EX-99.1 2 ikr-8k_20250331er.htm 1Q25 EARNINGS RELEASE
Exhibit 99.1

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP ANNOUNCES 1Q2025 RESULTS

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GAAP DILUTED EPS OF $1.94, ADJUSTED1 EPS OF $1.88
GAAP NET REVENUES OF $1,427 MILLION, ADJUSTED NET REVENUES OF $1,396 MILLION
RAISES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FROM $0.25 TO $0.32
DECLARES FOUR-FOR-ONE FORWARD STOCK SPLIT

GREENWICH, CT, April 15, 2025 — Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Reported diluted earnings per share were $1.94 for the current quarter and $1.88 as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported diluted earnings per share were $1.61 and $1.64 as adjusted.

Reported net revenues were $1,427 million for the current quarter and $1,396 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported net revenues were $1,203 million and $1,216 million as adjusted.

Reported income before income taxes was $1,055 million for the current quarter and $1,024 million as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, reported income before income taxes was $866 million and $879 million as adjusted.

Financial Highlights
(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Commission revenue increased 36% to $514 million on higher customer trading volumes. Customer trading volume in stocks, options and futures increased 47%, 25% and 16%, respectively.

Net interest income increased 3% to $770 million on higher average customer margin loans and customer credit balances.

Other fees and services increased 32% to $78 million, led by increases of $9 million in risk exposure fees and $3 million in payments for order flow from exchange-mandated programs.

Execution, clearing and distribution fees increased 20% to $121 million, driven by a higher SEC fee rate, a new FINRA Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) fee initiated during the fourth quarter of 2024, and higher customer trading volumes in stocks, options and futures.

General and administrative expenses increased 24% to $62 million, driven primarily by an increase of $8 million in advertising expenses.

Pretax profit margin for the current quarter was 74% as reported and 73% as adjusted. For the year-ago quarter, pretax margin was 72% both as reported and as adjusted.

Total equity of $17.5 billion.

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.25 per share to $0.32 per share. This dividend is payable on June 13, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 30, 2025.

In addition, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. announced a four-for-one forward split of its common stock to make stock ownership more accessible to investors. Each record holder of common stock as of the close of market on Monday, June 16, 2025, will receive three additional shares of common stock, to be distributed after the close of market on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis at market open on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.


1 See the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures starting on page 9.
1

Business Highlights
(All comparisons are to the year-ago quarter.)

Customer accounts increased 32% to 3.62 million.
Customer equity increased 23% to $573.5 billion.
Total DARTs2 increased 50% to 3.52 million.
Customer credits increased 19% to $125.2 billion.
Customer margin loans increased 24% to $63.7 billion.

Other Items

In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. In this quarter, our currency diversification strategy increased our comprehensive earnings by $127 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL increased by approximately 0.75%. The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income (gain of $20 million) and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (gain of $107 million).

Conference Call Information:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will hold a conference call with investors today, April 15, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results. Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI218ab20742f74471b0ec9061980600cd to obtain the dial-in details. The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and forecast contracts around the clock on over 160 markets in numerous countries and currencies from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation have enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. Interactive Brokers has consistently earned recognition as a top broker, garnering multiple awards and accolades from respected industry sources such as Barron's, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and many others.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Investors: Nancy Stuebe, [email protected] or Media: Rob Garfield, [email protected].



2 Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.
2

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

       
Three Months
       
Ended March 31,
       
2025
 
2024
       
(in millions, except share and per share data)
                 
Revenues:
           
 
Commissions
 
$
514
 
$
379
 
Other fees and services
   
78
   
59
 
Other income (loss)
   
65
   
18
   
Total non-interest income
   
657
   
456
                 
 
Interest income
   
1,718
   
1,760
 
Interest expense
   
(948)
   
(1,013)
   
Total net interest income
   
770
   
747
   
Total net revenues
   
1,427
   
1,203
                 
Non-interest expenses:
           
 
Execution, clearing and distribution fees
   
121
   
101
 
Employee compensation and benefits
   
154
   
145
 
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization
 
24
   
26
 
Communications
   
10
   
10
 
General and administrative
   
62
   
50
 
Customer bad debt
   
                                 1
   
                                 5
   
Total non-interest expenses
   
372
   
337
                 
Income before income taxes
   
1,055
   
866
Income tax expense
   
91
   
71
                 
Net income
   
964
   
795
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
751
   
620
                 
Net income available for common stockholders
$
213
 
$
175
                 
Earnings per share:
           
