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CBOE

CBOE · USD
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
Financial Services · Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
CEO Craig Steven Donohue Employees 1,661 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$314.98+2.24%last session
Market cap
$32.9B
P/E (TTM)
24.5x
From 52w high
−15.1%
From 52w low
+38.7%
1-year return
+33.9%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
66.9 · +9.0%
IS score
50.5/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

CBOE   SPY   XLF (sector ETF) · weekly closes
100120140Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26CBOE 134SPY 116XLF 107

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
88
Profitability
68
Growth
54
Value
55
Momentum
100
Risk (safety)
67
Quality
85
Balance sheet
29
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
None of the computed strength flags fires.
Warnings
None of the computed warning flags fires for CBOE (Altman, Beneish, accruals, FCF, dilution).
Observations
Moat model: Weak, Efficient ScalePiotroski 7 / 9Beta 0.411 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
2 open-market sales, $699,320
Form 144 notices (12m): 6, $2.9M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2025-12-31
Net change in institutional holders
−1,356
3 new holders, 0 closed
18 filers hold 0.7% · 5 added, 19 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+242
1,120 funds adding shares
878 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
42.5%
20-day avg 48.4%, 50-day avg 44.5%
Latest 5.9 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$4.7B
Revenue growth YoY+15.1%
Gross margin48.9%
Operating income$1.5B
Operating margin32.1%
Net income$1.1B
Net margin23.3%
EPS (diluted)$10.42
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$1.2B
Capital expenditure$71.0M
Free cash flow$1.2B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)94.2%
Stock-based compensation$0
FCF less SBC$1.2B
Buybacks$96.5M
Dividends$284.3M
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$2.3B
Total debt$1.6B
Net cash$688.8M
Shareholders' equity$5.1B
Goodwill & intangibles$4.4B
Debt / equity0.28
ROE (TTM)25.7%
ROIC (TTM)17.0%
Operating margin by fiscal year
23.1%FY202112.4%FY202228.0%FY202326.8%FY202431.7%FY2025
Revenue $3.5B (FY2021) to $4.7B (FY2025), a 7.8% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)24.5x
EV / EBITDA15.7x
Price / sales6.50x
Price / FCF1,481.7x
FCF yield0.07%
Buyback yield0.29%
SBC / revenue0.6%
Price / book5.86x
Forward P/E FY202622.4x
Forward P/E FY202720.9x
Forward P/E FY202818.9x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $326.31 across 13 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

CBOE vs industry median

33 companies in Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Gross margin 52.3% 71.8% Operating margin 35.2% 38.3% Net margin 26.7% 26.4% ROIC 17.0% 13.4%
CBOE (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.48 vs industry 0.26 · financial leverage 1.89

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-10-30 · consensus EPS $3.42
92%
beat rate, 11 of 12 quarters
+3.2%
median EPS surprise
6
longest beat streak
+11+1+5+2+1-1+6+2+6+4+11+2
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-11-03 to 2026-07-31. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. $32.9B24.5x25.7%26.7%+15.1% +33.9%
MSCI MSCI Inc. $41.4B31.3x-76.0%39.4%+11.6% +7.0%
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. $45.7Bn/m-7.8%-29.5%−21.0% −47.6%
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. $52.5B27.1x16.5%20.0%+7.3% +7.2%
TRU TransUnion $14.2B19.3x18.1%19.3%+12.4% −5.3%
MCO Moody's Corporation $84.0B30.7x80.2%40.2%+11.7% —
ICE Intercontinental Exchange, I $90.7B22.7x13.9%35.9%−0.6% —
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc $10.7B20.6x25.5%19.1%+6.7% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLF +7.2%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-09-29Material Agreement; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-07-31Earnings Release; Exhibits
2026-07-28Material Agreement; Financial Obligation; Exhibits
2026-06-26Material Agreement; Financial Obligation; Exhibits
2026-05-18Shareholder Vote
2026-05-01Earnings Release; Exit/Disposal Costs; Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding104,431,019
Free float99.7%
Institutional ownership0.7%
Beta0.41
Dividend yield—
Last dividend$0.86 on 2026-08-31
50 / 200-day average$287.23 / $288.91
Large-cap Financial Services median P/E14.0x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Weak).

