Cboe Global Markets Reports Results for Second Quarter 2026
Second Quarter Highlights*
- Diluted EPS for the Quarter of $3.35, Up 50 percent
- Adjusted Diluted EPS1 for the Quarter of $3.56, Up 45 percent
- Record Net Revenue for the Quarter of $731.6 million, Up 25 percent
- Increases 2026 Organic Total Net Revenue Growth Target2 to 'mid to high teens' from 'low double-digit to mid teens' and Cboe Data Vantage3 Organic Net Revenue Growth Target2 to 'low teens' from 'low double-digit'
- Reaffirms 2026 Adjusted Operating Expense Guidance2 of $838 to $853 million
CHICAGO, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026.
"Our strong second quarter results reflect the progress we're making as we execute our growth strategy," said Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer of Cboe Global Markets. "We're investing in opportunities that will define Cboe's future. Whether it's expanding event contracts, growing Cboe Clear U.S., or advancing around-the-clock access to our markets, we're executing with speed and discipline to create durable growth and value for our shareholders."
"Cboe delivered another quarter of record revenue results, producing 25 percent net revenue growth on a year-over-year basis, 50 percent diluted EPS growth, and 45 percent adjusted diluted EPS1 growth," said Jill Griebenow, Cboe Global Markets Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. "Our Derivatives business again set a quarterly record, growing net revenue 30 percent on the back of another record quarter of index options volumes. Cash and Spot Markets net revenue rose 22 percent and our Data Vantage business grew 15 percent on a year-over-year basis. Given our strong performance through the first half of the year, we are increasing our 2026 organic total net revenue growth target2 to 'mid to high teens' from 'low double-digit to mid teens', and our Data Vantage organic net revenue growth target2 to 'low teens' from 'low double-digit'. We remain focused on disciplined execution as we build on this momentum."
• | All comparisons are second quarter 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. |
(1) | A full reconciliation of our non-GAAP results to our GAAP ("Generally Accepted Accounting Principles") results is included in the attached tables. See "Non-GAAP Information" in the accompanying financial tables. |
(2) | Specific quantifications of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the company's organic net revenue growth guidance and adjusted operating expenses guidance are not available. The company believes that there is uncertainty and unpredictability with respect to certain of its GAAP measures, primarily related to acquisition-related revenues and costs that would be required to reconcile to GAAP revenues less cost of revenues, and GAAP operating expenses, which preclude the company from providing accurate guidance on certain forward-looking GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations. The company believes that providing estimates of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the range of the company's organic net revenue growth guidance and adjusted operating expenses would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors for the reasons identified above. 2026 guidance includes the anticipated business-as-usual financial contribution from Cboe Canada, which Cboe announced divestiture plans for in October 2025. 2026 guidance will be updated as further actions are announced. Given an expected third quarter sale completion for Cboe Australia, 2026 adjusted operating expenses guidance is being reduced by $11 million, and the total organic net revenue growth guidance and Data Vantage organic net revenue growth guidance excludes the 2025 and 2026 impact of Cboe Australia in its organic guidance calculation. |
(3) | Cboe Data Vantage refers to the company's Cboe Data Vantage business (formerly known as Data and Access Solutions). Cboe Data Vantage is subsequently referred to as Data Vantage throughout this press release. |
Consolidated Second Quarter Results
Table 1 below presents selected unaudited condensed consolidated financial information for the company as reported and on an adjusted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Table 1 | ||||||
Consolidated Second | 2Q26 | 2Q25 | Change | 2Q26 Adjusted¹ | 2Q25 Adjusted¹ | Change |
Total Revenues Less Cost of | $ 731.6 | $ 587.3 | 25 % | $ 731.6 | $ 587.3 | 25 % |
Total Operating Expenses | $ 255.6 | $ 248.2 | 3 % | $ 216.7 | $ 213.3 | 2 % |
Operating Income | $ 476.0 | $ 339.1 | 40 % | $ 514.9 | $ 374.0 | 38 % |
Operating Margin % | 65.1 % | 57.7 % | 7.4 pp | 70.4 % | 63.7 % | 6.7 pp |
Net Income Allocated to Common | $ 351.8 | $ 233.9 | 50 % | $ 373.6 | $ 257.8 | 45 % |
Net Income Allocated to Common | 48.1 % | 39.8 % | 8.3 pp | 51.1 % | 43.9 % | 7.2 pp |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ 3.35 | $ 2.23 | 50 % | $ 3.56 | $ 2.46 | 45 % |
Operating EBITDA¹ | $ 504.1 | $ 369.0 | 37 % | $ 528.4 | $ 386.7 | 37 % |
Operating EBITDA Margin %¹ | 68.9 % | 62.8 % | 6.1 pp | 72.2 % | 65.8 % | 6.4 pp |
EBITDA¹ | $ 516.5 | $ 364.9 | 42 % | $ 531.4 | $ 382.3 | 39 % |
EBITDA Margin %¹ | 70.6 % | 62.1 % | 8.5 pp | 72.6 % | 65.1 % | 7.5 pp |
- Total revenues less cost of revenues (referred to as "net revenue"2) of $731.6 million increased 25 percent, compared to $587.3 million in the prior-year period, a result of increases across all net revenue2 captions.
