MarketAxess stockholders approved the merger at $167.00 per share, with closing anticipated in the first quarter of 2027, while third-quarter net income fell 20.9% and revenue rose 0.8%.
MKTX · Marketaxess Holdings Inc
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MarketAxess stockholders approved the merger agreement under which MarketAxess would become a wholly owned subsidiary of ICE on October 29, 2026. The merger remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. voluntarily supplemented its definitive proxy statement after 3 stockholder complaints and 15 demand letters alleged incomplete or misleading disclosure, denying liability to avoid litigation delays.
MarketAxess reported third-quarter revenue of $210.4 million, up 1%, and diluted EPS of $1.53 and $1.86 excluding notable items. Its Board declared a $0.78 dividend payable November 25, 2026, while the pending merger remains subject to approvals and closing conditions.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.’s merger with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. cleared a closing condition on October 21, 2026, when the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the HSR Act waiting period; stockholder and regulatory approvals remain outstanding.
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Quarterly results
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| % of Municipal Bonds MSRB | 6% | 3Q 2026 | — |
| % of U.S. Government Bonds TRACE | 2.2% | 3Q 2026 | — |
| % of U.S. High-Grade TRACE1,2 | 17.4% | 3Q 2026 | — |
| % of U.S. High-Yield TRACE1 | 14.6% | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Average variable transaction fee per million, Credit | $129M | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
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| Average variable transaction fee per million, Rates | $4.83M | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
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| AxessIQ | $186M | 3Q 2026 | — |
| block trading ADV | 5.4B | 3Q26 | — |
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| dealer-initiated ADV | 1.5B | 3Q26 | — |
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| EBITDA non-GAAP | 91M | 3Q 2026 | — |
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| EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 43.1% | 3Q 2026 | — |
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| Effective tax rate excluding notable items non-GAAP | 25.4% | 3Q26 | — |
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| Emerging Markets Block Trading | $1.79B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Employee headcount | 858 | as of September 30, 2026 | — |
| Eurobonds Block Trading | $421M | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow | 85.72M | 3Q 2026 | — |
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| Number of U.K. Trading Days4 | 189 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
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| Number of U.S. Trading Days3 | 187 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
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| Open Trading | $4.87B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Operating Leverage, excluding notable items non-GAAP | 100 | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Operating Leverage, GAAP-basis | -960 | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Operating margin, excluding notable items non-GAAP | 41.6% | 3Q26 | — |
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| Total credit trading (excl. SD PT)1 | 3.18T | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Dealer Initiated (DRFQ & Mid-X) | $1.54B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Total MKTX Portfolio Trading | $1.88B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Total MKTX U.S. Credit Portfolio Trading | $1.58B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| total portfolio trading ADV | 1.9B | 3Q26 | — |
| Total rates trading | 5.34T | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total trading (excl. SD PT)1 | 8.52T | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total trading average daily volume ("ADV") | 13% | 3Q26 | — |
| Total U.S. Credit TRACE Portfolio Trading | $8.03B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| U.S. Credit Block Trading | $3.22B | 3Q 2026 | — |
| Diluted EPS, excluding notable items non-GAAP | $1.95 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Diluted EPS, GAAP-basis $1.93
+$0.02 Notable items as reconciled above
= Diluted EPS, excluding notable items $1.95
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| Net income, excluding notable items non-GAAP | $68.93M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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Versus peers
Capital Markets — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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MKTX
this stock
Marketaxess Holdings Inc
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$5.82B | -8.8% | +7.4% | 20.3 | 11.2% |
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MS
Morgan Stanley
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$297.99B | +7.4% | +5.5% | 15.1 | 1.0% |
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GS
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
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$264.37B | +4.3% | +8.9% | 13.2 | 2.2% |
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SCHW
Schwab Charles Corp
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$160.48B | -6.9% | +22.0% | 15.9 | 1.1% |
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HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc.
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$70.11B | -31.2% | +51.6% | 36.1 | 3.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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MarketAxess stockholders approved the merger at $167.00 per share, with closing anticipated in the first quarter of 2027, while third-quarter net income fell 20.9% and revenue rose 0.8%.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| MKTX | -0.2% | +0.4% | +25.9% | -0.1% | -8.8% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | -2.8% | +1.5% | +25.4% | +0.1% | -19.5% |
Capital returns
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.