The Charles Schwab Corporation · SCHW · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025

Schwab posts record Q3 as client growth and crypto plans advance

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: strong client acquisition, trading activity, Ameritrade integration, and planned digital-asset and AI initiatives broaden Schwab's growth drivers. The main counterweights are rate sensitivity, crypto regulation, and the durability of elevated engagement.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $172.35B market cap
90quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.31 Consensus $1.25
EPS surprise +4.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $6.13B Consensus $6.01B
Revenue surprise +2.1% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -1.0% Event window
SPY move -0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -0.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +2.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The analysis highlighted accelerating digital-asset activity, a planned first-half 2026 spot-crypto launch, improved former-Ameritrade client contribution, and continued investment in AI, branches, and advisory capabilities.

Guidance delta

Maintained; no change was supplied in the analysis.

Key takeaways

  • The analysis describes record Q3 performance, with 27% revenue growth and 70% adjusted EPS growth.
  • Client acquisition and relationship deepening were highlighted, including 1.1 million new brokerage accounts and $138 billion of core net new assets.
  • Management planned a spot Bitcoin and Ethereum launch in the first half of 2026.
  • Former Ameritrade clients moved from a net-negative to a net-positive contribution to net new assets, with CPS scores improving 11 points this year.
  • AI, branch expansion, and new advisory products remain part of the growth investment plan.

Management priorities

  • Launch spot crypto for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026.
  • Roll out Advisor ProDirect and expand alternative investments.
  • Continue branch expansion and hiring of financial and wealth consultants.
  • Deploy AI tools to improve efficiency.
  • Expand tax, trust, estate, and discretionary wealth-advisory services.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
SCHW REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $4B Q4 '23 actual $4B, miss Q1 '24 estimate $5B Q1 '24 actual $6B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $5B Q2 '24 actual $6B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $5B Q3 '24 actual $-6B, miss Q2 '25 estimate $6B Q2 '25 actual $6B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $6B Q3 '25 actual $6B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $6B Q4 '25 actual $6B, miss Q1 '26 estimate $7B Q1 '26 actual $6B, miss Q2 '26 estimate $7B Q2 '26 actual $7B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $7B Q4 '26 estimate $7B Q1 '27 estimate $8B Q2 '27 estimate $8B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold50 ratings
Bullish2958.0%
Neutral1836.0%
Bearish36.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$97.74Current
$56Low
$105.82Average
$145High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 27, 2026
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainJul 23, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 22, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 22, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform OutperformDowngradeJul 20, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $97.74. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSAnalyst unavailable$135$105.24 +38.1%Aug 3, 2026
Compass PointEd Engel$135$105.24 +38.1%Aug 3, 2026
Morgan StanleyMichael Cyprys$136$103.9 +39.1%Jul 27, 2026
Argus ResearchStephen Biggar$114$102.18 +16.6%Jul 23, 2026
Raymond JamesPatrick O'Shaughnessy$145$99.79 +48.4%Jul 22, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) stands as a prominent financial services enterprise, delivering a comprehensive suite of offerings that encompass wealth management, securities trading and brokerage, banking services, asset administration, custodial solutions, and financial planning advice. Its operations are primarily structured around two core divisions: Investor Services and Advisor Services. The Investor Services segment caters directly to individual retail clients, furnishing a range of services such as brokerage accounts, investment guidance, banking and trust administration, retirement planning, and corporate brokerage offerings. It further assists businesses with the full-service recordkeeping of equity compensation plans (e.g., stock options, restricted stock, performance shares), provides clearing services for retail investors and mutual funds, and offers compliance solutions. Conversely, the Advisor Services segment provides a robust support system for independent investment advisors.…

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Sources

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-30. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.