Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $3.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.95 by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. Cboe Global Markets had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 18.64%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.10 EPS.

Cboe Global Markets Price Performance

NASDAQ CBOE opened at $273.36 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $259.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $249.65. The stock has a market cap of $28.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets has a 52 week low of $200.88 and a 52 week high of $279.33.

Cboe Global Markets Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a yield of 112.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. Cboe Global Markets’s payout ratio is presently 30.93%.

Cboe Global Markets News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Cboe Global Markets this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates: Adjusted EPS of $3.06 and revenue up ~28% year/year, driven by higher derivatives volumes and strong cash/spot performance — a clear fundamental driver for the stock. CBOE Global (CBOE) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Record results & guidance framework: PR release highlights record quarterly and full‑year EPS and net revenue; management set 2026 organic net revenue growth targets (mid single‑digit) and data growth targets, giving investors a multi‑year plan. Cboe Global Markets Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2025 and Full Year
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary underscores volume/volatility tailwinds: Industry note highlights exchanges (including CBOE) benefiting from higher volatility, crypto adoption and non‑trading revenue expansion — supportive for medium‑term revenue. 5 Securities & Exchanges Stocks to Watch Amid Increased Volatility
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed metrics & investor deck available: Earnings call transcript and presentation provide color on segment trends, volumes and product performance for those modeling forward cash flows. Cboe Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational updates: Monthly trading volume release for January and a product push into regulated “all‑or‑nothing” options for prediction markets — potentially incremental over time but uncertain near term. Cboe Targets Prediction Markets With Regulated All Or Nothing Options Q4 Results Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Expense and guidance concerns: Management set adjusted operating‑expense guidance ($864–$879M) and only mid single‑digit organic revenue growth for 2026 — investors may interpret that as a moderation after an exceptional 2025, which likely pressured the stock. Cboe Global’s Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Revenues

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CBOE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $302.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group increased their price target on Cboe Global Markets from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $257.00 to $269.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $221.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $268.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cboe Global Markets

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in Cboe Global Markets during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 2nd quarter valued at $60,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets in the 2nd quarter worth $72,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 138.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 341 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. 82.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ: CBOE) is a global market infrastructure company that operates a family of exchanges and trading venues across listed derivatives, cash equities and foreign exchange. Its product suite includes options and futures markets, multiple U.S. equities exchanges, a derivatives exchange for volatility and other products, proprietary benchmark indexes (notably the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX), market data and analytics, and trading technology and connectivity services. Cboe also provides market-access and order-routing tools used by broker-dealers, institutional investors and professional traders.

The company traces its roots to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, which was established in 1973 to create a centralized market for listed options; over the years the business expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions to become a multi-asset, multi-venue operator.