Interactive Brokersvs.Charles Schwab
IBKR vs SCHW · both in Brokers & fintech, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: Brokers, trading apps and crypto platforms where investors and consumers access the market.
Charles Schwab is about 1.2× larger than Interactive Brokers by market cap; Charles Schwab trades at the lower P/E (18.7 vs 138.3); year to date, Interactive Brokers leads (+52.7% vs +12.4%).
Side by side
| IBKR | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $156B | $189B |
| Price | $97.02 | $109.39 |
| Today | −1.2% | −2.6% |
| Return YTD | +52.7% | +12.4% |
| Return 1Y | +56.5% | +16.7% |
| P/E | 138.3 | 18.7 |
| P/S | 13.8 | 6.4 |
| P/B | 26.4 | 3.8 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Interactive BrokersIBKR
Built for active and professional traders who want cheap access to markets around the world. Margins are high for a broker, and higher interest rates feed straight through to profit.
Full IBKR profile →Charles SchwabSCHW
Trillions in client assets sit on its brokerage and custody platform. Commissions are not what pays for it; net interest on client cash does most of the work, with asset management fees and trading behind it.
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