The Charles Schwab Corporation · SCHW · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Schwab Posts Record Q2 Revenue and EPS as AI, Crypto, and Private Markets Expand

Schwab's Q2 2026 extends the record streak from Q1, with revenue of $7.1 billion (+21% YoY) and adjusted EPS of $1.62 (+42% YoY), both beating consensus. Client acquisition remained strong at 1.4 million new accounts and $120 billion in core net new assets, though NNA moderated from Q1's $158 billion seasonally. The diversification thesis deepened: crypto transfer capabilities are piloting by month-end with a new Paxos investment, Forge private-market integration is underway, binary options are in development with Cboe, and Pledged Asset Line lending grew 33% YoY. Management maintained a confident tone and guidance posture, framing client consolidation across wealth, banking, and investing as the durable growth engine. Despite the beat, shares fell 3.4% in the event session — consistent with profit-taking after a strong run into the print — before recovering 5.5% over subsequent…

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $181.18B market cap
100quality score

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.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.62 Consensus $2
EPS surprise +3.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $7.07B Consensus $6.90B
Revenue surprise +2.6% Reported versus consensus

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. 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

$105.89Current
$56Low
$104.65Average
$145High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainJul 23, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 22, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 22, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform OutperformDowngradeJul 20, 2026
Piper Sandler Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 15, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 10, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainMay 15, 2026
Raymond James Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 15, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $105.89. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyMichael Cyprys$136$103.9 +28.4%Jul 27, 2026
Argus ResearchStephen Biggar$114$102.18 +7.7%Jul 23, 2026
Raymond JamesPatrick O'Shaughnessy$145$99.79 +36.9%Jul 22, 2026
UBSMichael Brown$128$99.96 +20.9%Jul 22, 2026
Wolfe ResearchSteven Chubak$127$99.96 +19.9%Jul 21, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$118$100.58 +11.4%Jul 21, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$105$101.56 -0.8%Jul 20, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$112$101.1 +5.8%Jul 15, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$133$102.47 +25.6%Jul 10, 2026
BarclaysBenjamin Budish$122$102.19 +15.2%Jul 9, 2026
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -2.5% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move -3.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +5.4% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Revenue accelerated from $6.5B in Q1 to $7.1B in Q2, with YoY growth stepping up from 16% to 21%. EPS rose from $1.43 to $1.62 sequentially, with YoY growth accelerating from 38% to 42%. New accounts grew from 1.3M to 1.4M while core net new assets moderated from $158B to $120B seasonally. Crypto advanced from spot offering launch in Q1 to a transfer-capability pilot and disclosed investment in Paxos in Q2. New diversification initiatives surfaced: binary options development with Cboe and tokenization infrastructure for digital securities. Forge shifted from acquisition closure in Q1 to integration and product expansion in Q2. PAL lending growth was highlighted at 33% YoY, reinforcing the lending diversification track.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management's guidance sentiment was unchanged from Q1, reflecting continued confidence in the diversified growth model despite the cautious rate environment noted by analysts.

Key takeaways

  • Record Q2 results: $7.1B revenue (+21% YoY) and $1.62 adjusted EPS (+42% YoY), beating consensus on both lines
  • Client acquisition held strong with 1.4M new brokerage accounts and $120B in core net new assets
  • AI is being embedded across the platform via Portfolio Insights and Schwab Assistant, improving productivity and client experience
  • Pledged Asset Line lending grew 33% YoY, deepening client wallet share beyond brokerage
  • Diversification pipeline is advancing on multiple fronts: crypto transfers, Forge private markets, binary options with Cboe, and tokenization infrastructure

Management priorities

  • Embed AI across the client journey with Portfolio Insights and Schwab Assistant rollouts
  • Scale crypto capabilities with the transfer pilot and Paxos partnership
  • Integrate Forge for private-market access and venture capital liquidity for clients
  • Expand PAL lending and other margin-related products to deepen wallet share
  • Advance tokenization infrastructure and wallet strategy for digital securities
  • Continue branch network expansion and teen-focused account offerings

Related earnings events

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-21T16:03:39.189594+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-28T01:23:15.070317+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-28T15:02:16.331883+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-28T15:02:16.328952+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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