Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 17.8x · EV/EBITDA 9.2x · ROE 19.4%. (2002–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $4.2B | $6.7B | $8.5B | $11.0B | $10.5B | $15.7B | $21.8B | $14.4B | $8.0B | $7.7B | $5.5B |
| Enterprise Value | $4.0B | $6.4B | $8.0B | $10.7B | $10.2B | $15.2B | $21.4B | $14.2B | $7.8B | $7.5B | $5.4B |
| P/E Ratio → | 17.81 | 27.21 | 31.05 | 42.75 | 41.94 | 60.75 | 72.68 | 70.21 | 46.24 | 51.86 | 43.99 |
| P/S Ratio | 4.96 | 7.86 | 10.41 | 14.69 | 14.61 | 22.35 | 31.58 | 28.14 | 18.36 | 19.31 | 14.99 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.77 | 5.76 | 6.13 | 8.53 | 9.71 | 15.05 | 22.79 | 18.69 | 22.12 | 22.14 | 18.56 |
| P/FCF | 11.27 | 17.84 | 22.69 | 39.20 | 44.23 | 67.69 | 60.65 | 62.23 | 45.37 | 53.86 | 89.74 |
| P/OCF | 11.03 | 17.46 | 22.10 | 33.04 | 36.30 | 55.54 | 53.80 | 54.11 | 35.72 | 45.67 | 69.06 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 7.58 | 9.83 | 14.19 | 14.12 | 21.75 | 31.05 | 27.80 | 17.85 | 18.93 | 14.56 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.17 | 14.83 | 19.18 | 26.97 | 25.76 | 38.36 | 51.24 | 50.14 | 32.99 | 34.04 | 25.72 |
| EV / EBIT | 11.37 | 17.47 | 22.21 | 31.84 | 29.94 | 45.55 | 56.98 | 55.23 | 35.65 | 37.29 | 28.11 |
| EV / FCF | — | 17.22 | 21.43 | 37.88 | 42.76 | 65.88 | 59.62 | 61.48 | 44.10 | 52.81 | 87.18 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 69.9% | 69.9% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 72.3% | 75.4% | 80.6% | 80.9% | 82.1% | 83.8% | 85.7% |
| Operating Margin | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.4% | 42.4% | 45.5% | 48.1% | 54.4% | 49.1% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 51.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.0% | 29.0% | 33.5% | 34.4% | 34.8% | 36.8% | 43.4% | 40.1% | 39.7% | 37.3% | 34.1% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 19.4% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 21.7% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 34.7% | 36.2% | 48.8% | 45.9% | 36.6% |
| ROA | 13.7% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 26.2% | 24.8% | 27.1% | 26.7% | 26.1% |
| ROIC | 18.1% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 23.2% | 29.3% | 30.1% | 42.6% | 45.0% | 41.1% |
| ROCE | 25.4% | 25.4% | 22.9% | 24.0% | 27.1% | 29.3% | 37.0% | 32.1% | 35.5% | 38.3% | 41.5% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.20 | -0.34 | -0.29 | -0.32 | -0.40 | -0.38 | -0.22 | -0.62 | -0.43 | -0.53 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -0.54 | -0.54 | -1.13 | -0.94 | -0.88 | -1.05 | -0.88 | -0.61 | -0.95 | -0.68 | -0.75 |
| Debt / FCF | — | -0.63 | -1.26 | -1.32 | -1.47 | -1.81 | -1.02 | -0.74 | -1.27 | -1.05 | -2.55 |
| Interest Coverage | 247.80 | 247.80 | 226.20 | 168.78 | 484.27 | 397.58 | 328.81 | — | — | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($520M) exceeds total debt ($285M)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.84 | 1.84 | 4.41 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 3.05 | 4.03 | 11.47 | 6.25 | 7.33 | 8.67 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.84 | 1.84 | 4.41 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 3.05 | 4.03 | 11.47 | 6.25 | 7.33 | 8.67 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.89 | 0.89 | 2.10 | 0.77 | 1.11 | 1.49 | 2.09 | 6.84 | 5.07 | 5.57 | 6.66 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.70 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | 46.7% | 46.7% | 41.1% | 42.5% | 42.3% | 38.7% | 30.3% | 37.2% | 36.1% | 33.0% | 30.5% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 5.6% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| FCF Yield | 8.9% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Buyback Yield | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 12.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $37M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M | $38M |
Competitive Market Share Erosion
According to current market data, MKTX trades at a forward P/E of 14.04, which represents a significant discount to peers like Tradeweb and Nasdaq, suggesting that investors are pricing in a deceleration in long-term volume growth and potential margin pressure from intensified electronic trading competition.
The current valuation multiple appears to reflect a market skepticism regarding the company's ability to sustain its historical premium as the U.S. credit market reaches electronic saturation. Investors should monitor whether this discount is a temporary mispricing or a structural re-rating necessitated by the shift toward lower-margin trading protocols.
Based on reported financial statements, MKTX's ROIC has trended downward to 5.2% in 2026Q1 from historical peaks, indicating that the firm is struggling to maintain its compounding efficiency as it deploys capital into new, potentially lower-return growth initiatives within the Treasury and emerging markets segments.
The decline in return on invested capital suggests that the company's core competitive advantage may be facing diminishing marginal returns. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the capital being allocated to platform expansion is generating sufficient incremental value to justify the associated operational complexity.
As reported in recent filings, the company's DSO has spiked to 233 days in 2026Q1, a dramatic departure from the 40-50 day range observed in previous periods, which signals a potential deterioration in the efficiency of the firm's cash collection cycle and overall working capital management.
This sharp increase in days sales outstanding suggests that the company may be facing structural friction in its billing or collection processes, or perhaps a change in customer payment terms. Such volatility in working capital is atypical for a high-margin exchange and may indicate underlying operational challenges.
Based on reported figures, MKTX maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, which remains historically conservative and provides a significant buffer, yet the interest coverage ratio has fluctuated wildly, dropping to 36.97 in 2026Q1 from much higher levels in previous quarters due to earnings volatility.
While the balance sheet remains fundamentally sound, the instability in interest coverage suggests that the company's ability to service its debt is becoming more sensitive to transactional volume fluctuations. Investors should monitor this trend to ensure that the firm's conservative capital structure is not compromised by persistent cash flow instability.
The P/E ratio is frequently misapplied to MKTX because it fails to account for the significant non-cash impact of stock-based compensation, which consistently inflates reported earnings and obscures the true economic cost of maintaining the specialized engineering talent required to sustain the platform's competitive moat.
Analysts should instead focus on free cash flow yield or EBITDA-based metrics that adjust for these non-cash expenses to better gauge the company's actual earning power. Relying solely on P/E may lead to an overly optimistic assessment of the firm's profitability in an increasingly competitive and capital-intensive environment.
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MarketAxess Holdings Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 17.8x. The historical average is 42.6x. This places it at the 5th percentile of its historical range.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 9.2x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 23.7x.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 19.4%. The historical average is 35.7%.
Based on historical data, MarketAxess Holdings Inc. is trading at a P/E of 17.8x. This is at the 5th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.'s current dividend yield is 2.64% with a payout ratio of 46.7%.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has 69.9% gross margin and 41.2% operating margin. Operating margin above 20% indicates strong pricing power and cost efficiency.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 0.7x, indicating low leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.