- Total operating expenses were $255.6 million versus $248.2 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $7.4 million. This increase was primarily due to an increase in severance expense related to the company's previously announced strategic realignment and an increase in accrued bonuses related to strong company performance, partially offset by a decrease in impairment expense related to Cboe Japan in 2025. Adjusted operating expenses1 of $216.7 million were up $3.4 million compared to $213.3 million in the second quarter of 2025. These increases were primarily due to an increase in accrued bonuses related to strong company performance and an increase in travel and promotional expenses, partially offset by a decrease in professional fees when compared to the second quarter of 2025.
- The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2026 was 28.6 percent as compared with 29.7 percent in the second quarter of 2025. The lower effective tax rate in 2026 is primarily due to reduced interest related to the resolution of uncertain tax positions with state and local taxing authorities. The effective tax rate on adjusted earnings1 was 28.5 percent, a decrease of 1.3 percentage points when compared with 29.8 percent in last year's second quarter. The change was primarily due to reduced interest on uncertain tax positions.
- Diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2026 increased 50 percent to $3.35 compared to the second quarter of 2025. Adjusted diluted EPS1 of $3.56 increased 45 percent compared to 2025 second quarter results.
Business Segment Information:
Table 2 | |||
Total Revenues Less Cost of Revenues by Business Segment (in millions) | 2Q26 | 2Q25 | Change |
Options | $ 473.9 | $ 364.8 | 30 % |
North American Equities | 114.7 | 98.4 | 17 % |
Europe and Asia Pacific | 84.8 | 70.4 | 20 % |
Futures | 30.6 | 30.1 | 2 % |
Global FX | 27.6 | 23.6 | 17 % |
Total | $ 731.6 | $ 587.3 | 25 % |
(1) | A full reconciliation of our non-GAAP results to our GAAP results is included in the attached tables. See "Non-GAAP Information" in the accompanying financial tables. |
(2) | See the attached tables on page 10 for "Net Revenue by Revenue Caption." |
Discussion of Results by Business Segment:
Options:
- Record Options net revenue of $473.9 million was up $109.1 million, or 30 percent, from the second quarter of 2025. Net transaction and clearing fees1 increased primarily as a result of a 26 percent increase in total options average daily volume ("ADV"), coupled with a 6 percent increase in total options revenue per contract ("RPC") versus the second quarter of 2025. Market data fees were 20 percent higher and access and capacity fees were 19 percent higher as compared to the second quarter of 2025.
- Net transaction and clearing fees1 increased $107.5 million, or 33 percent, reflecting a 32 percent increase in index options ADV and a 24 percent increase in multi-listed options ADV. Total options RPC increased 6 percent compared to the second quarter of 2025. The increase in total options RPC was due to a product mix shift, with index options representing a higher percentage of total options volume, paired with a 3 percent increase in index options RPC.
- Cboe's Options exchanges had total market share of 30.0 percent for the second quarter of 2026, down compared to 30.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025.
North American (N.A.) Equities:
- Record N.A. Equities net revenue of $114.7 million increased $16.3 million, or 17 percent, from the second quarter of 2025, reflecting higher net transaction and clearing fees1, access and capacity fees, and market data fees.
- Net transaction and clearing fees1 increased $10.2 million, or 37 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2025. The increase was driven by stronger industry volumes and improved net capture rates for on-exchange U.S. Equities exchanges versus the second quarter of 2025.
- Cboe's U.S. Equities exchanges had market share of 9.4 percent for the second quarter of 2026, down compared to 10.5 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Cboe's U.S. Equities off-exchange market share was 18.8 percent, up from 14.9 percent in the second quarter of 2025.
Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC):
- Europe and APAC net revenue of $84.8 million increased $14.4 million, or 20 percent, from the second quarter of 2025, reflecting growth in net transaction and clearing fees1 and non-transaction revenues. On a constant currency basis2, net revenue was $83.0 million, up 18 percent on a year-over-year basis. European Equities average daily notional value ("ADNV") traded on Cboe European Equities was €15.5 billion, up 13 percent compared to the second quarter of 2025 driven by stronger industry market volumes. Cboe Clear Europe net settlement volume reached 3,964.2 thousand shares, up 21 percent from the second quarter of 2025.
- For the second quarter of 2026, Cboe European Equities had 24.4 percent market share, down from 25.1 percent in the second quarter of 2025.
Futures:
- Futures net revenue of $30.6 million increased $0.5 million, or 2 percent, from the second quarter of 2025 driven by an increase in market data fees.
- Net transaction and clearing fees1 were flat when compared to the second quarter of 2025.
Global FX:
- Global FX net revenue of $27.6 million increased $4.0 million, or 17 percent, from the second quarter of 2025. The increase was due to higher net transaction and clearing fees1. ADNV traded on the Cboe FX platform was $60.6 billion for the quarter, up 8 percent compared to last year's second quarter, and net capture rate per one million dollars traded was $2.96 for the second quarter of 2026, up 6 percent compared to $2.81 in the second quarter of 2025.
(1) | See the attached tables on page 10 for "Net Transaction and Clearing Fees by Business Segment." |
(2) | A full reconciliation of our non-GAAP results to our GAAP results is included in the attached tables. See "Non-GAAP Information" in the accompanying financial tables. |
2026 Fiscal Year Financial Guidance1
Cboe provided guidance for the 2026 fiscal year as noted below.
