Discover Financial Services Earnings

The next earnings date for Discover Financial Services has not yet been scheduled.

Analyst Estimates of Discover Financial Services Earnings

No Results.
Report DateEstimated Earnings Per Share
No Results.

What is an Earnings Date

An earnings date is typically considered to be the date that a company publicly announces its earnings. Many companies in the US stock market do earnings announcements once per quarter.

Earnings announcements are typically accompanied by commentary from the company that explains the earnings performance and speaks to future earnings prospects.

Earnings announcements can cause a company’s stock price to change abruptly, so earnings dates are closely monitored by some investors.

Discover Financial Services Earnings: Historical

Report DateBefore/After MarketEarnings Per ShareSurprise %
07/15/2025After Market------
04/15/2025Before Market$4.2528.12%
01/15/2025Before Market$5.1175.00%
10/16/2024After Market$3.697.89%
07/17/2024After Market$6.0697.39%
04/17/2024After Market$1.10-62.71%
01/17/2024After Market$1.54-38.40%
10/18/2023After Market$2.59-18.81%
07/19/2023After Market$3.54-3.54%
04/19/2023After Market$3.58-8.44%
01/18/2023After Market$3.773.01%
10/24/2022After Market$3.54-4.84%
07/20/2022After Market$3.964.76%
04/27/2022After Market$4.2216.57%
01/19/2022After Market$3.64-1.09%
10/20/2021After Market$3.540.28%
07/21/2021After Market$5.5539.10%
04/21/2021After Market$5.0478.72%
01/20/2021After Market$2.597.02%
10/21/2020After Market$2.4557.05%
07/22/2020After Market$-1.20-328.57%
04/22/2020After Market$-0.25-132.05%
01/23/2020After Market$2.250.45%
10/22/2019After Market$2.363.51%
07/23/2019After Market$2.329.95%
04/25/2019After Market$2.156.44%
01/24/2019After Market$2.03-1.46%
10/25/2018After Market$2.050.00%
07/26/2018After Market$1.911.60%
04/26/2018After Market$1.822.82%
01/24/2018After Market$1.51-1.95%
10/24/2017After Market$1.51-1.95%
07/26/2017After Market$1.40-3.45%
04/25/2017After Market$1.430.00%
01/24/2017After Market$1.401.45%
10/25/2016After Market$1.566.12%
07/19/2016After Market$1.473.52%
04/19/2016After Market$1.354.65%
01/27/2016After Market$1.14-12.31%
10/20/2015After Market$1.383.76%
07/22/2015After Market$1.331.53%
04/21/2015After Market$1.280.79%
01/21/2015After Market$1.19-8.46%
10/21/2014After Market$1.372.24%
07/22/2014---$1.353.85%
04/22/2014---$1.314.80%
01/23/2014---$1.234.24%
10/21/2013---$1.20-0.83%
07/23/2013---$1.204.35%
04/23/2013---$1.3317.70%
12/20/2012---$1.07-5.31%
09/27/2012---$1.2117.48%
06/19/2012---$10.00%
03/21/2012---$1.1825.53%
12/15/2011---$0.953.26%
09/22/2011---$1.1822.92%
06/23/2011---$1.0945.33%
03/22/2011---$0.8440.00%
12/16/2010---$0.6442.22%
09/20/2010---$0.4723.68%
06/24/2010---$0.33200.00%
03/16/2010---$-0.22-175.00%
12/17/2009---$0.12-14.29%
09/17/2009---$0.52572.73%
06/18/2009---$-0.1840.00%
03/19/2009---$-0.36-125.00%
12/18/2008---$-0.19-246.15%
09/25/2008---$0.375.71%
06/26/2008---$0.4213.51%
03/19/2008---$0.5025.00%
12/20/2007---$0.4011.11%
09/25/2007---$0.427.69%
06/20/2007---$0.44---

More About Discover Financial Services

Country
USA
Full Time Employees
21,000

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; personal loans, home loans, and deposit products; and direct-to-consumer deposit products comprising savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts and checking accounts, and sweep accounts. The Payment Services segment operates the PULSE to access automated teller machines (ATMs), debit, and electronic funds transfer network; Diners Club, a payments network; and Network Partners business, which provides payment transaction processing and settlement, merchant acquisition, ATM access, and related payments services in the global network. Discover Financial Services was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois. As of May 18, 2025, Discover Financial Services operates as a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation.

Discover Financial Services Earnings” Can Refer to the Discover Financial Services Earnings Date

Some people say “Discover Financial Services earnings” as a shortform way to refer to the earnings date.

For example, someone might say, “I plan to hold my Discover Financial Services position through earnings.” That typically means the person is going to hold their position through the upcoming earnings date.

Owning Discover Financial Services Stock on the Earnings Date

If you own Discover Financial Services stock (DFS) on the earnings date, then you will be exposed to the potential price volatility that often accompanies earnings announcements.

A company’s earnings typically have a big impact on its stock price, which explains why the stock price for Discover Financial Services might exhibit major fluctuations on the day of the earnings announcement. The price fluctuations can go in either direction (up or down), representing a larger potential investment risk and reward than many other days of the year.

There is often a big audience of investors involved with trading Discover Financial Services shares of stock on its earnings day. This means there is typically more trading volume, liquidity, and price volatility on the day earnings are announced.

These features are attractive to some types of active traders who are looking for stocks that exhibit large price movements and substantial volume.

Owning Discover Financial Services Options on the Earnings Date

If you own Discover Financial Services options on the earnings date, then you will be exposed to the potential price volatility that often accompanies earnings announcements.

In addition, the extrinsic values of Discover Financial Services options that overlap earnings dates are often higher than other days of the year. In other words, the premiums you pay to own Discover Financial Services options are typically higher during that period. In particular, they are frequently higher immediately before earnings and on the day they’re announced.

This makes sense considering that prices are often more volatile on earnings dates for Discover Financial Services. That potential volatility is a key factor that affects the premium cost of owning options.

Once the earnings announcement is done and the anticipated price volatility has gone down, the extrinsic values of Discover Financial Services options often go down. This is sometimes referred to as volatility crush.

Learning More Discover Financial Services Earnings

You can contact us any time if you would like to ask questions about Discover Financial Services earnings or anything else related to the stock market.