MKTX vs TW vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Marketaxess Holdings, Tradeweb Markets and Nasdaq Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKTX Marketaxess Holdings Inc
$165.02 +0.5% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$871.61M
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$123.45 +22.0% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.72B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.72 +11.9% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.39B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 4, Tradeweb Markets 3, Marketaxess Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKTXTWNDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.81B $25.72B $58.39B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 28.7x 28.0x MKTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 29.4x 26.0x MKTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +14.0% +11.5% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.7% 22.8% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.2% +11.3% +18.4% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +7.2%/yr +9.2%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 30.9% 28.5% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 74/100 56/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MKTXTWNDAQ

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

AxisMKTXTWNDAQ
Valuation 30 #68 of 97 48 #51 of 97 43 #56 of 97
Growth 21 #54 of 68 67 #23 of 68 45 #38 of 68
Profitability 88 #9 of 67 96 #4 of 67 79 #15 of 67
Financial Health – 98 #3 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Shareholder Returns 51 #20 of 40 62 #16 of 40 64 #15 of 40
Overall 48 74 56
  • MKTX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NDAQ ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKTXTWNDAQSPY
1 month +0.5%+22.0%+11.9% -0.8%
3 months +39.9%+21.0%+11.5% +3.5%
6 months +3.1%+10.8%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -9.0%+14.8%+7.8% +12.2%
1 year -3.2%+11.3%+18.4% +13.0%
3 years -19.9%+40.7%+120.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.1%+12.1%+30.1% +23.1%
5 years -59.1%+41.8%+55.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.4%+7.2%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +7.8%—+385.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.7%—+17.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMKTXTWNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%30.9%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%31.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.16-0.230.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.360.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.7%-48.8%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-2.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $193.61$126.57$104.72 $779.14
52-week low $109.09$91.50$76.85 $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.

MultipleMKTXTWNDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 29.4x 29.2xmedian 29.4x 28.1xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.9x 13.1xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 22.2xmedian 13.7x 19.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 16.0x 25.2xmedian 16.0x 25.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.52 0.75median 0.52 1.53median 0.52

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 monthsMKTXTWNDAQ
Revenue $871.61M $2.21B $9.15B
Gross profit – – $5.78B
Operating income $341.21M $963.90M $2.73B
Net income – $1.02B $2.08B
Free cash flow – $1.14B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $4.22 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $381.05M $2.06B $365.00M
Total debt – – $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 35.24M 212.80M 563.31M
Enterprise value $5.81B $17.73B $55.82B

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
MetricMKTXTWNDAQ
P/E 19.9x 29.2x 28.1x
P/FCF 29.7x 25.2x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.2x 23.0x
P/S 6.7x 13.1x 6.4x
P/B 4.6x 3.9x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 4.6x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA – 22.2x 19.7x
EV/EBIT – 27.9x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 12.2x 7.3x
EV/FCF – 23.4x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.4x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 0.75 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKTXTWNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 14.0% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 21.8% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.3% 28.2% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 30.5% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 60.5% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 38.3% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.2% 62.4% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 39.0% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.6% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.7% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKTXTWNDAQ
Gross margin – – 63.2%
EBITDA margin – 54.9% 37.0%
Operating margin – 43.7% 29.8%
Pretax margin – 58.9% 28.5%
Net margin – 40.7% 22.8%
FCF margin – 51.9% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 54.2% 27.8%
Return on equity 23.3% 13.9% 17.4%
Return on assets 12.5% 12.3% 7.6%
Return on invested capital – – 10.5%
Return on capital employed – – 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.0% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKTXTWNDAQ
Debt / assets – – 31.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF – – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.3% 11.1% 56.2%
Equity / assets 56.0% 88.9% 43.8%
Interest coverage – 469.3x 7.9x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKTXTWNDAQ
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 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.

ConsensusMKTXTWNDAQ
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.17FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +17.1% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $944.60MFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +21.0% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKTXTWNDAQ
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.9% 83.8%
Institutions holding 394 561 1,082
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 189 300 538
Institutions selling 164 211 397
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.42 1.36

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.

MKTXTWNDAQ
MKTX 1.00 0.12 0.25
TW 0.12 1.00 0.37
NDAQ 0.25 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKTX, TW and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) $5.81B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.72B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKTX, TW and NDAQ?

Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 19.9x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.7x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) is cheapest (Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 20.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.4x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) +3.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -3.2%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +11.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +18.4%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -16.4%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.2%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 0.00%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%. Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 36.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads on 4. 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.