.44, match Q2 '25 estimate $0.41 Q2 '25 actual $0.36, miss Q3 '25 estimate $0.45 Q3 '25 actual $0.61, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.58 Q4 '25 actual $0.62, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.58 Q1 '26 actual $0.57, match Q2 '26 estimate $0.67 Q2 '26 actual $0.71, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.74 Q4 '26 estimate $0.81 Q1 '27 estimate $0.72
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold28 ratings
Bullish1242.9%
Neutral1657.1%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$29.49Current
$17Low
$27.88Average
$34.5High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 29, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 29, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 29, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 17, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainJul 10, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJun 8, 2026
Goldman Sachs Neutral NeutralMaintainApr 29, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 10, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $29.49. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$32$29.43 +8.5%Jul 29, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$31$28.4 +5.1%Jul 14, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$32$29.08 +8.5%Jul 10, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$31$27.79 +5.1%Jun 8, 2026
Goldman SachsAlexander Blostein$30$25.88 +1.7%Apr 29, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$26$25.88 -11.8%Apr 29, 2026
RBC CapitalKenneth Lee$31$24.95 +5.1%Apr 21, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$27$23.63 -8.4%Apr 10, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$28$23.63 -5.1%Apr 10, 2026
RBC CapitalKenneth Lee$33$27.76 +11.9%Jan 28, 2026
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.5% Event window
SPY move -0.5% Same window
Abnormal move +2.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.7× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +6.8% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Net long-term inflows accelerated from $19.0 billion in Q4 2025 to $21.8 billion in Q1 2026. Operating margin improved to 34.5%, delivering 500 bps of operating leverage year-over-year. Nasdaq expanded its licensing agreement to permit two additional U.S.-listed ETFs tracking the Nasdaq-100, a structural enhancement to the QQQ ecosystem. The share repurchase program was increased to $40 million per quarter with a $1 billion authorization for 2026. AI tooling adoption was disclosed as reaching approximately 80% of employees, a new data point. The prior quarter's major divestitures (Intelliflo, Indian business stake, Canadian mutual-fund platform) were not repeated, and no new acquisitions were announced.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its full-year 2026 outlook, including the $10-15 million per quarter hybrid investment platform implementation cost, the target operating margin in the high-30% range once implementation costs taper after 2026, and a ~60% total payout ratio. No upward or downward revision was indicated.

Key takeaways

  • Net long-term inflows of $21.8 billion marked the 11th consecutive quarter of positive net flows
  • Operating margin improved to 34.5%, a 500 bps year-over-year gain from operating leverage
  • EPS of $0.57 missed consensus by 1.2%; revenue of $1.264 billion missed by 0.3% — marginal shortfalls
  • Nasdaq expanded licensing to allow two additional U.S.-listed ETFs to track the Nasdaq-100
  • Share repurchase authorization increased to $1 billion for 2026, with $40 million targeted quarterly
  • AI tools now used by approximately 80% of Invesco's 7,500 employees

Management priorities

  • Complete the hybrid investment platform implementation by end of 2026
  • Expand ETF offerings, including QQQ lineup extensions in Hong Kong and Japan
  • Roll out AI-driven tools across investment research, client communications, and operations
  • Deepen private-market partnerships with Barings, LGT Capital, and the Canadian CI sub-advisory relationship
  • Return capital to shareholders via repurchases and dividend, targeting ~60% payout ratio for 2026

Related earnings events

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-31T12:42:25.941602+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-31T12:42:25.938738+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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