- Organic total net revenue growth2 is expected to be in the 'mid to high teens' range, up from prior guidance of 'low double-digit to mid teens' in 2026.
- Organic net revenue growth2 from Data Vantage is expected to be in the 'low teens' range, up from prior guidance of 'low double-digit' in 2026.
- Reaffirms adjusted operating expenses2 in 2026 are expected to be in the range of $838 to $853 million. The guidance excludes the expected amortization of acquired intangible assets of $59 million; the company adjusts for this amount in its non-GAAP reconciliation.
- Depreciation and amortization expense for 2026 is expected to be in the range of $54 to $58 million, down from our prior guidance of $56 to $60 million, excluding the expected amortization of acquired intangible assets.
- Reaffirms the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings2 for the full year 2026 is expected to be in the range of 27.5 to 29.5 percent. Significant changes in trading volume, expenses, tax laws or rates, and other items could materially impact this expectation.
- Capital expenditures for 2026 are expected to be in the range of $98 to $108 million, up from our prior guidance of $73 to $83 million.
(1) | 2026 guidance includes the anticipated impacts from discontinuing U.S. and European Corporate Listings, CEDX, and Cboe's Japanese equities business, as well as the planned cost reductions in U.S. and European ETP Listings businesses and several of Cboe's smaller Risk and Market Analytics businesses, as announced in 2025 and early 2026, as well as anticipated realignment costs. |
(2) | Specific quantifications of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the company's organic and inorganic growth guidance, adjusted operating expenses guidance, and the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings guidance are not available. Acquisitions are considered organic after 12 months of closing. The company believes that there is uncertainty and unpredictability with respect to certain of its GAAP measures, primarily related to acquisition-related revenues and costs that would be required to reconcile to GAAP revenues less cost of revenues, and GAAP operating expenses, which preclude the company from providing accurate guidance on certain forward-looking GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations. The company believes that providing estimates of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the range of the company's organic growth, adjusted operating expenses, and the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors for the reasons identified above. 2026 guidance includes the anticipated business-as-usual financial contribution from Cboe Canada, which Cboe announced divestiture plans for in October 2025. 2026 guidance will be updated as further actions are announced. Given an expected third quarter sale completion for Cboe Australia, 2026 adjusted operating expenses guidance is being reduced by $11 million, and the total organic net revenue growth guidance and Data Vantage organic net revenue growth guidance excludes the 2025 and 2026 impact of Cboe Australia in its organic guidance calculation. |
Capital Management
At June 30, 2026, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,276.2 million and adjusted cash3 of $2,346.8 million. Total debt as of June 30, 2026 was $1,443.8 million.
The company paid cash dividends of $75.7 million, or $0.72 per share, during the second quarter of 2026 and utilized $32.6 million to repurchase approximately 127 thousand shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program at an average price of $256.61 per share. As of June 30, 2026, the company had approximately $536.8 million of availability remaining under its existing share repurchase authorizations.
Earnings Conference Call
Executives of Cboe Global Markets will host a conference call to review its second quarter financial results today, July 31, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. CT. The conference call and any accompanying slides will be publicly available via live webcast from the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.cboe.com, under Events & Presentations. Participants may also listen via telephone by dialing (800) 715-9871 (toll-free) or (646) 307-1963 (toll) and using the Conference ID 8711362. Telephone participants should place calls 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast will be archived on the company's website for replay.
(3) | A full reconciliation of our non-GAAP results to our GAAP results is included in the attached tables. See "Non-GAAP Information" in the accompanying financial tables. |
About Cboe Global Markets
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. is a leading global markets operator with a long history of innovation in equity derivatives. Since launching the world's first listed options exchange in 1973, Cboe has pioneered landmark products, including the introduction of S&P 500® index options and the creation of the VIX® Index, the world's leading gauge of market volatility, reshaping how investors manage risk and access opportunity. Today, Cboe operates derivatives, equities, and FX markets, providing trading, clearing, and investment solutions for customers worldwide. To learn more about Cboe, visit www.cboe.com.
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We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the loss of our right to exclusively list and trade certain index options and futures products; economic, political and market conditions; compliance with legal and regulatory obligations; price and new products and services competition and consolidation in our industry; decreases in trading or clearing volumes, market data fees, or a shift in the mix of products traded on our exchanges; legislative or regulatory changes or changes in tax regimes; our ability to protect our systems and communication networks from security vulnerabilities and breaches; our ability to attract and retain skilled management and other personnel; increasing competition by foreign and domestic entities; our business and operational dependence on and exposure to risk from third parties; factors that impact the quality and integrity of our and other applicable indices; our ability to manage our global operations, growth, and strategic acquisitions, wind-downs, divestitures or alliances effectively; increases in the cost of the products and services we use; our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual property rights of others and the costs associated with protecting our intellectual property rights; our ability to minimize the risks, including our credit, liquidity, market, investment, counterparty, and default risks, associated with operating our clearinghouses; our ability to accommodate trading and clearing volume and transaction traffic, including significant increases, without failure or degradation of performance of our systems; misconduct by those who use our markets or our products or for whom we clear transactions; challenges to our use of open source software code; our ability to meet our compliance obligations, including managing our business interests and our regulatory responsibilities; the loss of key customers or a significant reduction in trading or clearing volumes by key customers; separate from and not integrated with our registered national securities exchanges; damage to our reputation; the ability of our compliance and risk management methods to effectively monitor and manage our risks; restrictions imposed by our debt obligations and our ability to make payments on or refinance our debt obligations; our ability to maintain an investment grade credit rating; impairment of our goodwill, long-lived assets, investments, or intangible assets; the accuracy of our estimates and expectations; and litigation risks and other liabilities. More detailed information about factors that may cause our actual results to differ may be found in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other filings made from time to time with the SEC.
