Is MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX) Halal?

NASDAQ Financial Services United States $6.1B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Capital Markets industry, which is excluded under Shariah screening. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI Excluded — Capital Markets ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Capital Markets ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Capital Markets ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Capital Markets ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Capital Markets ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
24.7
Forward: 18.1
EPS
$6.65
Dividend Yield
190.0%
Payout: 45.8%
P/B Ratio
5.1
EV/EBITDA
13.0
EV: $5.5B
Revenue
$846M
Growth: 3.5%
Beta
1.0
Average volatility
Current Ratio
3.4

Profitability

Gross Margin 62.0%
Operating Margin 36.8%
Net Margin 29.1%
Return on Equity (ROE) 19.4%
Return on Assets (ROA) 11.6%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$382M
Free Cash Flow$324M
Total Debt$285M
Debt-to-Equity24.6
Current Ratio3.4
Total Assets$1.9B

Price & Trading

Last Close$166.72
50-Day MA$175.80
200-Day MA$183.48
Avg Volume559K
Beta1.0
52-Week Range
$156.17
$232.84

About MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX)

CEO
Mr. Christopher Robert Concannon J.D.
Employees
868
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Capital Markets
Country
United States
Exchange
NASDAQ
Market Cap
$6.1B
Currency
USD

MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer firms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers trading technology to access liquidity on its platforms in U.S. high-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, eurobonds, municipal bonds, U.S. government bonds, and other fixed-income securities; and executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds through its Open Trading protocols. It also provides automated and algorithmic trading solutions, such as X-Pro, a trading platform to combine trading protocols with its proprietary data and pre-trade analytics; and integrated and actionable data offerings, including CP+ and Axess All, a real-time pricing engine, including Auto-X and portfolio trading. In addition, the company offers various pre-and post-trade services, such as processing, trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC (MKTX) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC's debt ratio?

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.

What are MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC's key financial metrics?

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC has a market capitalization of $6.1B, trailing P/E ratio of 24.7, and revenue of $846M. The company maintains a gross margin of 62.0% and a net margin of 29.1%. Return on equity stands at 19.4%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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