CBOE vs TW vs VIRT Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Tradeweb Markets and Virtu Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$122.57 +22.3% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$55.95 +5.6% 1M +67.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 5, Cboe Global Markets 4, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOETWVIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.02B $26.23B $4.90B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 29.2x 8.9x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 29.2x 8.3x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +14.0% +20.8% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.6% 40.7% 13.5% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% — 39.4% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.6x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% CBOE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% +10.7% +67.2% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +7.4%/yr +16.2%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 30.8% 37.4% TW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 77/100 63/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

CBOETWVIRT

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

AxisCBOETWVIRT
Valuation 55 #44 of 97 52 #47 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Growth 72 #20 of 69 74 #19 of 69 62 #27 of 69
Profitability 96 #4 of 70 97 #3 of 70 77 #17 of 70
Financial Health 81 #20 of 101 98 #3 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Shareholder Returns 46 #22 of 40 64 #15 of 40 54 #19 of 40
Overall 70 77 63
  • CBOE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBOETWVIRTSPY
1 month +26.3%+22.3%+5.6% -1.0%
3 months +19.1%+22.8%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months +12.1%+8.2%+15.3% +6.4%
Year to date +35.6%+14.0%+67.9% +11.4%
1 year +43.5%+10.7%+67.2% +13.1%
3 years +109.8%+46.8%+204.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +28.0%+13.7%+45.0% +21.5%
5 years +163.2%+43.0%+111.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.4%+7.4%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +432.6%—+312.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.2%—+15.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCBOETWVIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%30.8%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%30.9%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.240.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.351.80 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-48.8%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-3.2%-17.6% -2.5%
52-week high $366.70$126.57$67.93 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$91.50$32.53 $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.

MultipleCBOETWVIRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 29.4x 29.0xmedian 29.4x 8.9xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 13.0xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 12.8x 22.0xmedian 12.8x 4.4xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 15.9x 25.1xmedian 15.9x 16.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.51 0.75median 0.51 0.15median 0.51

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 monthsCBOETWVIRT
Revenue $5.06B $2.21B $4.08B
Gross profit $2.74B – –
Operating income $1.76B $963.90M –
Net income $1.35B $1.02B $1.06B
Free cash flow $1.87B $1.14B $521.11M
EPS (diluted) $12.84 $4.22 $6.29
Cash & equivalents $2.28B $2.06B $1.07B
Total debt $1.44B – $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 104.90M 212.80M 87.60M
Enterprise value $26.68B $18.24B $1.09B

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
MetricCBOETWVIRT
P/E 26.5x 29.0x 8.9x
P/FCF 19.0x 25.1x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 24.0x 15.6x
P/S 7.0x 13.0x 2.1x
P/B 6.3x 3.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 4.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 22.0x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 19.7x 27.6x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 12.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 18.5x 23.3x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 22.3x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 0.75 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOETWVIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 14.0% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 21.8% 23.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.2% 28.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 30.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 50.2% 60.5% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 38.3% 60.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.5% 62.4% 32.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 39.0% 61.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4,740% 14.6% -4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 19.9% -3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,757% 13.7% -7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 19.3% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOETWVIRT
Gross margin 54.1% – –
EBITDA margin 37.1% 54.9% 55.7%
Operating margin 34.7% 43.7% –
Pretax margin 37.4% 58.9% 31.3%
Net margin 26.6% 40.7% 13.5%
FCF margin 37.0% 51.9% 12.8%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 54.2% 13.7%
Return on equity 24.6% 13.9% 46.9%
Return on assets 12.5% 12.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 18.1% – 39.4%
Return on capital employed 24.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.0% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOETWVIRT
Debt / assets 13.6% – 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 11.1% 91.5%
Equity / assets 53.0% 88.9% 8.5%
Interest coverage 33.1x 469.3x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.6x – –
Quick ratio 0.8x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score 6.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOETWVIRT
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.6% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.4% 10.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% 9.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.1% 18.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCBOETWVIRT
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +16.9% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $2.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +20.1% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOETWVIRT
Held by institutions 88.4% 49.9% 52.9%
Institutions holding 985 561 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.3% +6.7%
Institutions buying 523 300 282
Institutions selling 342 211 142
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.42 1.99

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.

CBOETWVIRT
CBOE 1.00 0.38 0.22
TW 0.38 1.00 0.28
VIRT 0.22 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, TW and VIRT?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $35.02B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $26.23B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $4.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, TW and VIRT?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +43.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.7%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +67.2%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.4%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.4%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest dividend yield: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 0.00%. Virtu Financial (VIRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tradeweb Markets (TW) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 35.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBOE, TW and VIRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 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.