MIAX vs VIRT vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Miami International Holdings, Virtu Financial and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$54.96 +2.9% 1M +62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.86B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
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5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 5, Cboe Global Markets 4, Miami International Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMIAXVIRTCBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.03B $4.86B $33.60B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 8.8x 24.9x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 8.0x 24.5x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.8% +20.8% +11.7% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 13.5% 26.6% CBOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 39.4% 18.1% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.6x -0.5x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.5% +62.3% +36.4% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.3%/yr +19.9%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 37.4% 36.1% CBOE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 61/100 68/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

MIAXVIRTCBOE

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

AxisMIAXVIRTCBOE
Valuation 85 #15 of 96 92 #9 of 96 53 #46 of 96
Growth 94 #5 of 66 51 #33 of 66 68 #22 of 66
Profitability 64 #24 of 64 76 #16 of 64 97 #3 of 64
Financial Health 96 #5 of 93 30 #65 of 93 80 #19 of 93
Shareholder Returns 8 #35 of 38 57 #17 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Overall 69 61 68
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMIAXVIRTCBOESPY
1 month -6.8%+2.9%+26.1% -0.2%
3 months -29.6%-6.2%+9.2% +3.9%
6 months -31.2%+12.4%+7.0% +8.2%
Year to date -26.7%+64.9%+29.5% +12.9%
1 year -26.5%+62.3%+36.4% +12.3%
3 years —+200.5%+101.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+44.3%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years —+112.9%+147.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+16.3%+19.9% +10.9%
10 years —+317.9%+422.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.4%+18.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMIAXVIRTCBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%37.4%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%35.8%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.43-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.611.671.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-57.5%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.8%-19.1%-11.4% -1.2%
52-week high $56.84$67.93$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $29.53$32.53$231.51 $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.

MultipleMIAXVIRTCBOE
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 28.3x 8.7xmedian 28.3x 25.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.5x 4.3xmedian 13.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.0x 16.4xmedian 16.0x 18.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.14median 0.54 0.90median 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 monthsMIAXVIRTCBOE
Revenue $1.47B $4.08B $5.06B
Gross profit $503.69M – $2.74B
Operating income $116.15M – $1.76B
Net income $142.30M $1.06B $1.35B
Free cash flow $251.48M $521.11M $1.87B
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $6.29 $12.84
Cash & equivalents $660.46M $1.07B $2.28B
Total debt $1.51M $2.38B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 110.71M 87.60M 104.90M
Enterprise value $485.27M $1.04B $25.26B

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
MetricMIAXVIRTCBOE
P/E 21.8x 8.7x 25.3x
P/FCF 12.8x 16.4x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 15.3x 17.3x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 6.7x
P/B 2.8x 3.7x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 3.9x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 4.3x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 4.6x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.4x 6.5x
EV/FCF 10.1x 18.9x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 17.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.14 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMIAXVIRTCBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.8% 20.8% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.1% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.8% – 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% – 35.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7,836% 36.4% 50.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 60.0% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,521% 32.8% 50.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 61.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.1% 4,740%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 52.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.7% 1,757%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% 55.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMIAXVIRTCBOE
Gross margin 34.3% – 54.1%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 55.7% 37.1%
Operating margin 7.9% – 34.7%
Pretax margin 3.9% 31.3% 37.4%
Net margin 9.7% 13.5% 26.6%
FCF margin 17.1% 12.8% 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 13.7% 38.8%
Return on equity 12.8% 46.9% 24.6%
Return on assets 9.3% 4.0% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 39.4% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 24.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 3.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMIAXVIRTCBOE
Debt / assets 0.1% 8.7% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 0.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.6x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 91.5% 47.0%
Equity / assets 71.9% 8.5% 53.0%
Interest coverage 31.9x 2.5x 33.1x
Current ratio 2.6x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.58 – 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMIAXVIRTCBOE
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -12.4% 1.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -12.4% 2.8% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusMIAXVIRTCBOE
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.60FY2026 $6.89FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.1%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.4% +7.3% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.19MFY2026 $2.93BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +4.0% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMIAXVIRTCBOE
Held by institutions 72.8% 93.0% 88.4%
Institutions holding 207 472 985
Change in shares held, QoQ +42.4% +6.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 142 282 523
Institutions selling 46 142 342
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.99 1.53

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.

MIAXVIRTCBOE
MIAX 1.00 0.32 0.41
VIRT 0.32 1.00 0.22
CBOE 0.41 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MIAX, VIRT and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.03B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $4.86B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $33.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, MIAX, VIRT and CBOE?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.3x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.8x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.3x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.0x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x). 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: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest net margin (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -26.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +62.3%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +36.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.3%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 0.00%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 0.00%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. Miami International Holdings (MIAX) and Virtu Financial (VIRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has been the steadiest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.