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Icahn Enterprises IEP Purchases To Cover Securities Sold Not Yet Purchased

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+18.2%
Net income-$459.0M-8.8%
EPS (diluted)-$0.71+10.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B-40.5%
Total debt$6.9B-5.9%
Total assets$12.9B-16.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$397.0M+318%
CapEx$114.0M+29.5%
Free cash flow$283.0M+205%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.9B+1.6%

Profitability

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Gross margin-56.5%—
Net margin-3.4%-1.3pp
FCF margin20%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.1%—
Debt / equity0.7×—

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Icahn Enterprises in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept iep:PurchasesToCoverSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased.

The official record: Icahn Enterprises’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What is Icahn Enterprises's purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased?
Icahn Enterprises (IEP) reported purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased of $941M in Q1 2026.
How has Icahn Enterprises's purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased changed year-over-year?
Icahn Enterprises's purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased increased by 50.3% year-over-year, from $626M to $941M.
What is the long-term trend for Icahn Enterprises's purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Icahn Enterprises's purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased has grown at a -27.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.78B to $773M.
What does purchases to cover securities sold not yet purchased mean?
Reflects the cash outflows required to buy back securities previously sold short to close out those positions. This activity is essential for managing short-selling strategies and mitigating market risk associated with open short positions. It indicates the cost of settling obligations related to short-selling activities.