What Changed This Quarter
Live Blog Update #5 Published
- Webull returned to meaningful profitability, swinging from a loss to $36.7M adjusted operating profit.
- Customer assets hit an all-time high ($21.2B), benefiting from both net deposits and broad market recovery.
- Crypto trading is back, live in the U.S. and Australia — a potential major Q4 revenue accelerant.
- Vega AI launched, giving Webull a differentiated product in retail investing decision support.
- European expansion began, with the Netherlands launch marking the company’s first EU brokerage presence.
- Trading volumes accelerated sharply, with equity notional volume +71% YoY and options volume +24% YoY.
All Updates from Live Coverage
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| Metric | Pre-Earnings Consensus | Actual | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $137.3M | $156.9M | Up |
| EPS (Adj.) | $0.03 | $0.08 | Up |
| Profitability | Return to profit expected? | $36.7M Adj. Op Profit | Above expectations |
Sentiment Snapshot
- Bullish: Revenue re-acceleration, crypto relaunch, global expansion.
- Bullish: Margin expansion and high operating leverage.
- Neutral: No formal guidance — typical for Webull, but investors will want Q4 visibility.
- No red flags in this report — expense growth controlled, KPIs strong, and user engagement up.
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Webull did not issue formal forward guidance in this release.
Instead, the company emphasized continued investment in global expansion, AI, and new products, suggesting confidence in sustaining momentum.
| Area | Signal |
|---|---|
| Trading Volumes | Q3 volumes sharply up → strong Q4 baseline |
| Customer Assets | Record $21.2B → continued revenue lift |
| Product Expansion | Crypto + corporate bonds + EU launch → higher engagement |
| AI Investment | Vega AI introduction → deeper user retention |
and operating highlights:
| KPI | Q3 2025 | YoY Change | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $156.9M | +55% | Core monetization acceleration across trading, interest, and fees. |
| Trading-Related Revenue | +64% | +64% | Reflects high DARTs, normalized equity volumes, and product expansion. |
| Customer Assets | $21.2B | +84% | Major driver of future trading/interest revenue; shows platform strength. |
| Options Contracts Volume | 147M | +24% | Directly fuels options PFOF/commission revenue. |
| Equity Notional Volume | $204B | +71% | High volatility + engagement = monetization tailwinds. |
| Adjusted Operating Profit | $36.7M | +$42.1M | Operating margin expanded 28.7%, confirming leverage. |
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Anthony Denier, Group President & U.S. CEO
“We are proud of another strong quarter, with record revenue and customer assets driven by technological innovation, geographic and product expansion, and a favorable market backdrop.”
Denier is tying growth directly to platform innovation and product breadth, especially AI and the crypto relaunch. This signals management sees engagement-driven monetization as the core engine going forward.
H.C. Wang, CFO
“Our revenue growth accelerated in the third quarter and continued to comfortably outpace our expense growth, underscoring our disciplined execution and commitment to profitable growth.”
This quote underscores a critical shift: Webull is showing true operating leverage, with expenses up just 18% against 55% revenue growth.
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| Metric | Actual | Estimate | Beat/Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $156.9M | $137.3M | ✅ Beat |
| EPS (Adj. Operating Profit per Share – Basic)** | $0.08 | $0.03 | ✅ Beat |
Webull delivered one of its strongest quarters since going public — revenue accelerated to 55% YoY, trading-related revenue surged 64%, and the company posted $36.7M in adjusted operating profit, a dramatic swing from last year’s loss. Customer assets hit a record $21.2B, fueled by sharp market recovery and sticky net deposits. With crypto relaunched and engagement at cycle highs, Webull’s operating leverage was unmistakably on display.
The beat was broad and clean. Webull is now behaving like a scaled, profitable brokerage platform — not a speculative fintech. The stock’s after-hours reaction reflects growing confidence in the platform’s global expansion and AI-driven engagement flywheel.
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- Mean Target Price: $18.50
- Median Target Price: $18.50
- High/Low Range: $19.00 / $18.00
- Number of Analysts: 2
- Rating: Buy (1.00) — the strongest rating on the scale
Analysts covering BULL see the stock more than doubling from current levels (recent price $8.23), with a 125%+ implied upside to the mean target of $18.50.
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Joel South covers large-cap stocks, dividend investing, and major market trends, with a focus on earnings analysis, valuation, and turning complex data into actionable insights for investors.
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