Webull Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Webull reported record second-quarter results for 2026, with revenue rising 51% year over year to $198.8 million as higher trading activity and customer asset growth lifted both transaction- and interest-related income. Group President and U.S. CEO Anthony Denier said the elimination of the Pattern Day Trader, or PDT, rule on June 4 was the company’s defining event during the quarter. He said Webull’s technology allowed qualified customers to make unlimited day trades under its zero-commission model after the rule change took effect.

“Executing on this rule change was our defining event for the quarter and contributed to a significant increase in trading volumes and record quarterly results,” Denier said.

Webull reported trading-related revenue of $147.7 million, up 66% from a year earlier and 33% sequentially. Daily average revenue trades, or DARTs, increased 62% year over year to 1.64 million. Equity notional trading volume reached $279 billion, up 73% from the prior-year period, while options volume rose 68% to 213 million contracts. Options volume increased 34% sequentially.

Denier said the activity helped Webull reach a top-five position among retail brokers in options trading for the first time. The company said the PDT rule’s removal has changed customer behavior, with traders making a greater number of smaller trades rather than conserving a limited number of day trades. Denier said the higher number of trades within overall volume has supported payment-for-order-flow economics.

Webull’s July operating figures showed options activity remained steady after the June change, according to Denier, while August trading activity was tracking above July levels. He said the company does not expect trading volumes to return to levels seen before the PDT rule was eliminated.

Customer assets rose 79% year over year to $28.5 billion. Net customer deposits totaled $1.6 billion, up more than 7% year over year. Funded accounts reached 5.13 million, an 8% increase from a year earlier. Registered users increased 13% to 28.2 million. Quarterly retention was 97.3%.

Group CFO H.C. Wang said adjusted operating expenses increased 26% year over year to $136.2 million, a slower rate than revenue growth. Expenses declined 6% from the first quarter, primarily because marketing costs normalized. Adjusted operating profit rose 169% year over year to $62.6 million, producing an adjusted operating margin of roughly 31%. Adjusted net income was $43.2 million, for a 21.7% net profit margin. Interest-related income increased 18% to $42.8 million, supported by higher assets under management, margin loan balances and client cash balances. Wang described interest income as a durable complement to the company’s trading revenue.