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Tradeweb Markets
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Rating:81Outperform
Price Target:
$106.00
▼(-10.43% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/21/26
Score is driven primarily by excellent financial quality (high margins, strong cash generation, minimal leverage) and a constructive earnings call highlighting record revenue and margin expansion. These positives are tempered by weaker technical momentum, a relatively high P/E with a low dividend yield, and near-term cost/investment pressure that could mute incremental margin gains.
Positive Factors
High-quality cash generation
Tradeweb’s consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable funding for strategic investments, dividends and buybacks without relying on leverage. High cash conversion (FCF near net income) supports capital returns and funds platform growth over a multi‑quarter horizon.
Negative Factors
Elevated expense growth from investments
Heavy near‑term investment in technology, facilities and staff increases fixed costs and can mute incremental margin expansion. Even if strategic, elevated expense growth limits free cash flow upside and requires sustained revenue gains to preserve margin progress over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High-quality cash generation
Tradeweb’s consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable funding for strategic investments, dividends and buybacks without relying on leverage. High cash conversion (FCF near net income) supports capital returns and funds platform growth over a multi‑quarter horizon.
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Tradeweb Markets (TW) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$23.95B
Dividend Yield0.45%
Average Volume (3M)1.76M
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.9
Beta (1Y)0.36
Revenue Growth18.26%
EPS Growth66.10%
CountryUS
Employees1,412
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Capital Markets
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.07
Shares Outstanding116,035,960
10 Day Avg. Volume1,603,854
30 Day Avg. Volume1,757,128
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.46
Price to Book (P/B)3.52
Price to Sales (P/S)11.17
P/FCF Ratio20.34
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.82
Enterprise Value/Revenue9.11
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit13.40
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.06
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$131.09Price Target Upside10.77% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)4.06
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.36B
Tradeweb Markets Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Tradeweb Markets Inc. is a global provider that develops and manages sophisticated electronic trading platforms across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. These digital venues facilitate transactions in a diverse array...
How the Company Makes Money
Tradeweb primarily makes money by charging transaction-based fees when clients execute trades on its electronic platforms. Fees are generally driven by trading volume and product mix and are assessed based on factors such as instrument type, execu...
Tradeweb Markets Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 29, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call was broadly positive: the company reported a record quarter with strong, broad-based revenue growth across swaps, ETFs, rates, credit and money markets, meaningful international momentum, expanded adjusted EBITDA margins, strong cash generation and continued shareholder returns. Key near-term headwinds include elevated expense growth (including FX and occupancy), variability from digital asset mark-to-market items, some retail/wholesale channel softness, and timing-related Market Data revenue effects. Management reiterated investment for growth while guiding expenses toward the top half of the prior range and expecting margin expansion, indicating confidence in durable long-term growth despite near-term variability.Positive Updates
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.
Negative Updates
Expense Growth and FX Headwinds
Adjusted expenses increased 20.2% on a reported basis (15.3% constant currency). Notable cost increases included technology & communications (+37.7%), occupancy (+61.5%), and adjusted G&A (+85.2%) driven by an $8.1 million unfavorable FX movement; headcount rose 11.4% year-over-year.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
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.
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Company Guidance
Tradeweb guided 2026 adjusted expenses to trend toward the top half of its initial $1.10–$1.16 billion range while still expecting adjusted EBITDA and operating margin expansion versus 2025 (though incremental margin improvement may be more muted as it continues to invest in Credit, Rates, international markets, ICD, digital assets and technology); Q1 adjusted EBITDA margin was 55%, up 101 bps versus 2025. The company ended Q1 with approximately $1.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents, trailing‑12‑month free cash flow exceeding $1 billion (up ~31% YoY), holds $1.6 billion of Canton coins (fair value ≈ $243 million), declared a $0.14 quarterly dividend (+17% YoY), repurchased ~483k shares for $51 million and has ~$523 million of repurchase authority remaining, and expects Other revenues in 2026 to be roughly in line with 2025.Tradeweb Markets Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
92
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
95
Very Positive
Cash Flow
90
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.16B | 2.05B | 1.73B | 1.34B | 1.19B | 1.08B |
| Gross Profit | 1.47B | 1.38B | 1.13B | 877.91M | 756.36M | 669.19M |
| EBITDA | 1.51B | 1.43B | 978.68M | 681.10M | 617.82M | 542.88M |
| Net Income | 869.69M | 812.79M | 501.51M | 364.87M | 309.34M | 226.83M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 8.30B | 8.19B | 7.27B | 7.06B | 6.26B | 5.99B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.94B | 2.08B | 1.34B | 1.71B | 1.26B | 973.05M |
| Total Debt | 142.83M | 278.34M | 35.75M | 49.08M | 27.94M | 24.33M |
| Total Liabilities | 986.11M | 1.00B | 869.11M | 1.13B | 713.82M | 681.24M |
| Stockholders Equity | 6.62B | 6.51B | 5.80B | 5.37B | 4.95B | 4.65B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.13B | 1.13B | 856.78M | 684.33M | 572.73M | 526.67M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.21B | 1.17B | 897.74M | 746.09M | 632.82M | 578.02M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -189.02M | -126.53M | -969.19M | -132.76M | -60.10M | -259.11M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -396.59M | -307.48M | -290.26M | -168.17M | -276.70M | -136.10M |
Tradeweb Markets Technical Analysis
Neutral
118.34
Price Trends
104.82
Negative
112.82
Negative
109.93
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.28
Negative
52.01
Neutral
57.28
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TW, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 118.34 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 98.92, above the 50-day MA of 104.82, and above the 200-day MA of 109.93, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -2.28 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 52.01 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 57.28 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for TW.
Tradeweb Markets Risk Analysis
Tradeweb Markets disclosed 56 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Tradeweb Markets reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Tradeweb Markets Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $23.95B | 24.94 | 13.64% | 0.45% | 18.26% | 66.10% | |
77 Outperform | $41.54B | 39.85 | 19.89% | 0.46% | 12.92% | 28.20% | |
74 Outperform | $30.83B | 14.66 | 17.21% | 1.26% | 5.83% | 1.44% | |
72 Outperform | $4.07B | 13.52 | 24.27% | 1.66% | 7.85% | 46.95% | |
72 Outperform | $14.01B | 10.87 | 26.62% | ― | 52.73% | 52.01% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
45 Neutral | $10.49B | 26.58 | 7.08% | 2.52% | 16.38% | 39.47% |
* Financial Sector Average
TW
Tradeweb Markets
102.79
-35.55
-25.70%
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Tradeweb Markets Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Tradeweb Stockholders Approve Governance and Legal Amendments
Positive
May 20, 2026
At its May 19, 2026 annual meeting, Tradeweb Markets stockholders approved amendments to the company’s certificate of incorporation that expand exculpation protections to certain officers in limited circumstances and introduce a federal foru...
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