Virtu Financial (VIRT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Virtu Financial (VIRT) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 71.10% in Q2 2026, down 5.35 percentage points from 76.45% a year earlier and down 10.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Virtu Financial (VIRT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Virtu Financial reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 89.00%, up 17.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +8.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 71.93% in FY2024 (+22.87 pp), 49.06% in FY2023 (+7.72 pp), 41.34% in FY2022 (-11.17 pp) and 52.51% in FY2021 (-27.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.39 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 20.40 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 18.30 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 81.34% (Q1 2026), 82.07% (Q4 2025) and 76.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.27 Bn | 97.61 Bn | - | 11.69% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 98.55 Bn | 37.92 Bn | - | 27.12% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.26 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 85.47 Bn | 66.56 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 57.27 Bn | 54.71 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 10.50% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.11 Bn | 46.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 36.17 Bn | 29.63 Bn | - | 41.23% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.59 Bn | 27.25 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 30.73 Bn | 30.73 Bn | - | 27.43% |
| 10 | Virtu Financial | 8.68 Bn | 5.32 Bn | - | 39.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.50% |
API Access
Virtu Financial Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=VIRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "VIRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=VIRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();