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Tradeweb (TW) · Q2 2026 results and valuation

Share price: $130.60 · 2026-11-11

Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · published 30 Jul 2026 and 29 Apr 2026

Net income down 22.2% on the previous quarter. Management sounded cautious, in its script and in answers to analysts.

Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.

1 · Numbers

−22.2%

Net income vs Q1 2026

Outlook given

Net income 181.3M vs 233.2M

Revenue −9.5%

Against the same quarter last year (Q2 2025) it is +17.9%, so the move on last quarter looks seasonal or timing-related rather than a trend.

2 · How management spoke

Cautious

Among the least upbeat of all company calls

Answers to analysts: upbeat, in line with the script.

Similar to last call.

3 · What stood out

Key theme

New lenders are entering credit aggressively, but management feels confident in its strategy for complex deals.

Valuation

Is Tradeweb undervalued?

Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.

At 20.0% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $267.34 a share — the stock trades 51% below it. Today's price assumes 9.7% growth a year.

Current price

$130.60

close of 2026-11-11

Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.

+9.7% for 10 yrs

Fair value / share

$267.34

Buy below

$200.51

Price vs fair value

Undervalued 51%

Price vs buy-below price

Undervalued 35%

Official channels

The company's own website and social media accounts.

Read between the lines

  1. Guidance

    Expenses are still expected to hit the top half of the original forecast because business momentum remains strong.

    Source quote
    “In light of our continued strong business momentum, we are maintaining our guidance for the adjusted expenses to trend toward the top half of the initial guidance range...”
  2. Guidance

    Tradeweb expects the second half to show slower expense growth relative to the prior year comparisons.

  3. Figure

    The company generated nearly $1.2 billion in revenue through the first half of the year, which almost matches the amount delivered in the previous period.

    Source quote
    “Through the first half of the year, we've generated nearly $1.2 billion of revenue, almost matching what we delivered...”

Tone

How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.

Prepared remarks Cautious (was upbeat)
Answers to analysts Upbeat (was typical)

Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.

Sentences that drove the tone
“And risk share keeps climbing as clients ultimately execute more risk with us.”
“As you know, with June revenue up 20% year-over-year, even as I think treasury intraday volatility fell about 20% from March levels.”
“Following the pickup in average intraday volatility in March, market conditions began to moderate in the second quarter with volatility down 20% from March levels.”

Full figures

USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-30)

Metric Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 Q1 2026period end 2026-03-31 Change Q2 2025 YoY
Revenue 558.9M 617.8M −9.5% 513.0M +9.0%
Operating income 245.3M 287.3M −14.6% 199.9M +22.7%
Net income 181.3M 233.2M −22.2% 153.8M +17.9%
EPS 0.85 0.96 −11.5% 0.71 +19.7%
P/E today 25.6 23.8 29.1 −5.3 56.5 −32.7

Topics

Most discussed now

  • Government bond platforms, as well as existing dealers opting for higher fixed fee plans and some increases in minimum fee...
  • Credit fixed revenue declined slightly due to a smaller dealer stepping away from the credit market.
  • As Billy recapped earlier, this quarter, Tradeweb saw its second highest revenues of $559 million that were up 9% year-over-year...
  • With 2 important month-end trading days left in July, which tend to be some of Tradeweb's strongest revenue days, average...
  • In particular, curious if you think about both opportunities that could come on the back of any dislocation and customer...

Faded since Q1 2026

  • Fading As I noted last quarter, Tradeweb entered the year with a constructive macro backdrop featuring strong private sector intermediation…
  • Fading Tradeweb's clients actively repositioned risk and navigated this dynamic environment, driving record quarterly average daily volumes on the…
  • Fading Equally important, Tradeweb's dealer partners flourished as its continued investment in consistent 2-way electronic liquidity benefited…
  • Fading Other revenues of $10 million for the first quarter increased by 56%, primarily driven by growth in Tradeweb's digital initiatives...

Latest announcements

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