JPMorgan Chase reports Tuesday: the numbers to know before JPM earnings

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) reports results for its quarter ending September 2026 before the open on Tuesday, 13 October. The consensus forecast is earnings of $5.94 a share, based on 6 analyst estimates compiled by Zacks and published by Nasdaq. A year earlier the company reported $5.07 for the same quarter, so the forecast implies EPS growth of +17.2%.

Shares closed at $332.99 on Friday, 9 October, up 0.47% on the day, for a market value of about $880.98B according to Nasdaq. The stock is up 3.3% so far in 2026, and sits 8.8% below its 52-week closing high of $365.18 from 12 August.

The earnings track record

JPMorgan Chase has topped the consensus EPS estimate in 4 of the last 4 quarters, according to Nasdaq's earnings-surprise data. (These EPS figures are on the adjusted basis Zacks tracks, which can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the SEC filing.) Most recently, for the quarter ending June 2026, it reported $6.14 a share against a $5.59 forecast, a +9.8% surprise.

Measured from the close before each report date to the close of the next session after it, the shares moved an average of 3.0% (in either direction) around the last 4 releases. The biggest swing was -5.1% around the report dated 13 January 2026.

What the forecast implies

The $5.94 consensus sits 3.3% below the $6.14 JPMorgan Chase reported for the previous quarter.