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Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-10-12Tomczyk Fredric J
Director
Option exercise 14,818$297.38$4.4M50,449
2026-10-12Tomczyk Fredric J
Director
Tax withholding 14,818$297.38$4.4M35,631
2026-10-12Tomczyk Fredric J
Director
Option exercise 14,818——0
2026-08-19Fischer Heidi
EVP, Equities and Spot Markets
Award / grant 1,781——1,781
2026-08-19Fischer Heidi
EVP, Equities and Spot Markets
Award / grant 1,119——1,119
2026-08-19Duinstra Boudewijn
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Award / grant 1,335——1,335
2026-08-19Duinstra Boudewijn
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Award / grant 1,069——1,069
2026-08-12Froetscher Janet P
Director
Open-market sale 937$278.95$261,37612,870
2026-07-01Tomczyk Fredric J
Director
Tax withholding 337$247.72$83,48235,631
2026-05-19Wilkinson Allen
SVP, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Award / grant 166——166
2026-05-18Froetscher Janet P
Director
Open-market sale 1,223$358.09$437,94413,807
2026-05-14Tomczyk Fredric J
Director
Award / grant 530——35,968

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarMayJunJulAugOct

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired1611,300—
Open-market saleDisposed22,160$699,320
Option exerciseAcquired114,818$4.4M
Option exerciseDisposed114,818—
Tax withholdingDisposed215,155$4.5M
—Disposed20—
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 6 notices · 10,038 shares · $2.9M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-08-12Froetscher Janet P937$261,376
2026-05-18Froetscher Janet P1,223$437,944
2026-02-23Wilkinson Allen248$72,612
2026-02-18Fitzpatrick Edward J.3,947$1.1M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 6 trades (3 purchases) · Senate 3 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-07-31John BoozmanSenateSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-08-17
2026-07-31John BoozmanSenateSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-08-17
2026-07-31John BoozmanSenateSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-08-16
2025-12-19Gilbert CisnerosHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-13
2025-12-19Gilbert CisnerosHouseSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-12
2025-12-18Gilbert Ray CisnerosHouseSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-12
2025-11-12Gilbert CisnerosHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002025-12-16
2025-04-08John BoozmanSenatePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-08-20
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.10,198,207$2.5B9.77%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC6,835,070$1.7B6.55%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC5,257,741$1.3B5.03%
STATE STREET CORP5,046,590$1.2B4.83%
FMR LLC4,307,122$1.0B4.12%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,096,888$755.2M2.97%
MORGAN STANLEY2,494,761$605.4M2.39%
Invesco Ltd.2,135,634$518.3M2.05%
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\2,005,695$486.7M1.92%
NORGES BANK1,409,000$341.9M1.35%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.1,297,559$314.9M1.24%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,263,584$306.6M1.21%
Jupiter Topco LLC1,256,527$304.9M1.20%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP1,100,869$267.1M1.05%
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC1,026,406$249.1M0.98%

Institutional ownership by quarter

% of shares held by 13F filers
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
None on file.

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-05-18SCHEDULE 13G/AAllianceBernstein L.P.4.8%5,061,323
2026-04-29SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Portfolio Management5.0%5,255,749
2026-04-29SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.5%7,836,754
2026-03-26SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group0.0%0
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.04%$912.9M
VSMPX0.04%$912.9M
VTSAX0.04%$912.9M
VTI0.04%$912.9M
VFINX0.04%$754.8M
VFIAX0.04%$754.8M

Share structure

Shares outstanding104,431,019
Float104,146,217
Free float99.7%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$3.5B$4.0B$3.8B$4.1B$4.7B
Cost of revenue$2.0B$2.2B$1.9B$2.0B$2.4B
Gross profit$1.5B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1B$2.3B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$381.9M$475.7M$555.4M$603.0M$91.5M
Operating income$805.9M$489.6M$1.1B$1.1B$1.5B
EBITDA$971.5M$659.7M$1.3B$1.3B$1.6B
Pretax income$756.1M$432.9M$1.0B$1.1B$1.6B
Income tax$227.1M$197.9M$286.2M$318.9M$466.6M
Net income$529.0M$235.0M$761.4M$764.9M$1.1B
EPS, diluted$4.92$2.20$7.13$7.21$10.42
Diluted shares107.2M106.7M106.2M105.5M105.1M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$379.0M$524.4M$600.7M$1.0B$2.3B
Receivables$369.6M$418.1M$411.8M$518.4M$391.4M
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$1.5B$1.6B$2.0B$2.5B$4.4B
PP&E, net$217.6M$222.2M$245.8M$242.5M$244.1M
Goodwill & intangibles$4.7B$4.8B$4.7B$4.5B$4.4B
Total assets$6.8B$7.0B$7.5B$7.8B$9.3B
Accounts payable$19.5M$27.5M$24.7M$17.9M$686.9M
Total current liabilities$1.2B$1.5B$1.4B$1.4B$2.4B
Long-term debt$1.3B$1.4B$1.4B$1.4B$1.6B
Total liabilities$3.2B$3.5B$3.5B$3.5B$4.2B
Shareholders' equity$3.6B$3.5B$4.0B$4.3B$5.1B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$527.3M$234.1M$757.5M$761.0M$1.1B
Depreciation & amortization$167.4M$166.8M$158.0M$133.0M$122.4M
Stock-based compensation$0$0$0$0$0
Change in working capital−$113.6M$133.4M−$107.0M$21.1M$100,000
Operating cash flow$596.8M$868.6M$793.0M$1.0B$1.2B
Capital expenditure−$51.0M−$59.8M−$45.0M−$60.9M−$71.0M
Free cash flow$545.8M$808.8M$748.0M$963.7M$1.2B
Investing cash flow−$352.7M−$835.1M−$55.1M−$141.8M$450.2M
Net debt issued / repaid$90.0M$438.7M−$305.0M$0$0
Buybacks−$87.5M−$110.4M−$114.5M−$225.7M−$96.5M
Dividends paid−$193.3M−$209.4M−$223.5M−$249.4M−$284.3M