 
Basic
 
$
1.95
 
$
1.63
 
Diluted
 
$
1.94
 
$
1.61
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
     
 
Basic
   
108,923,381
   
107,070,830
 
Diluted
   
109,865,741
   
108,149,440

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

       
Three Months
       
Ended March 31,
       
2025
 
2024
       
(in millions, except share and per share data)
                 
Comprehensive income:
           
 
Net income available for common stockholders
 
$
213
 
$
175
 
Other comprehensive income:
           
   
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes
                               28
   
                             (26)
   
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income
 
                                 -
   
                                 -
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
   
                               28
   
                             (26)
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders
$
241
 
$
149
                 
Comprehensive earnings per share:
           
 
Basic
 
$
2.21
 
$
1.39
 
Diluted
 
$
2.19
 
$
1.37
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
           
 
Basic
   
108,923,381
   
107,070,830
 
Diluted
   
109,865,741
   
108,149,440
                 
                 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
     
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
751
 
$
620
 
Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment
 
79
   
(76)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
830
 
$
544

4

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)

         
March 31,
2025
 
December 31,
2024
         
(in millions)
                   
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
     
$
                 3,500
 
$
                 3,633
Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes
       
               39,173
   
               36,600
Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes
       
               29,394
   
               27,846
Securities borrowed
       
                 5,845
   
                 5,369
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
       
                 8,376
   
                 6,575
Financial instruments owned, at fair value
       
                 3,406
   
                 1,924
Receivables from customers, net of allowance for credit losses
     
               63,857
   
               64,432
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
     
                 2,495
   
                 2,196
Other assets
       
                 1,624
   
                 1,567
 
Total assets
     
$
157,670
 
$
150,142
                   
Liabilities and equity
               
                   
Liabilities
               
Short-term borrowings
     
$
                     12
 
$
                     14
Securities loaned
       
               16,894
   
               16,248
Financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value
     
                    252
   
                    293
Other payables:
               
 
Customers
       
              120,654
   
              115,343
 
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
       
                 1,226
   
                    476
 
Other payables
       
                 1,149
   
                 1,171
           
              123,029
   
              116,990
 
Total liabilities
       
              140,187
   
              133,545
                   
Equity
               
Stockholders' equity
       
                 4,502
   
                 4,280
Noncontrolling interests
       
               12,981
   
               12,317
 
Total equity
       
               17,483
   
               16,597
 
Total liabilities and equity
     
$
157,670
 
$
150,142
                   
   
March 31, 2025
 
December 31, 2024
Ownership of IBG LLC Membership Interests
Interests
 
 %
 
Interests
   
 %
                   
IBG, Inc.
108,981,614
 
25.8%
 
108,931,614
   
25.8%
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC)
313,643,354
 
74.2%
 
313,643,354
   
74.2%
                   
Total IBG LLC membership interests
422,624,968
 
100.0%
 
422,574,968
   
100.0%

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA
 
EXECUTED ORDER VOLUMES: 
(in 000's, except %)
 
   
Customer
 
%
 
Principal
 
%
 
Total
 
%
Period
 
Orders
 
Change
 
Orders
 
Change
 
Orders
 
Change
2022
 
     532,064
     
       26,966
     
         559,030
   
2023
 
     483,015
 
 (9%)
 
       29,712
 
10%
 
         512,727
 
 (8%)
2024
 
     661,666
 
37%
 
       63,348
 
113%
 
         725,014
 
41%
                         
1Q2024
 
     143,320
     
         9,190
     
         152,510
   
1Q2025
 
     211,148
 
47%
 
       28,393
 
209%
 
         239,541
 
57%
                         
4Q2024
 
     196,433
     
       23,220
     
         219,653
   
1Q2025
 
     211,148
 
7%
 
       28,393
 
22%
 
         239,541
 
9%

CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:
(in 000's, except %)
 
TOTAL
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures1
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2022
 