We do not undertake, and we expressly disclaim, any duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
The condensed consolidated statements of income and balance sheets are unaudited and subject to revision.
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. Key Performance Statistics by Business Segment | |||||
2Q 2026 | 1Q 2026 | 4Q 2025 | 3Q 2025 | 2Q 2025 | |
Options | |||||
Total industry ADV (in thousands) | 72,838 | 68,894 | 66,608 | 60,798 | 57,203 |
Total Company Options ADV (in thousands): | 21,862 | 20,076 | 19,419 | 18,775 | 17,301 |
Multi-listed options | 15,654 | 13,940 | 13,965 | 13,911 | 12,615 |
Index options | 6,208 | 6,136 | 5,454 | 4,864 | 4,686 |
Total Options Market Share: | 30.0 % | 29.1 % | 29.2 % | 30.9 % | 30.2 % |
Multi-listed options | 23.5 % | 22.3 % | 22.9 % | 24.9 % | 24.0 % |
Total Options RPC: | $ 0.317 | $ 0.343 | $ 0.317 | $ 0.281 | $ 0.300 |
Multi-listed options | $ 0.064 | $ 0.080 | $ 0.075 | $ 0.055 | $ 0.068 |
Index options | $ 0.953 | $ 0.940 | $ 0.938 | $ 0.926 | $ 0.923 |
North American Equities | |||||
U.S. Equities - Exchange: | |||||
Total industry ADV (shares in billions) | 20.2 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 18.4 |
Market share % | 9.4 % | 9.8 % | 9.4 % | 9.8 % | 10.5 % |
Net capture (per 100 touched shares) | $ 0.019 | $ 0.017 | $ 0.018 | $ 0.015 | $ 0.012 |
U.S. Equities - Off-Exchange: | |||||
ADV (touched shares, in millions) | 237.5 | 249.2 | 197.0 | 202.3 | 125.5 |
Off-Exchange ATS block market share % (reported on a one-month lag) | 18.8 % | 16.7 % | 17.0 % | 17.9 % | 14.9 % |
Net capture (per 100 touched shares) | $ 0.058 | $ 0.063 | $ 0.064 | $ 0.064 | $ 0.082 |
Canadian Equities: | |||||
ADV (matched shares, in millions) | 185.8 | 215.8 | 195.9 | 163.8 | 150.6 |
Total market share % | 13.1 % | 12.5 % | 12.7 % | 12.5 % | 12.7 % |
Net capture (per 10,000 shares, in Canadian dollars) | $ 4.355 | $ 4.329 | $ 3.962 | $ 4.142 | $ 4.222 |
Europe and Asia Pacific | |||||
European Equities: | |||||
Total industry ADNV (Euros - in billions) | € 63.4 | € 67.8 | € 49.1 | € 46.1 | € 54.5 |
Market share % | 24.4 % | 25.5 % | 24.8 % | 25.4 % | 25.1 % |
Net capture (per matched notional value (bps), in Euros) | € 0.289 | € 0.272 | € 0.278 | € 0.288 | € 0.261 |
Cboe Clear Europe: | |||||
Trades cleared (in thousands) | 422,482.0 | 434,717.3 | 322,339.2 | 329,293.1 | 400,935.8 |
Fee per trade cleared (in Euros) | € 0.008 | € 0.009 | € 0.010 | € 0.010 | € 0.008 |
Net settlement volume (shares in thousands) | 3,964.2 | 3,931.2 | 3,603.7 | 3,541.9 | 3,289.3 |
Net fee per settlement (in Euros) | € 1.042 | € 1.044 | € 1.113 | € 1.015 | € 0.956 |
Australian Equities: | |||||
ADNV (Australian dollars - in billions) | $ 1.1 | $ 1.2 | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 |
Market share % - Continuous | 20.5 % | 20.6 % | 20.6 % | 20.6 % | 20.0 % |
Net capture (per matched notional value (bps), in Australian dollars) | $ 0.208 | $ 0.208 | $ 0.207 | $ 0.206 | $ 0.160 |
Futures | |||||
ADV (in thousands) | 222.7 | 283.3 | 239.2 | 200.7 | 220.5 |
RPC | $ 1.664 | $ 1.649 | $ 1.717 | $ 1.745 | $ 1.691 |
Global FX | |||||
ADNV ($ - in billions) | $ 60.6 | $ 70.4 | $ 53.3 | $ 49.9 | $ 55.9 |
Net capture (per one million dollars traded) | $ 2.96 | $ 2.87 | $ 2.95 | $ 2.89 | $ 2.81 |
Note, in the second quarter of 2025, Digital futures products were transitioned to Cboe Futures Exchange. Futures metrics prior to the second quarter of 2025 exclude Digital futures products. |
ADV = average daily volume; ADNV = average daily notional value.
