Cboe Global Markets, Inc. · CBOE · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025

Cboe reports broad-based growth while reshaping its portfolio

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: broad-based derivatives, cash-and-spot, and Data Vantage growth, together with higher organic revenue guidance, strengthen the operating case; dependence on volatility, regulatory execution, and portfolio changes limits certainty.

Reported Before market openCBOEFinancial Services $28.81B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.46 Consensus $2.42
EPS surprise +1.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.17B Consensus $574.3M
Revenue surprise +104.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +2.8% Event window
SPY move -1.6% Same window
Abnormal move +4.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -4.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior analysis, management reported broader double-digit segment growth, raised organic revenue growth guidance, lowered expense guidance, and disclosed the planned wind-down of Japan equities while retaining derivatives and data operations there.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year organic revenue growth guidance to high single digits and lowered full-year expense guidance to $832-$847 million; capex guidance remained stable at $75-$85 million.

Key takeaways

  • Current analysis describes record $587 million net revenue, up 14% year over year, with double-digit growth across derivatives, cash and spot, and Data Vantage.
  • SPX options ADV rose 21%, 0DTE options represented 57% of SPX volume, and VIX contracts saw high usage.
  • Data Vantage revenue rose 11%, supported by international subscription sales and cloud migration.
  • Cboe plans to close its Japan equities business while retaining derivatives and data operations in Japan.
  • Management emphasized disciplined capital allocation, including share repurchases and dividends.

Management priorities

  • Expand international data sales and Cboe Global Cloud access.
  • Optimize the core business while retaining flexibility for opportunistic M&A.
  • Continue capital allocation through share repurchases and dividends.
  • Complete the exit from the 7RIDGE fund investment in Trading Technologies.
  • Maintain a derivatives and market-data presence in Japan.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CBOE EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2.03 Q4 '23 actual $2.06, beat Q1 '24 estimate $2.04 Q1 '24 actual $2.15, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.10 Q2 '24 actual $2.15, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.19 Q3 '24 actual $2.22, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.42 Q2 '25 actual $2.46, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2.53 Q3 '25 actual $2.67, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.94 Q4 '25 actual $3.06, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3.34 Q1 '26 actual $3.70, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.48 Q2 '26 actual $3.56, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.39 Q4 '26 estimate $3.37 Q1 '27 estimate $3.69
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold31 ratings
Bullish1445.2%
Neutral1341.9%
Bearish412.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$279.61Current
$97Low
$241.3Average
$356High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainAug 3, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 3, 2026
JP Morgan Underweight UnderweightMaintainJul 28, 2026
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 15, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainMay 4, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $279.61. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Loop Capital MarketsEli Abboud$356$289.08 +27.3%Aug 5, 2026
Loop Capital MarketsAnalyst unavailable$315$299.28 +12.7%Aug 3, 2026
Loop Capital MarketsBenjamin Budish$354$310.23 +26.6%Aug 3, 2026
Loop Capital MarketsAnalyst unavailable$380$310.23 +35.9%Aug 3, 2026
Loop Capital MarketsAnalyst unavailable$288$288.87 +3.0%Jul 28, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

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.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-01T12:36:08.308821+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-01T12:36:08.306484+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-01. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.