     908,415
     
     207,138
     
   330,035,586
   
2023
 
   1,020,736
 
12%
 
     209,034
 
1%
 
   252,742,847
 
 (23%)
2024
 
   1,344,855
 
32%
 
     218,327
 
4%
 
   307,489,711
 
22%
                         
1Q2024
 
     307,593
     
       54,046
     
     64,027,093
   
1Q2025
 
     383,998
 
25%
 
       61,869
 
14%
 
     93,934,241
 
47%
                         
4Q2024
 
     371,683
     
       52,285
     
     97,610,744
   
1Q2025
 
     383,998
 
3%
 
       61,869
 
18%
 
     93,934,241
 
 (4%)

CUSTOMER
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures1
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2022
 
     873,914
     
     203,933
     
   325,368,714
   
2023
 
     981,172
 
12%
 
     206,073
 
1%
 
   248,588,960
 
 (24%)
2024
 
   1,290,770
 
32%
 
     214,864
 
4%
 
   302,040,873
 
22%
                         
1Q2024
 
     296,146
     
       53,018
     
     62,898,480
   
1Q2025
 
     369,931
 
25%
 
       61,381
 
16%
 
     92,763,867
 
47%
                         
4Q2024
 
     356,254
     
       51,662
     
     95,910,447
   
1Q2025
 
     369,931
 
4%
 
       61,381
 
19%
 
     92,763,867
 
 (3%)

PRINCIPAL
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures1
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2022
 
       34,501
     
         3,205
     
       4,666,872
   
2023
 
       39,564
 
15%
 
         2,961
 
 (8%)
 
       4,153,887
 
 (11%)
2024
 
       54,085
 
37%
 
         3,463
 
17%
 
       5,448,838
 
31%
                         
1Q2024
 
       11,447
     
         1,028
     
       1,128,613
   
1Q2025
 
       14,067
 
23%
 
           488
 
 (53%)
 
       1,170,374
 
4%
                         
4Q2024
 
       15,429
     
           623
     
       1,700,297
   
1Q2025
 
       14,067
 
 (9%)
 
           488
 
 (22%)
 
       1,170,374
 
 (31%)


1
Includes options on futures.

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED

CUSTOMER STATISTICS

Year over Year
   
1Q2025
   
1Q2024
 
% Change
   Total Accounts (in thousands)
   
                      3,616
   
                      2,746
 
32%
   Customer Equity (in billions)1
 
$
573.5
 
$
465.9
 
23%
                 
   Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)
   
                      3,519
   
                      2,350
 
50%
                 
Cleared Customers
               
   Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order2
 
$
2.76
 
$
2.93
 
 (6%)
   Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)
   
                         220
   
                         197
 
12%
                 
Consecutive Quarters
   
1Q2025
   
4Q2024
 
% Change
   Total Accounts (in thousands)
   
                      3,616
   
                      3,337
 
8%
   Customer Equity (in billions)1
 
$
573.5
 
$
568.2
 
1%
                 
   Total Customer DARTs (in thousands)
   
                      3,519
   
                      3,118
 
13%
                 
Cleared Customers
               
   Commission per Cleared Commissionable Order2
 
$
2.76
 
$
2.72
 
1%
   Cleared Avg. DARTs per Account (Annualized)
   
                         220
   
                         213
 
3%


1
Excludes non-customers.
   
2
Commissionable Order - a customer order that generates commissions.
 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NET INTEREST MARGIN
(UNAUDITED)

       
Three Months
       
Ended March 31,
       
2025
 
2024
       
(in millions)
Average interest-earning assets
           
 
Segregated cash and securities
 
$
                              67,044
 
$
                              61,132
 
Customer margin loans
   
                              64,363
   
                              46,653
 
Securities borrowed
   
                                4,871
   
                                5,368
 
Other interest-earning assets
   
                              12,456
   
                                9,952
 
FDIC sweeps1
   
                                4,785
   
                                3,861
       
$
                            153,519
 
$
                            126,966
                 
Average interest-bearing liabilities
           
 
Customer credit balances
 
$
                            118,022
 
$
                              99,510
 
Securities loaned
   
                              16,137
   
                              11,734
 
Other interest-bearing liabilities
   
                                     66
   
                                     -
       
$
                            134,225
 
$
                            111,244
                 
Net interest income
           
 
Segregated cash and securities, net
 
$
                                   663
 
$
                                   764
 
Customer margin loans2
   
                                   775
   
                                   678
 
Securities borrowed and loaned, net
   
                                     10
   
                                     26
 
Customer credit balances, net2
   
                                 (817)
   
                                 (881)
 
Other net interest income1/3
   
                                   163
   
                                   175
   
Net interest income3
 
$
                                   794
 
$
                                   762
                 
Net interest margin ("NIM")
   
2.10%
   
2.41%
                 
Annualized yields
           
 
Segregated cash and securities
   
4.01%
   
5.03%
 
Customer margin loans
   
4.88%
   
5.85%
 
Customer credit balances
   
2.81%
   
3.56%


1
Represents the average amount of customer cash swept into FDIC-insured banks as part of our Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program. This item is not recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Income derived from program deposits is reported in other net interest income in the table above.
                             