RPC, average revenue per contract, for options and futures, represents total net transaction fees recognized for the period divided by total contracts traded during the period.
Touched volume represents the total number of shares of equity securities and ETFs internally matched on our exchanges or routed to and executed on an external market center.
Matched volume represents the total number of shares of equity securities and ETFs executed on our exchanges.
U.S. Equities - Exchange, "net capture per 100 touched shares" refers to transaction fees less liquidity payments and routing and clearing costs divided by the product of one-hundredth ADV of touched shares on BZX, BYX, EDGX and EDGA and the number of trading days. U.S. Equities - Off-Exchange data reflects BIDS Trading. For U.S. Equities - Off-Exchange, "net capture per 100 touched shares" refers to transaction fees less order and execution management system (OMS/EMS) fees and clearing costs divided by the product of one-hundredth ADV of touched shares on BIDS Trading and the number of trading days for the period.
Canadian Equities, "net capture per 10,000 shares" refers to transaction fees divided by the product of one-ten-thousandth ADV of shares for Cboe Canada and the number of trading days. Total market share represents Cboe Canada volume divided by the total volume of the Canadian Equities market.
European Equities, "net capture per matched notional value" refers to transaction fees less liquidity payments in Euros divided by the product of ADNV in Euros of shares matched on Cboe Europe Equities and the number of trading days. "Trades cleared" refers to the total number of non-interoperable trades cleared, "Fee per trade cleared" refers to clearing fees divided by number of non-interoperable trades cleared, "Net settlement volume" refers to the total number of settlements executed after netting, and "Net fee per settlement" refers to settlement fees less direct costs incurred to settle divided by the number of settlements executed after netting.
Australian Equities data reflects data from Cboe Australia. Australian Equities, "net capture per matched notional value" refers to transaction fees less liquidity payments in Australian dollars divided by the product of ADNV in Australian dollars of shares matched on Cboe Australia and the number of Australian Equities trading days.
Global FX, "net capture per one million dollars traded" refers to transaction fees less liquidity payments, if any, divided by the Spot and SEF products of one-thousandth of ADNV traded on the Cboe FX Markets and the number of trading days, divided by two, which represents the buyer and seller that are both charged on the transaction.
Average transaction fees per contract can be affected by various factors, including exchange fee rates, volume-based discounts, and transaction mix by contract type and product type.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 | ||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Cash and spot markets | $ 580.3 | $ 487.6 | $ 1,062.5 | $ 988.5 | ||||
Data Vantage | 181.6 | 158.3 | 362.9 | 310.8 | ||||
Derivatives markets | 680.9 | 527.6 | 1,290.2 | 1,069.2 | ||||
Total Revenues | 1,442.8 | 1,173.5 | 2,715.6 | 2,368.5 | ||||
Cost of Revenues: | ||||||||
Liquidity payments | 453.7 | 418.0 | 899.8 | 812.8 | ||||
Routing and clearing | 20.8 | 20.7 | 40.8 | 40.3 | ||||
Regulatory fees cost of revenues | 153.9 | 85.3 | 153.9 | 238.4 | ||||
Royalty fees and other cost of revenues | 82.8 | 62.2 | 160.6 | 124.5 | ||||
Total Cost of Revenues | 711.2 | 586.2 | 1,255.1 | 1,216.0 | ||||
Revenues Less Cost of Revenues | 731.6 | 587.3 | 1,460.5 | 1,152.5 | ||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 154.7 | 127.9 | 282.6 | 244.1 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 28.1 | 29.9 | 57.6 | 60.2 | ||||
Technology support services | 26.2 | 26.7 | 53.8 | 52.3 | ||||
Professional fees and outside services | 22.4 | 24.8 | 40.7 | 45.6 | ||||
Travel and promotional expenses | 13.2 | 8.2 | 21.2 | 14.6 | ||||
Facilities costs | 6.1 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 13.2 | ||||
Acquisition-related costs | — | — | — | 0.2 | ||||
Impairment of assets | — | 17.1 | — | 17.1 | ||||
Other expenses | 4.9 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 12.2 | ||||
Total Operating Expenses | 255.6 | 248.2 | 478.9 | 459.5 | ||||
Operating Income | 476.0 | 339.1 | 981.6 | 693.0 | ||||
Non-operating Income (Expenses): | ||||||||
Interest expense | (13.2) | (12.9) | (26.5) | (25.7) | ||||
Interest income | 18.2 | 11.3 | 35.9 | 19.7 | ||||
Earnings (loss) on investments, net | 12.8 | (1.1) | 12.1 | (4.4) | ||||
Other income (expense), net | 0.9 | (1.8) | 7.1 | 2.2 | ||||
Total Non-operating Income (Expenses) | 18.7 | (4.5) | 28.6 | (8.2) | ||||
Income Before Income Tax Provision | 494.7 | 334.6 | 1,010.2 | 684.8 | ||||
Income tax provision | 141.6 | 99.5 | 271.4 | 199.1 | ||||
Net Income | 353.1 | 235.1 | 738.8 | 485.7 | ||||
Net income allocated to participating securities | (1.3) | (1.2) | (2.9) | (2.4) | ||||
Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders | $ 351.8 | $ 233.9 | $ 735.9 | $ 483.3 | ||||
