Record Quarterly Revenue
Tradeweb delivered record revenues of $618 million in Q1 2026, up 21.2% year-over-year on a reported basis and 17.5% on a constant currency basis; first time surpassing $600 million in a quarter.
Strong Adjusted EBITDA and Margin Expansion
Adjusted EBITDA margin was 55% in the quarter. Management noted margin expansion versus 2025 (CEO cited a ~40 basis-point expansion; CFO reported an increase of ~101 basis points versus 2025 full-year margins).
Robust International Growth
International revenues grew 29% year-over-year, international clients accounted for ~44% of Q1 revenues and contributed nearly 60% of overall revenue growth; international clients drove 60% of dollar swap growth.
Swaps: Exceptional Performance
Global swaps revenues were up over 45% year-over-year with total market share rising from 21% to 24.1%; quarterly core risk market share increased ~190 basis points; RFM protocol average daily volume grew over 150% year-over-year.
ETF and Equities Momentum
ETF revenues grew in excess of 35% year-over-year; the ETF franchise surpassed $4 trillion in notional traded since launch (including $1 trillion in the past 12 months); AIX-driven ETF average daily trades increased over 70% year-over-year; institutional equity derivative revenues up nearly 20%.
Broad Product Strength (Rates, Credit, Money Markets)
Rates, Credit, Money Markets and Equities each produced record or near-record revenues: rates saw organic growth across swaps, government bonds and mortgages; global credit delivered double-digit growth (EM credit +40% YoY); money markets had record repo and ICD results.
Balance Sheet and Cash Generation
Cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.9 billion and trailing twelve-month free cash flow exceeding $1 billion (up ~31% year-over-year).
Capital Returns
Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share (up 17% year-over-year) and repurchased ~483,000 shares for $51 million in the quarter with $523 million of repurchase authorization remaining.
Digital Asset and Frontier Market Progress
Other revenues increased ~56% year-over-year driven by digital assets initiatives (Canton network relationship); continued strategic partnerships in tokenization (Canton), prediction markets (Kalshi), and crypto execution (Crossover Markets) to expand future addressable markets.