MarketAxess Holdings Inc. MKTX recently announced that in the second quarter of 2026, it recorded a total trading average daily volume (ADV) of $43.6 billion, an 11% year-over-year decrease. Nevertheless, its electronic trading platform facilitated more than $1.04 trillion in total credit trading volume in the quarter, increasing 1% year over year.
Growth in Emerging markets (+12%) and Agencies and Other Government Bond Rates (+84%) supported the total volume, offset by declines in U.S. Government Bond Rates (-22%), High-grade (-4%) and High-yield (-8%). Eurobonds markets saw a 1% increase in ADV from the year-ago period.
Total credit average variable transaction fees per million (“FPM”) declined 7% year over year in the quarter due to product and protocol mix and lower duration in U.S. high-grade, while the same for total rates jumped 24% year over year due to protocol mix. The number of trading days in the United States and the U.K. were 62 and 61, respectively, in the second quarter. Its estimated market share of U.S. credit portfolio trading came at 20.6%, rising from 17.5% a year ago.
The second quarter figures indicate 33% rise in total portfolio trading ADV to $2 billion, but Dealer-initiated ADV of $1.7 billion fell 3% year over year. It also announced that total Mid-X trading volume surged 156% to a record $23.6 billion.
Where Do Q2 Estimates Stand?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MarketAxess’ second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.90 per share, which indicates a 5% year-over-year decrease. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $220.43 million, suggesting a 0.4% year-over-year increase. Notably, the company has surpassed earnings estimates in each of the past four quarters, with an average surprise of 4.5%.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Zacks Rank & Key Picks
MarketAxess currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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