Net Income Per Share Allocated to Common Stockholders: | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ 3.36 | $ 2.23 | $ 7.03 | $ 4.62 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | 3.35 | 2.23 | 7.01 | 4.60 | ||||
Weighted average shares used in computing income per share: | ||||||||
Basic | 104.7 | 104.7 | 104.7 | 104.7 | ||||
Diluted | 104.9 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | ||||
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | |||
(in millions) | June 30, | December 31, | |
Assets | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,276.2 | $ 2,216.5 | |
Financial investments | 114.5 | 36.1 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 570.6 | 391.4 | |
Margin deposits, default fund, and interoperability fund | 2,542.3 | 1,618.2 | |
Income taxes receivable | 76.9 | 67.9 | |
Assets held for sale | 261.0 | — | |
Other current assets | 85.3 | 91.3 | |
Total current assets | 5,926.8 | 4,421.4 | |
Investments | 40.6 | 32.4 | |
Property and equipment, net | 136.7 | 133.1 | |
Operating lease right of use assets | 101.6 | 111.0 | |
Goodwill | 3,047.6 | 3,150.5 | |
Intangible assets, net | 1,184.0 | 1,297.2 | |
Other assets, net | 172.0 | 159.7 | |
Total assets | $ 10,609.3 | $ 9,305.3 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 389.1 | $ 686.9 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | 649.6 | — | |
Section 31 fees payable | 155.5 | 0.2 | |
Deferred revenue | 13.0 | 6.9 | |
Margin deposits, default fund, and interoperability fund | 2,542.3 | 1,618.2 | |
Income taxes payable | 5.3 | 50.1 | |
Liabilities held for sale | 31.7 | — | |
Total current liabilities | 3,786.5 | 2,362.3 | |
Long-term debt | 794.2 | 1,442.9 | |
Non-current unrecognized tax benefits | 23.4 | 15.8 | |
Deferred income taxes | 224.7 | 185.3 | |
Non-current operating lease liabilities | 111.5 | 120.9 | |
Other non-current liabilities | 43.2 | 39.8 | |
Total liabilities | 4,983.5 | 4,167.0 | |
Stockholders' Equity: | |||
Preferred stock | — | — | |
Common stock | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Treasury stock, at cost | (109.4) | (1.5) | |
Additional paid-in capital | 1,598.5 | 1,565.1 | |
Retained earnings | 4,131.0 | 3,543.6 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net | 4.7 | 30.1 | |
Total stockholders' equity | 5,625.8 | 5,138.3 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 10,609.3 | $ 9,305.3 | |
Table 3 | ||||||||||||
Net Transaction and | Consolidated | Options | N.A. Equities | Europe and APAC | Futures | Global FX | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
Transaction and clearing | $ 1,035.8 | $ 867.7 | $ 601.4 | $ 468.3 | $ 321.3 | $ 300.2 | $ 64.1 | $ 54.0 | $ 24.7 | $ 24.3 | $ 24.3 | $ 20.9 |
Liquidity payments | (453.7) | (418.0) | (167.9) | (142.7) | (274.6) | (262.3) | (9.4) | (11.6) | (1.8) | (1.4) | — | — |
Routing and clearing | (20.8) | (20.7) | (4.4) | (4.0) | (9.0) | (10.4) | (6.8) | (5.8) | — | — | (0.6) | (0.5) |
Net transaction and | $ 561.3 | $ 429.0 | $ 429.1 | $ 321.6 | $ 37.7 | $ 27.5 | $ 47.9 | $ 36.6 | $ 22.9 | $ 22.9 | $ 23.7 | $ 20.4 |
Table 4 | ||||||||
Net Revenue by Revenue Caption | Cash and Spot Markets | Data Vantage | Derivatives Markets | Total | ||||
2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
Transaction and clearing fees | $ 409.5 | $ 375.1 | $ — | $ — | $ 626.3 | $ 492.6 | $ 1,035.8 | $ 867.7 |
Access and capacity fees | — | — | 115.6 | 101.2 | — | — | 115.6 | 101.2 |
Market data fees | 16.3 | 17.0 | 65.1 | 56.4 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 91.8 | 82.4 |
Regulatory fees | 122.0 | 71.3 | — | — | 42.6 | 25.5 | 164.6 | 96.8 |
Other revenue | 32.5 | 24.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 35.0 | 25.4 |
Total revenues | $ 580.3 | $ 487.6 | $ 181.6 | $ 158.3 | $ 680.9 | $ 527.6 | $ 1,442.8 | $ 1,173.5 |
Liquidity payments | $ 284.0 | $ 273.1 | $ — | $ — | $ 169.7 | $ 144.9 | $ 453.7 | $ 418.0 |
Routing and clearing | 16.4 | 16.7 | — | — | 4.4 | 4.0 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
Regulatory fees cost of revenues | 121.7 | 70.7 | — | — | 32.2 | 14.6 | 153.9 | 85.3 |
Royalty fees and other cost of revenues | 17.1 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 61.9 | 47.5 | 82.8 | 62.2 |
Total cost of revenues | $ 439.2 | $ 372.0 | $ 3.8 | $ 3.2 | $ 268.2 | $ 211.0 | $ 711.2 | $ 586.2 |
Net revenue | $ 141.1 | $ 115.6 | $ 177.8 | $ 155.1 | $ 412.7 | $ 316.6 | $ 731.6 | $ 587.3 |
Non-GAAP Information
In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with GAAP, Cboe Global Markets has disclosed certain non-GAAP measures of operating performance. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP, and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP measures provided in this press release include adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income allocated to common stockholders, adjusted diluted earnings per share, effective tax rate on adjusted earnings, adjusted income before income taxes, operating EBITDA, operating EBITDA margin, adjusted operating EBITDA, adjusted operating EBITDA margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted cash, and net revenue in constant currency.
Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release provide additional and comparative information to assess trends in our core operations and a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by management are provided as additional information to investors in order to provide them with an alternative method for assessing our financial condition and operating results.
The tables below show the reconciliation of each financial measure from GAAP to non-GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of those items detailed below and are referred to as adjusted financial measures.
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information | ||||||||
Table 5 (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||
Reconciliation of Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders | ||||||||
Net income allocated to common stockholders | $ 351.8 | $ 233.9 | $ 735.9 | $ 483.3 | ||||
Non-GAAP adjustments | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (1) | — | — | — | 0.2 | ||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2) | 14.6 | 17.2 | 31.3 | 35.6 | ||||
Strategic realignment costs (3) | 23.7 | 17.3 | 28.8 | 17.6 | ||||
Executive compensation adjustment (4) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ||||
Non-operating investment adjustments, net (5) | (9.4) | (0.3) | (9.5) | (0.7) | ||||
Total Non-GAAP adjustments | 29.5 | 34.6 | 51.8 | 53.1 | ||||
Income tax expense related to the items above | (7.8) | (9.5) | (13.9) | (14.2) | ||||
Deferred tax re-measurements (6) | — | (1.0) | (0.6) | (1.0) | ||||
Tax reserves (6) | — | — | (11.4) | — | ||||
Net income allocated to participating securities - effect on reconciling | 0.1 | (0.2) | — | (0.3) | ||||
Adjusted earnings | $ 373.6 | $ 257.8 | $ 761.8 | $ 520.9 | ||||
Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | $ 3.35 | $ 2.23 | $ 7.01 | $ 4.60 | ||||
Per share impact of non-GAAP adjustments noted above | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.36 | ||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share | $ 3.56 | $ 2.46 | $ 7.26 | $ 4.96 | ||||
Reconciliation of Operating Margin to Non-GAAP | ||||||||
Revenues less cost of revenues | $ 731.6 | $ 587.3 | $ 1,460.5 | $ 1,152.5 | ||||
Operating expenses (7) | $ 255.6 | $ 248.2 | $ 478.9 | $ 459.5 | ||||
Operating non-GAAP adjustments noted above | 38.9 | 34.9 | 61.3 | 53.8 | ||||
Adjusted operating expenses | $ 216.7 | $ 213.3 | $ 417.6 | $ 405.7 | ||||
Operating income | $ 476.0 | $ 339.1 | $ 981.6 | $ 693.0 | ||||
Operating non-GAAP adjustments noted above | 38.9 | 34.9 | 61.3 | 53.8 | ||||
Adjusted operating income | $ 514.9 | $ 374.0 | $ 1,042.9 | $ 746.8 | ||||
Adjusted operating margin (8) | 70.4 % | 63.7 % | 71.4 % | 64.8 % | ||||
Reconciliation of Income Tax Rate to Non-GAAP | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ 494.7 | $ 334.6 | $ 1,010.2 | $ 684.8 | ||||
Non-GAAP adjustments noted above | 29.5 | 34.6 | 51.8 | 53.1 | ||||
Adjusted income before income taxes | $ 524.2 | $ 369.2 | $ 1,062.0 | $ 737.9 | ||||
Income tax expense | $ 141.6 | $ 99.5 | $ 271.4 | $ 199.1 | ||||
Non-GAAP adjustments noted above | 7.8 | 10.5 | 25.9 | 15.2 | ||||
Adjusted income tax expense | $ 149.4 | $ 110.0 | $ 297.3 | $ 214.3 | ||||
Adjusted income tax rate | 28.5 % | 29.8 % | 28.0 % | 29.0 % | ||||
(1) | This amount includes acquisition-related costs primarily from the company's Cboe Digital, Cboe Canada, and Cboe Asia Pacific acquisitions, which are included in acquisition-related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
(2) | This amount represents the amortization of acquired intangible assets related to the company's acquisitions, which is included in depreciation and amortization on the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
(3) | This amount represents certain strategic realignment costs related to announced strategic realignment initiatives. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the costs included $21.7 million in compensation and benefits, $2.5 million in professional fees and outside services, and $0.1 million in technology support services, partially offset by a reversal of $0.6 million in other expenses, on the condensed consolidated statements of income. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the costs included $17.1 million in impairment of assets and $0.2 million in compensation and benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the costs included $23.3 million in compensation and benefits, $4.0 million in professional fees and outside services, and $1.9 million in technology support services, partially offset by a reversal of $0.4 million in other expenses, on the condensed consolidated statements of income. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the costs included $17.1 million in impairment of assets and $0.5 million in compensation and benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
(4) | This amount represents the CEO sign-on long-term equity awards granted in 2025 with a grant date value of $6.0 million (comprised of a mixture of time and performance-based awards) that are subject to a 3-year cliff vesting requirement associated with the hiring of Craig Donohue as Chief Executive Officer, which is included in compensation and benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income. This amount does not include the CEO's annual long-term equity incentive awards that were prorated for 2025. |
(5) | This amount represents net gains and losses associated with the company's minority investments in Abaxx Singapore Pte, American Financial Exchange, LLC, and Eris Innovations Holdings, LLC, as well as PYTH token intangible assets which are included in earnings (loss) on investments, net on the condensed consolidated statements of income. |
(6) | These amounts represent the tax impact related to the resolution of uncertain tax positions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and the remeasurements of deferred tax assets and liabilities at prevailing effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. |
