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Interactive Brokers key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Interactive Brokers had return on equity of 20.4% and a net margin of 15.9%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Interactive Brokers: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin3.1%−1.0%4.3%3.5%3.3%4.0%3.9%5.7%3.9%7.1%6.2%8.8%11.3%12.4%13.8%14.6%15.9%16.4%
Return on equity6.2%——60.1%5.7%6.0%6.0%9.1%7.4%14.2%11.8%11.5%14.2%14.5%18.7%19.2%20.4%20.0%
Return on assets0.1%−0.0%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.5%
Effective tax rate—————9.3%9.4%8.1%24.4%5.9%5.9%6.1%8.4%7.8%8.4%7.8%8.7%8.6%
SG&A as % of revenue—————————————5.4%4.9%6.1%4.0%3.8%
Dividends ÷ net income0.0%—21.8%158.7%54.0%51.6%51.0%31.0%36.8%17.2%19.3%16.4%12.3%10.5%7.0%12.2%13.6%13.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

26 /100

Weak moat

How hard Interactive Brokers's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.3% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 9 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 10.7%; its worst year was 5.0%.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 47.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.4% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (31 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Interactive Brokers's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Interactive Brokers.