Options-market pricing indicates Snap Inc. Class A (NYSE: SNAP) may experience a 14% move when the company releases its quarterly results on Aug. 3 after markets close, based on options data compiled by Bloomberg.
The implied move is calculated from the cost of options tied to the stock around the earnings date. In recent history, Snap has breached the options-derived expectation in half of its last eight earnings reports, moving by more than the market had priced in on four occasions.
Notable earnings-day outcomes include a 31.4% decline on Feb. 4, 2026, versus an implied move of 14.5%, and a 19.7% fall on Aug. 5, 2025, against an implied 16.9% move.
The stock has also exceeded implied moves in the opposite direction. On Oct. 29, 2024, shares climbed 22.2% while options suggested a 19.5% move. On Aug. 1, 2024, the stock fell 31.1% compared with an implied move of 17.6%.
More recently, on May 6, the shares rose just 0.5% despite an implied move of 13.4% priced into options, illustrating that actual outcomes can diverge meaningfully from market expectations.
For market participants, the options-implied percentage provides a shorthand gauge of expected volatility around an event such as an earnings release. Snap's track record of larger-than-expected swings on several past earnings dates underscores the potential for significant share-price moves on the upcoming report.
Investors considering exposure tied to this earnings date should note the disparity between implied volatility and realized price changes in past Snap earnings events. That historical pattern - where the stock exceeded the options-implied move in four of eight prior reports - highlights the possibility of outsized reactions, both gains and losses.
As always, the options-derived figure reflects market pricing rather than a prediction of direction. The implied 14% figure describes the market's expectation for the magnitude of the move, not whether the stock will rise or fall.