(7) | The company sponsors deferred compensation plans held in a trust. The expenses or income related to the deferred compensation plans are included in compensation and benefits ($4.6 million and $3.1 million in expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $4.2 million and $9.3 million in expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively) and are directly offset by deferred compensation income and expenses included in earnings (loss) on investments, net, and dividends included in other income (expense), net ($4.6 million and $3.1 million in income, expense, and dividends in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $4.2 million and $9.3 million in expense for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively) on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The deferred compensation plans' expenses are not excluded from adjusted operating expenses and do not have an impact on income before income taxes. |
(8) | Adjusted operating margin represents adjusted operating income divided by revenues less cost of revenues. |
EBITDA Reconciliations
EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA are widely used non-GAAP financial measures of operating performance. These metrics are presented as supplemental information that the company believes are useful to investors to evaluate the company's results because they exclude certain items that are not directly related to the company's core operating performance. Operating EBITDA is calculated by adding back to operating income depreciation and amortization. Adjusted Operating EBITDA is calculated by adding back to Operating EBITDA relevant adjustments. Operating EBITDA margin represents Operating EBITDA divided by revenues less cost of revenues. Adjusted Operating EBITDA margin represents Adjusted Operating EBITDA divided by revenues less cost of revenues. EBITDA is calculated by adding back to net income interest (income) expense, net, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA margin represents EBITDA divided by revenues less cost of revenues. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back to EBITDA relevant adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues less cost of revenues. Relevant adjustments are detailed in the reconciliations that follow. Operating EBITDA, Adjusted Operating EBITDA, EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as substitutes either for net income, as an indicator of the company's operating performance, or for cash flow as a measure of the company's liquidity. In addition, because Operating EBITDA, Operating EBITDA margin, Adjusted Operating EBITDA, Adjusted Operating EBITDA margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Table 6 (in millions, except percentages) | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Operating EBITDA | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||
Operating income | $ 476.0 | $ 339.1 | $ 981.6 | $ 693.0 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 28.1 | 29.9 | 57.6 | 60.2 | ||||
Operating EBITDA | $ 504.1 | $ 369.0 | $ 1,039.2 | $ 753.2 | ||||
Operating EBITDA Margin | 68.9 % | 62.8 % | 71.2 % | 65.4 % | ||||
Non-GAAP adjustments not included in the above line items | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 0.2 | ||||
Strategic realignment costs | 23.7 | 17.3 | 28.8 | 17.6 | ||||
Executive compensation adjustment | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ||||
Adjusted Operating EBITDA | $ 528.4 | $ 386.7 | $ 1,069.2 | $ 771.4 | ||||
Adjusted Operating EBITDA Margin | 72.2 % | 65.8 % | 73.2 % | 66.9 % | ||||
Reconciliation of Net Income Allocated to Common | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||
Net income allocated to common stockholders | $ 351.8 | $ 233.9 | $ 735.9 | $ 483.3 | ||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (5.0) | 1.6 | (9.4) | 6.0 | ||||
Income tax provision | 141.6 | 99.5 | 271.4 | 199.1 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 28.1 | 29.9 | 57.6 | 60.2 | ||||
EBITDA | $ 516.5 | $ 364.9 | $ 1,055.5 | $ 748.6 | ||||
EBITDA Margin | 70.6 % | 62.1 % | 72.3 % | 65.0 % | ||||
Non-GAAP adjustments not included in the above line items | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 0.2 | ||||
Strategic realignment costs | 23.7 | 17.3 | 28.8 | 17.6 | ||||
Executive compensation adjustment | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ||||
Non-operating investment adjustments, net | (9.4) | (0.3) | (9.5) | (0.7) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 531.4 | $ 382.3 | $ 1,076.0 | $ 766.1 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 72.6 % | 65.1 % | 73.7 % | 66.5 % | ||||
Table 7 (in millions) | June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents to Adjusted Cash | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,276.2 | $ 2,216.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (included in assets held for sale) | 70.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Financial investments | 114.5 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Less deferred compensation plan assets | (40.0) | (35.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Less cash collected for Section 31 Fees | (74.2) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Cash | $ 2,346.8 | $ 2,216.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Table 8 (in millions) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Revenue to Net Revenue in Constant Currency | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
Europe and Asia Pacific net revenue | $ 84.8 | $ 70.4 | $ 169.7 | $ 134.5 | ||||||||||||
Constant currency adjustment | (1.8) | — | (10.0) | — | ||||||||||||
Europe and Asia Pacific net revenue in constant currency1 | $ 83.0 | $ 70.4 | $ 159.7 | $ 134.5 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Net revenue in constant currency is calculated by converting the current period GAAP net revenue in local currency using the foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect during the previous comparable period. |
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