BGC
BGC Group, Inc
BGC's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 23x earnings, below its usual 36x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BGC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BGC's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BGC.
BGC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.2x | $11.14 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $10.67 | -4.2% |
| Current | 23x | $11.14 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $17.43 | +56% |
| Expensive | 68x | $33.15 | +198% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BGC's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.2x next year's earnings.
BGC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BGC, with profitability improving.
BGC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.54 | +215% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.49 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.41 | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.37 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.31 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.32 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.29 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.26 | +117% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.25 | +257% |
BGC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $0.49 over the past year, up 53% from the year before, and higher year over year for 11 quarters in a row.
BGC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $832.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $845.5M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $955.5M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $756.4M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $736.8M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $784M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $664.2M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $572.3M | +11% |
BGC's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $833M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | -1.4 points |
BGC's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 7.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BGC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $205.9M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $156.7M | +141% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.4M | +$19.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $175.1M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $137.2M | +74% |
| Q2 2025 | $65M | +$128.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4M | -118% |
| Q4 2024 | $245.6M | +46% |
BGC's free cash flow was $553M over the past year, up 25% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BGC.
BGC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -2.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.3% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -80.7M shares |
| Available history | +38% | +132M shares |
BGC has 476M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $121.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $112.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $68M |
| Q3 2025 | $41.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $148.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $23.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
BGC spent $304M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 15% from the year before.
BGC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
BGC's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BGC.
BGC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.5 | Neutral |
BGC's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
BGC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BGC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 13x | 75% above |
| PE % | 16 | 63 | 47 pts below |
BGC is trading at 23x earnings, a 75% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BGC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.4 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.5 | 3% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $10.0 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.45 | 32% above |
BGC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 32% above its 200-week average.
BGC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.90 | $4.15 | -30% |
| 2021 | $4.15 | $4.62 | +11% |
| 2022 | $4.62 | $3.83 | -17% |
| 2023 | $3.83 | $7.22 | +89% |
| 2024 | $7.22 | $9.10 | +26% |
| 2025 | $9.10 | $9.09 | -0.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.09 | $11.1 | +23% |
BGC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 23% so far in 2026.