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MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) Stock Analysis

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) is a Capital Markets stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

MKTX

$164.26

−$0.23 (−0.14%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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MKTX Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$164.49
Previous Close
$164.49
Day's Range
164.26–164.59
52-Week Range
108.75–195.97
Volume
811.84K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.79
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.78B
P/E Ratio
19.42
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
18.77
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.23
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
6.65
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
8.46
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$846.27M+3.57%
Net Income (FY)
$246.63M−10.05%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
35.22%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
35.20M
1-Year Return
−3.64%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.12+1.90%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 19, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
1.09M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, MKTX closed at $164.26, −3.64% over 1 year.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) has a market capitalization of $5.78B.

In fiscal 2025, MKTX reported revenue of $846.27M.

MKTX Stock Return by Calendar Year

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $9,636
−3.64%
5 years
$10,000 $4,249
−57.51%
10 years
$10,000 $11,853
+18.53%

If you had invested $10,000 in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $11,853 at the close on October 21, 2026: +18.53% in total, +1.71% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−8.47%
2025−18.54%
2024−21.83%
2023+6.11%
2022−31.50%
2021−27.51%
2020+51.28%
2019+80.66%
2018+5.63%
2017+38.28%
2016 (partial year)−8.88%

As of October 21, 2026.

MKTX Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$846.27M$246.63M29.1%
2024$817.10M$274.18M33.6%
2023$752.55M$258.06M34.3%
2022$718.30M$250.22M34.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$846.27M$502.85M$341.84M$246.63M29.1%
2024$817.10M$491.19M$340.87M$274.18M33.6%
2023$752.55M$465.82M$315.02M$258.06M34.3%
2022$718.30M$465.57M$326.88M$250.22M34.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

MKTX Dividend History

$3.04+2.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.562—
2025$3.044+2.7%
2024$2.964+2.8%
2023$2.884+2.9%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.562—
2025$3.044+2.7%
2024$2.964+2.8%
2023$2.884+2.9%
2022$2.804+6.1%
2021$2.644+10.0%
2020$2.404+17.6%
2019$2.044+21.4%
2018$1.684+27.3%
2017$1.324+407.7%
2016$0.261—

Most recent payment: $0.78 per share, ex-dividend May 20, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

MKTX Valuation vs Capital Markets Median

Median of 100 stocks
MetricMKTXCapital Markets medianvs median
P/E19.4215.6624% above
P/S ratio6.652.27192% above
Profit margin35.22%3.34%31.9 pts above

Medians across 100 Capital Markets stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) carries a market capitalisation of $5.78B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Capital Markets industry. The company reports 863 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $108.75 to $195.97. MKTX last closed at $164.26 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.23 (−0.14%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 51.04% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $846.27M. That is +3.57% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $817.10M. The same year closed with net income of $246.63M. That is −10.05% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 35.22%. That is 31.9 percentage points above the Capital Markets median of 3.34%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 8.46.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $718.30M in 2022 to $846.27M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 19.42. That is 24.01% above the Capital Markets median of 15.66. The forward P/E on file is 18.77. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.23. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 6.65 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 192.46% above the Capital Markets median of 2.27. 100 Capital Markets companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −3.64%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +1.71%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.79. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 33.88%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 1.9% on the latest price. That is 0.1 percentage points below the Capital Markets median yield of 1.97%. At the indicated rate that is $3.12 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 19, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $1.56 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.04 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −8.47%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +80.66%; the weakest is 2022 at −31.50%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) operates in the Capital Markets industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. MKTX $5.78B 19.4
Morgan Stanley MS $293.71B 14.8
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS $263.43B 13.0
The Charles Schwab Corporation SCHW $158.48B 15.7

The Capital Markets industry average P/E ratio is 15.7x. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.4.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer firms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers trading technology to access liquidity on its platforms in U.S. high-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, eurobonds, municipal bonds, U.S. government bonds, and other fixed-income securities; and executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds through its Open Trading protocols. It also provides automated and algorithmic trading solutions, such as X-Pro, a trading platform to combine trading protocols with its proprietary data and pre-trade analytics; and integrated and actionable data offerings, including CP+ and Axess All, a real-time pricing engine, including Auto-X and portfolio trading. In addition, the company offers various pre-and post-trade services, such as processing, trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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