Market Calendar [Free Tool]
Track upcoming earnings, dividends, and stock splits across the next week or month. Know when volatility is likely to hit the names on your watchlist.
Disclaimer: Trading financial instruments involves risk, and everything on this page is provided for educational purposes only. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument.
How is this calculated?
Market events come from Financial Modeling Prep and are synced to our database periodically.
Earnings: company reports EPS and revenue (estimated vs. actual) around the event date.
Dividends: cash dividend per share plus payment date; Splits: share split ratio (numerator ÷ denominator).
Data provided by Financial Modeling Prep, synced periodically. Click column headers to sort. For reference only — verify against official sources before making trading decisions.
Read the full user guide
Every parameter, formula, and worked example — a complete reference for this tool.
What is a market calendar, and what should you track?
A market calendar collects the scheduled events that can move individual stocks — earnings reports, dividends, and splits — into one view across a time window you choose. None of these events is a buy or sell signal by itself, but knowing what is coming helps you learn how news reaches the market and when information is about to hit the tape. The calendar below pulls from public market data and lets you filter by event type and date range.
Key concepts
Earnings
Public companies report profit and revenue on a schedule. These releases are key checkpoints for gauging how a business is performing.
Dividends
A portion of company profit distributed to shareholders, usually around an ex-dividend date and a payment date.
Splits
A company increases its share count and proportionally lowers the per-share price. Total market value stays the same.
A worked example with real numbers
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Choose the event type and window
You filter for earnings in the coming week to see which names in your watchlist report.
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Scan the list
The calendar shows each company's earnings date, sorted by day, alongside any dividends and splits you selected.
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Flag the relevant names
Two of your watchlist stocks report this week — one before the open, one after the close.
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Use it as context, not a signal
Knowing the report is coming helps you anticipate volatility; it does not tell you which direction the news will move the stock.
How to use it
Choose the event types
Earnings, dividends, or splits — on their own or combined.
Pick a time window
Today, this week, next week, or the coming month.
Browse and sort the list
Filter and sort by date, ticker, or event type to find the names you care about.
Mistakes traders make
✗ Assuming an earnings beat or miss predicts the price move
✓Markets react to results versus expectations and guidance, not to the numbers alone. The event is a checkpoint, not a direction.
✗ Trading the event itself without recognizing gap risk
✓Price can gap through your stop at the open. Around scheduled events, volatility assumptions and position sizes need extra caution.
✗ Treating the calendar as complete for all markets
✓Coverage depends on the data source. Confirm smaller or non-US names against official company announcements.
When this tool fits — and when it does not
Use it when
- ✓Scanning the week ahead for events on your watchlist.
- ✓Anticipating when volatility is likely to rise around a name.
- ✓Organizing research around earnings, dividends, and splits.
Skip it when
- ✗Trading events as if they predict price direction.
- ✗Relying on the calendar alone for exact exchange-local timings.
- ✗Ignoring that gaps and fast moves around events defeat tight stops.
Practical tips that actually help
Use it as a volatility map, not a trade trigger
The calendar tells you when a name is likely to get noisy. That is the moment to check sizing, not necessarily to trade.
Pair it with the hours tool
Match event dates to the relevant session so you know when the market is actually open for that event.
Confirm with the company
For anything on your watchlist, a quick check of the investor-relations page beats trusting a third-party date.
Related & next steps
Frequently asked questions
Does an earnings release guarantee the stock will move a certain way?▾
No. How a market reacts depends on the numbers versus expectations, on guidance, and on a dozen other factors. The event is an information checkpoint, not a directional signal.
What time zone are the event dates in?▾
The calendar shows event dates as published. To pin down the exact trading session, pair the date with the local time of the relevant exchange.
Why are some dividends missing from the calendar?▾
Coverage depends on the upstream data source, and smaller or non-US names can be missed. Treat the calendar as a starting point and confirm with official company announcements.
Is a stock split good or bad for shareholders?▾
Neither, mechanically. A split just changes the share count and the price per share. What matters is why the company split and what the business does next.
Can I use the calendar to plan trades around events?▾
You can use it to know when volatility is likely to rise, but trading around events carries its own risk — gaps and fast moves can trigger stops far from your intended price. It is more useful for learning than for guaranteed timing.
How far ahead does the calendar look?▾
It covers the window you select, up to roughly a month ahead, based on schedules published by companies and upstream data providers.
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Event data on this page comes from public market data sources and is cached for display. It is provided for educational purposes; always confirm with official company or exchange announcements.
Disclaimer: The tools and content on this site are provided for educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Trading and investing involve a substantial risk of loss, and past performance does not guarantee future results.