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MKTX · Marketaxess Holdings Inc

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Market Cap
$5.73B
Shares
35.19M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$162.72 Open$162.59 Day$162.50–162.80 52W close$109.09–193.61 Avg vol 30d1.3M Short int1.3M · 3.8% float · 1.2d Short vol23% Last earningsAug 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

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Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +3%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +19%
      above
      RSI (14) 82
      overbought
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 63%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return −12%
      trailing
      YTD return −10%
      this year
      Relative strength −26%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $136 › 200d $157 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -13% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.79% of float · ▼ -13.0% MoM · 1.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      395 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 50
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +7%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −9%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $373.9M
      Valuation P/E 19.2
      in line
      Buyback $205.0M
      remaining
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 40%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −44%
      past year
      ATR 1.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 6, 2026
      Expenses, excluding notable items · full year 2026 Non-GAAP $530M – $545M
      Effective tax rate · full year 2026 24% – 26%
      Capital expenditures · full year 2026 $65M – $75M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Expense · full-year 2025 $501M – $521M
      Expense · full-year 2025 $505M – $525M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 2 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      82 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      63% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $136 › 200d $157 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -13% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.79% of float · ▼ -13.0% MoM · 1.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      395 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $109 Now $163 · 63% Range high $194
      vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg +19%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Diluted EPS, GAAP-basis $1.93
      +$0.02 Notable items as reconciled above
      = Diluted EPS, excluding notable items $1.95
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 68.32M
      -4.69M Interest income
      +1.86M Interest expense
      +21.44M Provision for income taxes
      +19.31M Depreciation and amortization
      = EBITDA 106.24M
      firms 2,100 the date of this filing
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities 26.81M
      +0K Exclude: Net change in trading investments
      +74.13M Exclude: Net change in fail-to-deliver/receive from broker-dealers, clearing organizations and customers
      -649K Less: Purchases of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements
      -11.36M Less: Capitalization of software development costs
      = Free cash flow 88.94M
      Number of U.K. TradingDays 124 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Number of U.S. TradingDays 123 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Agency and other government bonds ADV 1.66B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Agency and other government bonds volume 104.38B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Effective tax rate, excluding notable items non-GAAP 24.8% 1Q 2026
      Emerging markets ADV 5.11B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Emerging markets volume 311.93B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Employee headcount 859 as of March 31, 2026
      Eurobonds ADV 2.83B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Eurobonds volume 178.16B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      High-grade ADV 8.39B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      High-grade volume 511.49B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      High-yield ADV 1.65B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      High-yield volume 100.41B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Number of U.K. Trading Days 63 Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Number of U.S. Trading Days 61 Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Other credit ADV 659M Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Other credit volume 40.19B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Total Credit ADV variable transaction fee per million (FPM) $132 1Q 2026
      Total credit trading ADV 18.63B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Total rates trading ADV 31.17B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      Total Rates variable transaction fee per million (FPM) $4.68 1Q 2026
      Total trading ADV 49.8B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      U.S. government bonds ADV 29.51B Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
      U.S. government bonds volume 1.8T Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Capital Markets — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MKTX
      Marketaxess Holdings Inc
      this stock
      $5.73B -10.2% +7.4% 19.2 3.8%
      MS
      Morgan Stanley
      $337.31B +21.0% +5.5% 17.4 0.9%
      GS
      Goldman Sachs Group Inc
      $301.07B +17.6% +8.9% 16.0 2.1%
      SCHW
      Schwab Charles Corp
      $191.32B +10.3% +22.0% 20.2 1.0%
      HOOD
      Robinhood Markets, Inc.
      $93.74B -7.8% +51.6% 46.1 3.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      395
      % held
      117.5%
      Net QoQ
      +2.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      427
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.3M
      Days to cover
      1.2d
      Change
      -199.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      23%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.9K
      Value
      $477.0K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.4%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Josh Gottheimer
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Apr 9, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $846.3M
      Net income (FY)
      $246.6M
      EPS diluted
      $6.64
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $205.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $48.8K
      Shares
      300
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      MarketAxess Reports Second Quarte…
      Published
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MKTX +0.4% +0.3% -12.1% +0.3% -10.2%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -0.1% -2.7% -25.5% -2.7% -23.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.78 / share · ex Aug 19, 2026
      Raised 2.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.10 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.91%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 29, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $205.00M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1278021 CUSIP 57060D108 13F (30d) 331 filings 310 filers Visit website Investor relations