BGC vs MKTX vs TW Stock Comparison

Bgc, Marketaxess Holdings and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.42B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 5, Tradeweb Markets 4, Marketaxess Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCMKTXTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.44B $5.80B $25.42B TW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 19.8x 28.3x MKTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 20.2x 28.5x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +3.9% +14.0% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% BGC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% -1.4% +8.9% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr -16.4%/yr +6.5%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 36.4% 31.0% TW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 45/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

BGCMKTXTW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBGCMKTXTW
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 28 #69 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Growth 85 #11 of 66 17 #55 of 66 63 #25 of 66
Profitability 56 #29 of 64 87 #9 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 35 #61 of 93 – 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 49 #20 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Overall 66 45 73
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MKTX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBGCMKTXTWSPY
1 month -4.0%+0.6%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%+35.3%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%+4.2%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +27.3%-8.9%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year +21.9%-1.4%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years +97.1%-19.8%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%-7.1%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years +107.9%-59.2%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%-16.4%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+9.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+0.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCMKTXTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%36.4%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%28.1%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.16-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.040.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-73.7%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-14.7%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $12.65$193.61$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$109.09$91.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBGCMKTXTW
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 19.9xmedian 28.3x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.0x 29.7xmedian 16.0x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 2.50median 0.54 0.73median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBGCMKTXTW
Revenue $3.29B $871.61M $2.21B
Operating income – $341.21M $963.90M
Net income $198.89M – $1.02B
Free cash flow $483.90M – $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $8.29 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $381.05M $2.06B
Total debt $1.77B – –
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 35.24M 212.80M
Enterprise value $2.26B $5.80B $17.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBGCMKTXTW
P/E 28.3x 19.9x 28.3x
P/FCF 11.2x 29.7x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x – 23.4x
P/S 1.6x 6.7x 12.7x
P/B 4.2x 4.6x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 4.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – 21.4x
EV/EBIT 15.8x – 26.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 6.7x 11.8x
EV/FCF 13.3x – 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 2.50 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCMKTXTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 3.9% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 5.9% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.3% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% – 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% – 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 40.2% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 8.0% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% – 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% – 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCMKTXTW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% – 54.9%
Operating margin – – 43.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% – 58.9%
Net margin 5.8% – 40.7%
FCF margin 14.7% – 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% – 54.2%
Return on equity 14.9% 23.3% 13.9%
Return on assets 3.3% 12.5% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCMKTXTW
Debt / assets 30.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 43.3% 11.1%
Equity / assets 22.2% 56.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x – 469.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCMKTXTW
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.9% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% – 15.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBGCMKTXTW
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +10.0% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $944.60MFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% -2.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCMKTXTW
Held by institutions 65.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 368 394 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +2.3% +0.3%
Institutions buying 215 189 300
Institutions selling 86 164 211
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.15 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BGCMKTXTW
BGC 1.00 0.12 0.29
MKTX 0.12 1.00 0.11
TW 0.29 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, MKTX and TW?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.44B, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) $5.80B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, MKTX and TW?

Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.5x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 19.8x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 20.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bgc (BGC) +27.6%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) +3.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +21.9%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -1.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -16.4%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bgc (BGC) has the highest dividend yield: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 0.00%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tradeweb Markets (TW) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 36.4%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, MKTX and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bgc (BGC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.