2
Interest income and interest expense on customer margin loans and customer credit balances, respectively, are calculated on daily cash balances within each customer’s account on a net basis, which may result in an offset of balances across multiple account segments (e.g., between securities and commodities segments).  
                             
3
Includes income from financial instruments that has the same characteristics as interest, but is reported in other fees and services and other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, $8 million and $6 million were reported in other fees and services, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, $16 million and $9 million were reported in other income, respectively.

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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)

     
Three Months
     
Ended March 31,
     
2025
 
2024
     
(in millions)
               
Adjusted net revenues1
           
Net revenues - GAAP
 
$
1,427
 
$
1,203
               
Non-GAAP adjustments
           
 
Currency diversification strategy, net
   
(20)
   
2
 
Mark-to-market on investments2
   
(11)
   
                       11
Total non-GAAP adjustments
   
(31)
   
13
Adjusted net revenues
 
$
1,396
 
$
1,216
               
Adjusted income before income taxes1
           
Income before income taxes - GAAP
 
$
1,055
 
$
866
               
Non-GAAP adjustments
           
 
Currency diversification strategy, net
   
(20)
   
2
 
Mark-to-market on investments2
   
(11)
   
                       11
Total non-GAAP adjustments
   
                     (31)
   
                       13
Adjusted income before income taxes
 
$
1,024
 
$
879
               
Adjusted pre-tax profit margin
   
73%
   
72%

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Three Months
     
Ended March 31,
     
2025
 
2024
     
(in millions)
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders1
     
Net income available for common stockholders - GAAP
$
213
 
$
175
               
Non-GAAP adjustments
           
 
Currency diversification strategy, net
   
(5)
   
0
 
Mark-to-market on investments2
   
(3)
   
3
 
Income tax effect of above adjustments3
   
2
   
                       (1)
Total non-GAAP adjustments
   
                       (6)
   
                         2
Adjusted net income available for common stockholders
$
207
 
$
177
               
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
           

     
Three Months
     
Ended March 31,
     
2025
 
2024
     
(in dollars)
Adjusted diluted EPS1
           
Diluted EPS - GAAP
 
$
1.94
 
$
1.61
               
Non-GAAP adjustments
           
 
Currency diversification strategy, net
   
(0.05)
   
0.00
 
Mark-to-market on investments2
   
(0.03)
   
0.03
 
Income tax effect of above adjustments3
   
0.02
   
(0.01)
Total non-GAAP adjustments
   
(0.06)
   
0.02
Adjusted diluted EPS
 
$
1.88
 
$
1.64
               
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
109,865,741
   
108,149,440
               
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
           


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Note: The term “GAAP” in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
1 Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available for common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) are non-GAAP financial measures.
We define adjusted net revenues as net revenues adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments2.
We define adjusted income before income taxes as income before income taxes adjusted to remove the effect of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
We define adjusted net income available to common stockholders as net income available for common stockholders adjusted to remove the after-tax effects attributable to IBG, Inc. of our currency diversification strategy and our net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments.
We define adjusted diluted EPS as adjusted net income available for common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.
Management believes these non-GAAP items are important measures of our financial performance because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook and may be useful to investors and analysts in evaluating the operating performance of the business and facilitating a meaningful comparison of our results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Our currency diversification strategy and our mark-to-market on investments are excluded because management does not believe they are indicative of our underlying core business performance. Adjusted net revenues, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income available to common stockholders and adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP net revenues, income before income taxes, net income attributable to common stockholders and diluted EPS.

2 Mark-to-market on investments represents the net mark-to-market gains (losses) on investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting, which are measured at fair value; on our U.S. government and municipal securities portfolios, which are typically held to maturity; and on certain other investments.

3 The income tax effect is estimated using the statutory income tax rates applicable to the Company.

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