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Virtu Financial, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Total revenues grew 39.9%: Total revenues were $1,153.9 million, compared with $824.8 million in the same quarter of 2025. Source
  • Normalized Adjusted Net Income rose 70%: Normalized Adjusted Net Income was $283.5 million, up 70.2%, and Normalized Adjusted EPS was $1.77, against $1.05. Source
  • Market Making revenue rose to $986.8 million: Market Making total revenues were $986.8 million, against $668.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 62.2%: Adjusted EBITDA margin, calculated on adjusted net trading income, was 62.2% against 57.3% a year earlier; the nine-month margin was 63.2%. Source
  • Cash position rose to $1.58 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $1,575.4 million, up from $1,133.0 million in the second quarter release; long-term debt principal was $2,551.8 million, from $2,051.1 million. Source
  • Texas legal environment considered: The Board considered Texas’ legal and regulatory environment, including modernized business statutes and the Texas Business Court. Source

“In considering a potential redomestication, Virtu’s Board of Directors concluded that aligning Virtu’s legal state of incorporation with the location of a critical trading, technology and operational hub in Texas will benefit shareholders.”

Virtu Financial, Inc., press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Dividend Sourcequarterly cash dividend$0.24 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Board unanimously approved changing the state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas; the change is planned. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Total revenues grew 39.9%: Total revenues were $1,153.9 million, compared with $824.8 million in the same quarter of 2025. Source
  • Trading income, net rose 55%: Trading income, net was $820.2 million, against $529.1 million a year earlier, the largest component of total revenues. Source
  • Net income and EPS nearly doubled: Net income was $282.5 million, against $149.1 million, and basic and diluted EPS was $1.65, against $0.86. Source
  • Normalized Adjusted Net Income rose 70%: Normalized Adjusted Net Income was $283.5 million, up 70.2%, and Normalized Adjusted EPS was $1.77, against $1.05. Source
  • Nine-month normalized EPS reached $5.83: Over nine months, Normalized Adjusted EPS was $5.83, against $3.88 a year earlier. Source
  • Revenue below second-quarter level: The second quarter 2026 release reported total revenues of $1,190.0 million, about $36 million more than this quarter.

Segments and regions

  • Market Making revenue rose to $986.8 million: Market Making total revenues were $986.8 million, against $668.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Execution Services adjusted trading income edged up: Execution Services adjusted net trading income was $125.2 million, against $122.9 million a year earlier. Source
  • Corporate other revenue increased: The Corporate segment, which holds the company’s investments and overhead, recorded other, net revenue of $4.1 million, against $2.3 million. Source

“The planned redomestication, which is expected to occur later this year, is not expected to affect business operations, management, strategy, assets, or employee locations.”

Virtu Financial, Inc., press release

Products and customers

  • Commissions and technology fees grew: Commissions, net and technology services were $172.2 million, against $154.5 million, with Execution Services at $154.6 million against $144.7 million. Source
  • Capital markets unit serves issuers: Execution Services includes a capital markets business that acts as agent for issuers on at-the-market offerings and buyback programs. Source
  • Technology and analytics sold to third parties: Execution Services also supplies proprietary technology, workflow technology and trading analytics services to selected third parties. Source
  • Clients are institutions and broker dealers: Execution Services offers agency trading and trading venues in equities, options, futures and fixed income to institutions, banks and broker dealers. Source

Costs and expenses

  • Compensation costs rose: Employee compensation and payroll taxes were $199.0 million, against $157.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Brokerage and exchange fees increased: Brokerage, exchange, clearance fees and payments for order flow were $242.1 million, against $178.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Interest expense increased: Interest and dividends expense was $197.5 million, against $165.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Total operating expenses rose: Total operating expenses were $822.8 million, against $644.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Severance charges fell: Severance was $2.4 million, against $19.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Share-based compensation rose: Share-based compensation was $33.8 million, against $26.9 million, and is added back in Adjusted EBITDA. Source

Margins and profitability

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 62.2%: Adjusted EBITDA margin, calculated on adjusted net trading income, was 62.2% against 57.3% a year earlier; the nine-month margin was 63.2%. Source
  • GAAP net income margin improved: Net income margin, net income divided by total revenue, was 24.5% against 18.1% a year earlier. Source
  • Non-GAAP net income margin improved: Net income divided by adjusted net trading income was 40.1%, against 31.9% a year earlier. Source

Capital, cash and borrowings

  • Cash position rose to $1.58 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $1,575.4 million, up from $1,133.0 million in the second quarter release; long-term debt principal was $2,551.8 million, from $2,051.1 million. Source
  • Total equity increased: Total equity was $2,489.1 million, against $1,973.4 million at December 31, 2025; total assets were $26,385.3 million. Source
  • Short-term borrowings increased: Short-term borrowings, net were $184.1 million, against $12.4 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Ownership split of LLC interests: Virtu Financial, Inc. held 58.3% of Virtu Financial LLC interests at September 30, 2026, against 58.1% at June 30, 2026. Source

Redomestication and governance

  • Texas legal environment considered: The Board considered Texas’ legal and regulatory environment, including modernized business statutes and the Texas Business Court. Source
  • Independent committee involved: An independent committee of the Board, made up of disinterested directors, was involved in the decision to move to Texas. Source
  • Controlling stockholder approved by consent: The controlling stockholder approved the planned move by written consent after the Board’s approval. Source

Share counts and reporting basis

  • Adjusted share count rose slightly: Weighted average adjusted shares used for Normalized Adjusted EPS were 159.8 million, against 158.8 million. Source
  • GAAP share count rose: Basic and diluted weighted average common shares were 88.5 million, against 84.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted Net Trading Income definition: Adjusted Net Trading Income is trading income, net plus commissions and interest, less direct costs including brokerage fees and interest expense. Source
  • Normalization assumes exchange and 24% tax: Normalized measures assume exchange of all vested and unvested Units into Class A stock and apply an effective tax rate of about 24%. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Dividend record and payment dates: Record date for the dividend is December 1, 2026; payment date is December 15, 2026. Source
  • Information statement to be filed: Details of the redomestication are to appear in a preliminary information statement filed with the SEC. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.