F Earnings History
Ford Motor Company (F) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $53.17B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 170,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.66 to the broader market. Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. Led by James Duncan Farley Jr., public since 1972-06-01.
Ford Motor Company has beat EPS estimates in 4 of the last 6 quarters.
| Date | EPS Est. | EPS Actual | Surprise | Revenue Est. | Revenue Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | 0.35 | N/A | N/A | $48.09B | N/A |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 0.18 | 0.66 | N/A | $42.66B | $43.25B |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 0.18 | 0.13 | N/A | $43.60B | $45.90B |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 0.35 | 0.45 | N/A | $47.05B | $50.53B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 0.33 | 0.37 | N/A | $45.79B | $50.18B |
| May 5, 2025 | -0.00 | 0.14 | N/A | $38.13B | $40.66B |
What F's Earnings History Tells Options Traders
Ford Motor Company has a mixed earnings record (4 beats out of 6 reports). Mixed beat rates make options sizing harder: pre-event IV typically reflects the elevated uncertainty, but the post-event move is less predictable, so directional structures (long calls or puts) may carry more edge than pure short-vol structures. Beat rate is one input to event-driven sizing; pair it with the implied-vs-realized volatility view, the current IV rank, and the put-call skew going into the print. Surprise magnitude matters as much as direction - an in-line beat with conservative guidance can produce a larger negative move than a missed quarter with raised forward guidance. The earnings table above shows the most recent six reported quarters; for the full multi-year history including revenue growth trajectory and EPS guidance trends, the per-ticker fundamentals view aggregates the underlying GAAP filings.
How Earnings Drive F Options Pricing
Earnings events are the largest single driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates over the two-to-three week run-up as the binary uncertainty of the print compounds; the IV rank typically peaks the day before the announcement. Post-event, IV crushes back toward the realized-volatility baseline as uncertainty resolves. The magnitude of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the eventual realized move - an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized realized move produces the cleanest premium-selling outcome, while a stretched IV that still under-prices a tail move on the print produces the cleanest long-vol outcome.
The catalyst calendar for F matters beyond the headline EPS surprise. Forward guidance revisions, capital-allocation changes (dividend hikes, buyback authorizations, M&A announcements), and segment-level performance discussions can drive larger post-event moves than the headline beat or miss. Pair the earnings beat-rate read above with the upcoming-event calendar and the IV-rank view to size pre-event and post-event positioning; for short-vol structures the goal is to be long premium-rich and to harvest the IV crush, while for long-vol structures the goal is to own gamma cheap into a regime where the realized move is likely to exceed the implied move.
Frequently asked F earnings questions
- How often does F beat earnings estimates?
- Ford Motor Company (F) has beat consensus EPS estimates in 4 of the last 6 quarters. The table above shows estimate, actual, surprise percent, and revenue figures per quarter. Beat-rate matters less than the *pattern* of beats and misses: a name with a consistent beat history sees implied-vol expansion ahead of the print and a sharp IV crush after.
- What was F's last reported earnings?
- The most recent reported quarter is Jul 29, 2026. Revenue, EPS, and prior-quarter comparisons are in the table above. Subsequent estimates and analyst-revisions live on the analyst-ratings page.
- How do F earnings drive options pricing?
- Earnings events are the single largest driver of single-name implied volatility in equity options markets. Pre-event, IV inflates as the market prices the binary outcome (beat / miss / guidance change). Post-event, IV crushes as uncertainty resolves. The size of the crush is a function of how stretched pre-event IV was relative to the realized move: an oversized pre-event IV with an undersized move produces the cleanest premium-selling result. Pair F earnings history with the implied-vs-realized volatility view to size pre-event positioning.
- When does F report next?
- Next-quarter earnings dates are typically announced by the company 3-6 weeks ahead. Check the earnings-calendar page or company investor-relations site for the confirmed date. Pre-event IV typically begins building 2-3 weeks before the announcement and peaks the day before.