MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
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$164.66
+$0.40 (+0.24%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
29.14% net margin is above average for a financial institution, suggesting strong underwriting or fee income alongside controlled credit costs.
Revenue growth slowed to 3.6%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 19x earnings, the multiple is above the banking sector average. Financials rarely sustain elevated multiples through credit cycles. Net income declined 10% YoY, profitability momentum has weakened.
19.5x earnings. Above the financial-sector median (~13x). The market is pricing in above-average returns or growth, any credit deterioration would compress the multiple quickly.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$870M
▲ +3.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$306M
▼ -10.0% YoY
Net Margin
35.22%
P/E
19.5x
Balance Sheet
Total Assets
$2.42B
Equity
$1.24B
Total Debt
$179M
Cash & Equiv.
$246M
5Y CAGR: +4.2%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 4 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 3 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) overvalued?
At a P/E of 19.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 29.8, MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $97.44 per share, so at $164.66 the stock looks overvalued (40.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, MarketAxess Holdings scores 77/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.0%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is MarketAxess Holdings's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $97.44 per share for MKTX, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $73.08. At today's $164.66, that puts the stock about 40.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is MarketAxess Holdings a high-quality business?+
MarketAxess Holdings scores 77 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 40.5% operating margin and a 20.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, MarketAxess Holdings pays a regular dividend of about $3.22 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.0% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 37.0% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. MarketAxess Holdings has grown the dividend at roughly 3.7% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For MKTX's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is MarketAxess Holdings a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. MKTX currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 77/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 2.0%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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