Record Quarterly Results
Revenue grew 48% year-over-year to $692 million (from $467 million) and adjusted profit before tax increased 59% to $153 million. Basic EPS rose 55% to $1.52; trailing 12-month EPS $4.66.
Strong Margin and Profitability Expansion
Adjusted PBT margin expanded to ~22.1% (up from ~21% prior year). Management highlighted very strong ROE (Ian: 34.4% up 570 bps; Rob: adjusted ROE 37.4%). Company sees path to mid-20% margins over a multi-year horizon.
Broad-Based Segment Growth
All businesses contributed: Clearing revenue +15% to $137M; Agency & Execution revenue +35% to $322M; Market Making revenue +164% to $140M; Solutions revenue more than doubled to $93M. Notable submetrics: Net commission income in Clearing +30% to $88M; Solutions adjusted PBT nearly tripled to $33M, margin ~35%.
Clearing Client Balances and Volumes Upside
Average clearing client balances rose to $16 billion (from $14B in Q4 and $12B a year ago). Exchange volumes up 32% vs Q4 and 24% year-over-year; cleared volumes in March ~25% above prior record (April 2025), demonstrating platform scalability.
Exceptional Market Making and Commodities Performance
Metals revenue more than doubled to $65M; Energy revenue increased over 3x to $32M. Market Making adjusted PBT $56M with margins ~40%, benefiting from elevated volatility and client hedging demand.
Successful M&A and Capital Actions
Winterflood contributed strongly in its first full quarter on the Marex platform; regulatory approval obtained for sale of Winterflood custody business (expected closing Q2) which should generate ~ $40M capital benefit. Completed a $500M senior unsecured debt issuance priced 50 bps tighter than prior deal; highly oversubscribed.
Strong Capital & Liquidity Position
Regulatory capital $1.0B vs requirement $403M (capital ratio ~253%). Total assets $36.5B; corporate residual cash/other assets ~$7.5B; corporate funding increased to $6.7B; liquidity headroom ~ $1.4B. Management emphasizes conservative liquidity posture.
Dividend Increase and Positive Guidance
Board increased Q1 dividend to $0.16 per share. Management reports April tracking above last year's April and reiterates a positive pipeline, record Q2 balances so far, and confidence in balanced growth trajectory.