The options market is pricing a — move for SMCI's 2026-11-03 · after close report. Over its last 8 reports, SMCI has actually moved ±13.6% on average (biggest: ±24.5%). That's a 1.05× realized-vs-implied ratio, so the options look fairly priced — SMCI's typical move is roughly in line with what's implied. It has exceeded the implied move in 63% of those prints, beaten EPS estimates 43% of the time (7 quarters), and the 1-day reaction has been positive 50% of the time (avg +1.4%).
Longer run: across all 19 reports on record (since 2019-12-20), the options overpriced SMCI's move 42% of the time — less often than the 57% market-wide average. Median actual move was 1.2× the implied (mean implied ±11.5%, mean actual ±14.4%), so on this longer sample the options screen cheap. See how that compares across 2,422 prints →
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| Report | Est EPS | Actual | Result | Implied | 1d move | 1w move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 0.68 | 1.62 | beat | ±12.6% | +19% | +18.4% |
| 2026-05-05 | 0.63 | 0.68 | beat | ±12.3% | +24.5% | +17.8% |
| 2026-02-03 | 0.49 | 0.56 | beat | ±11.3% | +13.8% | +12.3% |
| 2025-11-04 | 0.28 | 0.26 | miss | ±9.3% | -11.3% | -18.1% |
| 2025-08-05 | 0.44 | 0.31 | miss | ±10.4% | -18.3% | -18.9% |
| 2025-05-06 | 0.30 | 0.19 | miss | ±10% | -1.4% | +18.1% |
| 2025-02-11 | 0.60 | 0.51 | miss | ±18% | +2.8% | +44.5% |
| 2024-11-05 | 0.75 | — | — | ±20.5% | -18.1% | -21.7% |
Historical implied vs actual moves & EPS beats/misses via Unusual Whales.
SMCI is scheduled to report on 2026-11-03, after the close. Dates can shift until the company confirms.
The expected move is the size of the post-earnings swing the options market is pricing in (from the ATM straddle). We show SMCI's live.
Over its last 7 reports, SMCI has beaten EPS estimates 43% of the time. A beat doesn't guarantee an up move — the reaction depends on guidance and how much was already priced in.
Over the last 8 reports, SMCI moved ±13.6% on average versus a ±13% implied move — a 1.05× ratio, so the options have been fairly priced. It exceeded the implied move 63% of the time.
Expected moves, gamma levels and the day's setups before the open — free.
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The premium earnings board ranks every upcoming report by the biggest realized-vs-implied edge — where the options are mispriced vs how the stock actually moves — with the play on each.
Data via Unusual Whales · refreshes each session · educational, not financial advice · earnings are binary events with substantial risk.