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin42.2%44.0%50.8%50.6%50.9%
Operating margin23.1%12.4%28.0%26.8%31.7%
Net margin15.1%5.9%20.2%18.7%23.3%
FCF margin15.6%20.4%19.8%23.5%24.4%
ROE15.2%6.6%20.4%18.5%23.4%
ROIC12.1%5.5%15.4%16.0%22.9%
ROA7.9%3.4%10.5%10.0%12.9%
Debt / equity0.400.540.400.370.33
Interest coverage16.8x8.2x17.8x22.0x31.0x
Current ratio1.311.051.431.781.87
Revenue growth+2.0%+13.3%−4.7%+8.5%+15.1%
EPS growth+13.9%−55.4%+227.2%+1.2%+43.9%
P/E at year end25.1x55.0x24.3x26.5x24.0x
EV / EBITDA at year end14.7x21.5x15.4x16.5x14.8x
FCF yield at year end4.13%6.29%4.05%4.75%4.37%
Dividend payout36.7%89.5%29.4%32.6%25.8%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Transaction And Clearing Fees———$2.9B
Derivatives markets—$1.7B$1.8B—
Cash and spot markets—$1.8B$1.4B—
Liquidity Payments$1.7B$1.7B$1.4B—
Data and access solutions—$497.0M$539.2M—
Regulatory Fees$208.3M——$426.3M
Access And Capacity Fees$280.7M——$369.8M
Section31 Fees$179.6M$329.8M$185.7M—
Market Data Fees$252.1M——$294.8M
Other Revenue———$99.0M
Routing And Clearing$87.8M$83.2M$79.1M—
Royalty Fees$86.3M———

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-10-30 · consensus EPS $3.42 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$2.9B$2.8B – $2.9B$14.06$12.93 – $14.38922.4x
2027$3.0B$2.7B – $3.3B$15.09$12.55 – $16.44920.9x
2028$3.2B$2.9B – $3.4B$16.66$14.09 – $17.98418.9x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-31$3.48$3.56+2.3%$718.6M$731.6M+1.8%
2026-05-01$3.34$3.70+10.8%$689.7M$728.9M+5.7%
2026-02-06$2.94$3.06+4.1%$659.5M$671.1M+1.8%
2025-10-31$2.53$2.67+5.5%$624.3M$1.1B+82.9%
2025-08-01$2.42$2.46+1.7%$574.3M$1.2B+104.3%
2025-05-02$2.36$2.50+5.9%$560.7M$1.2B+113.1%
2025-02-07$2.13$2.10−1.4%$530.7M$1.1B+108.7%
2024-11-01$2.19$2.22+1.4%$530.8M$1.1B+98.9%
2024-08-02$2.10$2.15+2.4%$514.5M$974.0M+89.3%
2024-05-03$2.04$2.15+5.4%$504.8M$957.2M+89.6%
2024-02-02$2.03$2.06+1.5%$511.7M$968.7M+89.3%
2023-11-03$1.86$2.06+10.8%$479.9M$908.8M+89.4%
2023-08-04$1.77$1.78+0.6%$469.3M$907.8M+93.4%
2023-05-05$1.87$1.90+1.6%$481.0M$988.2M+105.4%
2023-02-03$1.76$1.80+2.3%$458.1M$1.0B+119.3%
2022-11-04$1.63$1.74+6.7%$441.0M$993.5M+125.3%
2022-07-29$1.70$1.67−1.8%$422.4M$985.8M+133.4%
2022-04-29$1.67$1.73+3.6%$415.1M$974.5M+134.8%
2022-02-04$1.53$1.70+11.1%$389.3M$866.4M+122.5%
2021-10-29$1.44$1.45+0.7%$350.6M$816.8M+132.9%
2021-07-30$1.35$1.38+2.2%$350.6M$800.8M+128.4%
2021-04-30$1.40$1.53+9.3%$339.5M$1.0B+197.7%
2021-02-05$1.22$1.21−0.8%$857.9M$844.2M−1.6%
2020-10-30$1.06$1.11+4.7%$756.3M$792.7M+4.8%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
None on file.

