Charles Schwab (SCHW) Stock: Analysts Lift Estimates as Shares Hit 52-Week High

TLDR

• Charles Schwab (SCHW) stock hit a new 52-week high of $105.81, up 2.2% over the past month and 4.1% year-to-date
• The company beat earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, most recently posting $1.39 EPS versus $1.36 consensus on January 21, 2026
• Analysts expect 17.66% EPS growth this year to $5.73 and 17.96% growth next year to $6.76 per share
• Charles Schwab has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) with a Growth Score of A and VGM Score of A
• Year-over-year cash flow growth stands at 22.3%, outpacing the industry average of 14.2%

Charles Schwab stock reached new heights this week. The shares touched $105.81 in their latest trading session.

The Charles Schwab Corporation, SCHW

The brokerage giant has delivered steady gains recently. Over the past month alone, the stock climbed 2.2%.

Year-to-date performance shows a 4.1% increase. This outpaces the broader finance sector’s gain during the same period.

Strong Earnings Performance Continues

The company’s earnings track record speaks for itself. Charles Schwab beat analyst expectations in each of the last four quarters.

The most recent report came on January 21, 2026. The company posted earnings per share of $1.39.

Wall Street had expected $1.36 per share. That marked another quarter of upside surprise for investors.

Looking ahead, analysts project continued growth. For the current fiscal year, estimates call for earnings of $5.73 per share on revenues of $26.24 billion.

That represents a 17.66% jump in earnings. Revenue growth is projected at 9.68% for the year.

Next year’s outlook remains positive too. Analysts forecast $6.76 in earnings per share on $29 billion in revenues.

Those numbers translate to 17.96% earnings growth. Revenue is expected to increase 10.54% year-over-year.

Cash Flow Momentum Building

The company’s cash generation has accelerated. Year-over-year cash flow growth currently sits at 22.3%.

That rate beats the industry average of 14.2%. Over the past three to five years, the company’s annualized cash flow growth rate reached 13.7%.

The industry average for that same period was just 8.3%. This gives the company more flexibility to invest in growth without relying on external financing.

Analyst sentiment has shifted upward recently. The current-year earnings consensus estimate increased 3.9% over the past month.

This upward revision trend typically correlates with near-term stock price momentum. Charles Schwab currently carries a Zacks Rank of #2, which indicates a Buy rating.

The company’s valuation metrics show a mixed picture. The stock trades at 18.2 times current fiscal year earnings estimates.

That’s higher than the peer industry average of 16.4 times. On a trailing cash flow basis, shares trade at 17.4 times versus the peer group average of 14.4 times.

The company earned a Growth Score of A based on multiple factors. The Momentum Score also came in at A, while the Value Score registered at B.

These scores combine for an overall VGM Score of A. The stock’s PEG ratio stands at 0.87, below the benchmark of 1.0.

Interactive Brokers Group provides a comparison point within the same industry. That stock beat consensus estimates by 25% in its last quarter.

Interactive Brokers trades at a forward P/E of 33.42 times. The Financial – Investment Bank industry ranks in the top 14% of all industries tracked by Zacks.

Charles Schwab’s historical EPS growth rate of 5.9% trails its projected growth rate. The company’s 17.6% expected earnings growth this year crushes the industry average of 11.9%.

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