Market Calendar Today – August 21, 2026 | Key Economic Events

Market Calendar Today – August 21, 2026 | Key Economic Events

TS2 TECH • TODAY’S MARKET CALENDAR

Earnings, IPOs, Stock Splits & Economic Events Today

Friday, August 21, 2026

PRE-MARKET • OPENS 9:30 AM ET

Friday’s U.S. calendar is concentrated in the morning: several notable earnings reports arrive before the opening bell, followed by S&P Global’s flash U.S. PMIs at 9:45 AM ET and the BLS state employment release at 10:00 AM ET. A group of split-adjusted listings also begins trading today, while Devonian Health Group is targeting a NYSE American debut subject to final authorization and market conditions.

Today at a Glance

Earnings
6
featured U.S.-listed reports
IPOs
1
expected company listing
Stock Splits
7
verified U.S.-listed actions
Economic Events
3
scheduled U.S. releases

Economic Events Today

ALL UPCOMING

Time ETEventPeriodActualForecastPrevious
9:45 AM
15:45 Warsaw
U.S. Flash Manufacturing PMI
Upcoming High impact
Aug54.053.8
9:45 AM
15:45 Warsaw
U.S. Flash Services PMI
Upcoming High impact
Aug53.953.6
10:00 AM
16:00 Warsaw
State Employment and Unemployment
Upcoming
Jul
Why markets care today: The flash PMIs are the clearest scheduled read on late-summer U.S. business momentum. A meaningful surprise versus the 54.0 manufacturing and 53.9 services forecasts could move Treasury yields, the dollar and rate-sensitive equities before the first hour of cash trading is complete.

Earnings Today

Before Market Open
BJ’s Wholesale Club HoldingsNYSE:BJ

Before open

EPS est.$1.17
Revenue est.$5.97B

One of the day’s most closely watched consumer reports. Membership trends, traffic and margin commentary can offer a read on value-focused U.S. household spending.

UbiquitiNYSE:UI

Before open

EPS est.$4.03
Revenue est.$850.5M

A large-cap communications-equipment report with sensitivity to enterprise networking demand, product mix and hardware margins.

KE HoldingsNYSE:BEKE

Before open

EPS est.$0.32
Revenue est.$3.62B

The China housing-services platform reports before the U.S. open, with investors focused on transaction activity, housing-market conditions and service revenue.

The BuckleNYSE:BKE

Before open

EPS est.$0.81
Revenue est.$319.8M

The apparel retailer provides another consumer-demand check, with comparable sales and gross margin likely to drive the stock reaction.

ZKH GroupNYSE:ZKH

Before open

EPS est.
Revenue est.$351.6M

The industrial procurement platform is a smaller-cap report, but its sales trend can provide a company-specific read on Chinese business purchasing activity.

During Market / Other
No additional major U.S.-listed earnings selected for the regular-session / unspecified-time bucket.
After Market Close
OBOOK HoldingsNASDAQ:OWLS

After close

EPS est.$0.01
Revenue est.$9.07M

A smaller-cap post-close report; the main focus is execution and growth rather than broad index impact.

IPOs Today

1 EXPECTED

CompanyTickerExchangeStatus / pricing datePrice rangeShares / unitsExpected deal size
Devonian Health GroupDHGRNYSE AmericanExpected Aug. 21
Subject to market conditions and final exchange authorization
$6.00–$8.00 preliminary rangeUp to 3.07M common unitsAbout $21.5M gross at the $7.00 assumed price; final terms not yet priced

Stock Splits Today

7 VERIFIED ACTIONS

CompanyTickerSplit typeRatioEffective / trading dateNote
ServisFirst BancsharesNYSE:SFBSForward2-for-1Aug. 21 split-adjusted tradingShares distributed after the Aug. 20 payment date.
XCHG Limited ADSNASDAQ:XCHReverse ADS split1-for-20Aug. 21ADS ratio changes from 1:40 to 1:800 ordinary shares.
Bit OriginNASDAQ:BTOGReverse1-for-5Aug. 21Class A ordinary shares combine on the effective date.
Liminatus PharmaNASDAQ:LIMNReverse1-for-50Aug. 21Class A common stock trades on the adjusted basis.
PMGC HoldingsNASDAQ:ELABReverse1-for-10Aug. 21Common stock consolidates with a new CUSIP.
SmartkemNASDAQ:SMTKReverse1-for-50Effective Aug. 20, 5:00 PM ET; split-adjusted trading Aug. 21Intended to support continued Nasdaq listing compliance.
Scinai Immunotherapeutics ADSNASDAQ:SCNIReverse ADS split1-for-10Aug. 21Depositary and market calendars flag the ADS ratio action for today.

Key Times to Watch

Pre-market

BJ, UI, BEKE, BKE and ZKH earnings

Most of today’s featured corporate reports arrive before the opening bell.

8:00 AM ET
14:00 Warsaw

KE Holdings earnings call

Management is scheduled to discuss second-quarter results before the U.S. cash session.

9:30 AM ET
15:30 Warsaw

NYSE / Nasdaq regular session opens

First cash-market reaction to the pre-market earnings and today’s split-adjusted listings.

9:45 AM ET
15:45 Warsaw

Flash U.S. Manufacturing & Services PMIs

The day’s most important scheduled macro release window.

10:00 AM ET
16:00 Warsaw

BLS State Employment and Unemployment

July state-level labor-market data are due.

After 4:00 PM ET
After 22:00 Warsaw

OBOOK Holdings earnings

The featured post-close report on today’s calendar.

Market Impact Watch

1

Flash U.S. PMIs

The 9:45 AM ET pair has the strongest broad-market potential today because growth surprises can quickly reprice Treasury yields, the dollar and rate expectations.

2

BJ’s Wholesale Club

Results can influence consumer and retail sentiment, particularly around value-seeking behavior, traffic and gross margins.

3

Ubiquiti

Its results are relevant for communications equipment and networking demand, with earnings sensitivity to margins and product mix.

4

KE Holdings

The report can move U.S.-listed China equities tied to housing activity and domestic consumer confidence.

5

Split-adjusted micro-cap trading

Several Nasdaq reverse splits take effect today. These actions are primarily company-specific but can produce unusually large percentage moves and liquidity shifts.

TS2 TECH • TODAY’S MARKET CALENDAR
Updated
U.S. cash market: pre-market; regular NYSE/Nasdaq session scheduled for 9:30 AM–4:00 PM ET.
Schedules, consensus estimates and offering terms can change. Verify material event timing before trading.