CBOE vs VIRT vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Virtu Financial and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$53.69 -8.7% 1M +54.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.33B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.79%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
6 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$201.50 +23.0% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.22B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
0.97%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 6, Cboe Global Markets 4, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOEVIRTVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.58B $8.33B $26.22B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 8.5x 29.8x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 7.8x 25.3x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +20.8% +5.0% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.6% 13.5% 28.2% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 39.4% 31.9% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.6x 2.3x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.86% 1.79% 0.97% VIRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.4% +54.1% -7.9% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr +13.2%/yr -1.2%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 37.5% 35.8% VRSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 54/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOEVIRTVRSK

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

AxisCBOEVIRTVRSK
Valuation 53 #46 of 96 92 #9 of 96 26 #695 of 939
Growth 69 #22 of 68 54 #32 of 68 44 #453 of 814
Profitability 94 #5 of 70 77 #17 of 70 97 #28 of 828
Financial Health 80 #21 of 99 33 #67 of 99 32 #610 of 898
Shareholder Returns 43 #24 of 41 58 #18 of 41 72 #202 of 725
Overall 68 62 54
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBOEVIRTVRSKSPY
1 month +29.1%-8.7%+23.0% -2.3%
3 months +17.1%-8.9%+4.3% -0.7%
6 months +3.2%+8.4%+12.8% +4.8%
Year to date +39.4%+61.1%-9.9% +10.3%
1 year +42.4%+54.1%-7.9% +10.3%
3 years +106.4%+197.6%-12.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +27.3%+43.9%-4.4% +20.1%
5 years +159.8%+86.2%-6.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.1%+13.2%-1.2% +10.1%
10 years +456.3%+326.1%+145.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.7%+15.6%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBOEVIRTVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%37.5%35.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%35.6%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.500.44-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.151.44-0.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-57.5%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-21.0%-10.5% -3.5%
52-week high $366.70$67.93$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$32.53$156.84 $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.

MultipleCBOEVIRTVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 29.1x 8.5xmedian 29.1x 29.8xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 8.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 13.6x 4.2xmedian 13.6x 17.5xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 16.8x 16.0xmedian 16.8x 21.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x -22.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.52 0.14median 0.52 1.19median 0.92

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 monthsCBOEVIRTVRSK
Revenue $5.06B $4.08B $3.14B
Gross profit $2.74B – $2.20B
Operating income $1.76B – $1.38B
Net income $1.35B $1.06B $885.50M
Free cash flow $1.87B $521.11M $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $12.84 $6.29 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $2.28B $1.07B $551.40M
Total debt $1.44B $2.38B $4.47B
Shares (diluted) 104.90M 87.60M 130.85M
Enterprise value $28.24B $4.97B $20.86B

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
MetricCBOEVIRTVRSK
P/E 27.2x 8.5x 29.8x
P/FCF 19.5x 16.0x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 14.9x 17.4x
P/S 7.2x 2.0x 8.4x
P/B 6.5x 3.6x -22.1x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 3.8x -17.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 4.2x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 4.5x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 2.4x 9.6x
EV/FCF 19.0x 18.5x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 17.3x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 0.14 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOEVIRTVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 20.8% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 23.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.2% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.2% 36.4% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 60.0% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.5% 32.8% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 61.3% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4,740% -4.1% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.5% -3.6% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,757% -7.7% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% -3.9% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOEVIRTVRSK
Gross margin 54.1% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 37.1% 55.7% 55.0%
Operating margin 34.7% – 43.9%
Pretax margin 37.4% 31.3% 37.0%
Net margin 26.6% 13.5% 28.2%
FCF margin 37.0% 12.8% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 13.7% 47.9%
Return on equity 24.6% 46.9% –
Return on assets 12.5% 4.0% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 39.4% 31.9%
Return on capital employed 24.9% – 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 3.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOEVIRTVRSK
Debt / assets 13.6% 8.7% 99.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.6x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 91.5% 126.4%
Equity / assets 53.0% 8.5% -26.4%
Interest coverage 33.1x 2.5x 7.0x
Current ratio 1.6x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.21 – 7.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOEVIRTVRSK
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.1% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.9% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCBOEVIRTVRSK
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $6.89FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +7.3% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +4.0% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOEVIRTVRSK
Held by institutions 88.4% 93.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 987 473 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +6.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying 524 283 489
Institutions selling 342 142 349
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.99 1.40

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.

CBOEVIRTVRSK
CBOE 1.00 0.21 0.18
VIRT 0.21 1.00 0.05
VRSK 0.18 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, VIRT and VRSK?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.58B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $8.33B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $26.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, VIRT and VRSK?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.2x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.3x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 7.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 25.3x). 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%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +42.4%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +54.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -7.9%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +13.2%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) has the highest dividend yield: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.86%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 1.79%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.97%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.