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1542.5%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1542.5%242,316570,702
2026-10-1446.8%295,156630,936
2026-10-1339.6%141,660358,104
2026-10-1238.3%272,851713,080
2026-10-0957.3%317,782554,281
2026-10-0865.4%510,252780,138
2026-10-0760.5%174,288287,955
2026-10-0647.9%196,043409,474
2026-10-0548.0%286,502596,917
2026-10-0247.6%224,238470,724
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+2.3Jan+2.7Feb-0.3Mar-0.2Apr+1.5May+1.9Jun+0.5Jul+1.9Aug-0.7Sep+4.2Oct+4.0Nov-1.3Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+2.3%62%16
Feb+2.7%62%16
Mar−0.3%56%16
Apr−0.2%40%15
May+1.5%60%15
Jun+1.9%62%16
Jul+0.5%62%16
Aug+1.9%81%16
Sep−0.7%44%16
Oct+4.2%69%16
Nov+4.0%69%16
Dec−1.3%31%16
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1466.9
MFI80.3
ADX24.1
Stochastic %K / %D92.0 / 83.0
Williams %R-0.8
CCI149
TSI / signal15.8 / 0.7
Chaikin money flow-0.08
ATR$11.42
Bollinger width24.3%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.79x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$281.01 (+12.1%)
SMA 50$287.60 (+9.5%)
SMA 200$289.01 (+9.0%)
EMA 21$288.98 (+9.0%)
EMA 50$286.46 (+10.0%)
EMA 200$281.70 (+11.8%)
Bollinger upper$315.16 (−0.1%)
Bollinger lower$246.87 (+27.6%)
Parabolic SAR$281.10 (+12.1%)
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About Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. functions as a global operator of various financial exchanges, primarily renowned for its options trading platforms, all managed through its numerous subsidiaries. The company organizes its expansive business activities into five distinct segments. The Options segment specializes in the trading of listed market indices. Its North American Equities division facilitates transactions for listed stocks in the United States and Canada, also offering services for exchange-traded products (ETPs), encompassing both trading and listing. The Futures segment is dedicated to futures trading. The Europe and Asia Pacific division delivers a broad range of services, including transactions for pan-European listed equities and derivatives, ETPs, exchange-traded commodities, and international depository receipts, along with ETP listing and clearing provisions. Finally, the Global FX segment serves institutional foreign exchange trading and non-deliverable forward FX transactions. Cboe Global Markets has established important strategic partnerships with key players such as S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC; FTSE International Limited; Frank Russell Company; MSCI Inc.; and DJI Opco, LLC. The company, which originated in Chicago, Illinois, in 1973, previously operated as CBOE Holdings, Inc. until its rebranding in October 2017.

https://www.cboe.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Craig Steven DonohueChief Executive Officer, President & Director$3.6M1962
Frederic J. TomczykDirector$3.1M1956
Christopher Andrew IsaacsonAdvisor$2.6M1978
Scott L. JohnstonExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$2.0M1965
Jill GriebenowExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.8M1980
John Patrick SextonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1.5M1965
Timothy LipscombExecutive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer$1.4M1975
Kenneth William HillSenior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations & Business Intelligence——

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Craig S. Donohue Chief Executive Officer and President2025$846,970$14.7M$2.6M$18.3M
Fredric J. Tomczyk Former Chief Executive Officer2025$500,000$9.4M$1.5M$11.7M
David Howson Former Executive Vice President, Global President2025$366,951$5.5M$0$6.0M
Christopher A. Isaacson Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer2025$650,000$2.7M$1.8M$5.3M
Jill M. Griebenow Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2025$500,000$2.6M$1.2M$4.5M
Catherine R. Clay Former Executive Vice President, Head of Global Derivatives2025$395,833$2.5M$0$3.0M

Employees

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Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-08-31$0.862026-09-15
2026-05-29$0.722026-06-15
2026-02-27$0.722026-03-13
2025-11-28$0.722025-12-15
2025-08-29$0.722025-09-15
2025-05-30$0.632025-06-13
2025-02-28$0.632025-03-14
2024-11-29$0.632024-12-13

Moat model

Weak · Efficient Scale · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage53
Intangibles31
Switching costs40
Network effect39
Efficient scale75
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 45.5; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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