MKTX MarketAxess Holdings margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 46
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 71
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 62
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 98
Gross margin
100%
Operating margin
40.5%
EBITDA margin
52.6%
Net margin
35.2%

Using the latest TTM figures, MarketAxess Holdings shows a gross margin of 100%, an operating margin of 40.5%, an EBITDA margin of 52.6%, and a net margin of 35.2%. Net margin showed the largest year-over-year gain at 8.6 percentage points, whereas EBITDA margin showed the largest decline at 1.6 percentage points.

MKTX margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Looking back over the last 3 years, MarketAxess Holdings recorded average margins of 100% gross, 41.16% operating, 53.99% EBITDA, and 31.72% net. The current figures show net margin is above its three-year average, while operating and EBITDA margins are below their three-year averages.

MKTX margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The largest positive change was in net margin, up 8.6 percentage points. The expansion was limited to net margin, while operating margin contracted by 1 percentage point and EBITDA margin by 1.6 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion
0pp
Operating margin expansion
-1pp
EBITDA margin expansion
-1.6pp
Net margin expansion
8.6pp

MKTX Gross margin

MarketAxess Holdings recorded an average gross margin of 100% across the last 3 years. MarketAxess Holdings's current gross margin is 100% and is in line with its three-year average. The highest gross margin for MarketAxess Holdings was 100% in Jun 2026, while the lowest was 100% in Dec 2023.

MKTX Operating margin

MarketAxess Holdings recorded an average operating margin of 41.16% across the last 3 years. The current operating margin stands at 40.5%, 0.7 percentage points below its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 41.9% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 40.4% in Dec 2025.

MKTX EBITDA margin

MarketAxess Holdings's EBITDA margin averaged 53.99% across the past 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, MarketAxess Holdings's current EBITDA margin is 52.6% and is 1.4 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, MarketAxess Holdings's EBITDA margin peaked at 54.7% in Sep 2024 and reached a low of 52.6% in Jun 2026.

MKTX Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for MarketAxess Holdings was 31.72%. The latest net margin for MarketAxess Holdings is 35.2%, 3.5 percentage points above its three-year average. MarketAxess Holdings's net margin ranged from a low of 26.2% in Sep 2025 to a high of 35.5% in Mar 2026.

MKTX margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 100%, MKTX stands above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Financial Services sector average of 83.9%, MarketAxess Holdings's gross margin is 19% higher.

MKTX margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is MarketAxess Holdings's gross margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, MKTX has a gross margin of 100%.

What is MarketAxess Holdings's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, MKTX has an operating margin of 40.5%.

What is MarketAxess Holdings's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for MKTX is 52.6% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is MarketAxess Holdings's net margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, MKTX has a net margin of 35.2%.

What are the average margins of MKTX?

Over the past 3 years, MKTX reported average margins of 100.0% gross, 41.2% operating, 54.0% EBITDA, and 31.7% net.

What are the highest historical margins of MKTX?

Over the last 5 years, MarketAxess Holdings's highest margins were 100% gross in Jun 2026, 48.2% operating in Dec 2021, 56.5% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 36.9% net in Dec 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of MKTX?

Looking back across 5 years, MKTX reached its lowest margins at 100% gross in Dec 2021, 40.4% operating in Dec 2025, 52.6% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 26.2% net in Sep 2025.