JPMorgan kicks off earnings

JPMorgan Chase is set to release first-quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, April 14, before the market opens, putting the biggest United States bank at the front of earnings season. (jpmorganchase.com) The bank said it will post results at about 7:00 a.m. Eastern time and hold its earnings call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on April 14. CNBC reported over the weekend that JPMorgan Chase and Netflix are among the companies opening the reporting stretch this week. (jpmorganchase.com) (cnbc.com) Analysts tracked by Barchart expect JPMorgan Chase to earn about $5.46 a share for the March quarter, up from $5.07 a year earlier. The same consensus puts June-quarter earnings at $5.33 a share, versus $4.96 a year earlier. (markets.financialcontent.com) Those estimates arrive after JPMorgan Chase reported fourth-quarter 2025 net income of $13.0 billion, or $4.63 a share, and full-year 2025 net income of $57.0 billion, or $20.02 a share. In that January report, the bank said its common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 15.7 percent on the standardized basis. (jpmorganchase.com) Investors are not just waiting for the quarter that ended in March. CNBC said traders are looking for corporate guidance at a moment when markets have been searching for clearer signals about the economy. (cnbc.com) That puts extra weight on Jamie Dimon’s comments after he used his annual shareholder letter on April 6 to warn about risks tied to geopolitics, artificial intelligence, private markets and regulation. CNBC said Dimon also called for a recommitment to American ideals in the letter. (cnbc.com) (jpmorganchase.com) The broader backdrop is still favorable on paper. FactSet said the Standard and Poor’s 500 was expected to post 13.2 percent year-over-year earnings growth for the first quarter, while Charles Schwab said analysts expected 15.1 percent growth for the financials sector. (factset.com) (schwab.com) Bank stocks have been more volatile than those forecasts suggest. Bloomberg reported on April 10 that bank shares were off to their worst start to a year since 2023, while Schwab said the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index had fallen roughly 11 percent over the prior two months after a steep rally. (bloomberg.com) (schwab.com) Tuesday’s report will give investors fresh numbers on profit, capital and management’s outlook from the bank that often sets the tone for the group. By the opening bell, Wall Street should have its first hard read of how this earnings season may unfold. (jpmorganchase.com) (cnbc.com)