BGC Group, Inc.
Business
BGC Group, Inc. is a global marketplace, data and financial technology company that specializes in trade execution and brokerage across a broad range of financial and commodity products. It offers brokerage and execution services for fixed income, interest rate and credit derivatives, foreign exchange, energy, commodities, shipping, equities, futures and options, as well as market data, network, connectivity and post-trade services. Its business is organized around its Fenics electronic trading and data platforms, FMX exchange offerings, ECS energy and commodities brokerage and related brokerage desks. BGC distributes services to wholesale financial and commodity market participants worldwide via proprietary electronic platforms, APIs, FIX connectivity, a private global network, third-party networks and traditional voice and hybrid brokerage channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissions | 2,258 | 1,649 | 1,465 | 1,281 | 1,542 | |
| Principal transactions | 441 | 389 | 368 | 366 | 328 | |
| Fees from related parties | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
| Data, network and post-trade | 139 | 127 | 111 | 96 | 90 | |
| Interest and dividend income | 54 | 56 | 45 | 21 | 22 | |
| Other revenues | 32 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | |
| Total revenues | 2,941 | 2,263 | 2,025 | 1,795 | 2,015 | |
| Compensation and employee benefits | 1,656 | 1,124 | 993 | 853 | 1,271 | |
| Equity-based compensation and allocations of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs | 330 | 369 | 355 | 251 | 256 | |
| Total compensation and employee benefits | 1,986 | 1,493 | 1,348 | 1,104 | 1,528 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 184 | 169 | 163 | 157 | 188 | |
| Fees to related parties | 38 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 24 | |
| Professional and consulting fees | 67 | 65 | 60 | 69 | 68 | |
| Communications | 136 | 121 | 114 | 108 | 118 | |
| Selling and promotion | 105 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | |
| Commissions and floor brokerage | 70 | 71 | 62 | 58 | 65 | |
| Interest expense | 125 | 91 | 77 | 58 | — | |
| Other expenses | 105 | 70 | 74 | 87 | 81 | |
| Total expenses | 2,817 | 2,182 | 1,993 | 1,717 | 2,178 | |
| Gains (losses) on divestitures and sale of investments | 67 | 39 | 0 | −1 | 313 | |
| Gains (losses) on equity method investments | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| Other income (loss) | 14 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | |
| Total other income (losses), net | 89 | 93 | 25 | 19 | 339 | |
| Income (loss) from operations before income taxes | 214 | 173 | 58 | 98 | 177 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 67 | 50 | 19 | 39 | 23 | |
| Consolidated net income (loss) | 147 | 123 | 39 | 59 | 153 | |
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | −8 | −4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | 155 | 127 | 36 | 49 | 124 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | 149 | 121 | 34 | 49 | 124 | |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.33 | |
| Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares) | 476 | 473 | 426 | 372 | 379 | |
| Net income (loss) for fully diluted shares | 149 | 121 | 34 | 63 | 174 | |
| Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.32 | |
| Fully diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares) | 481 | 479 | 490 | 499 | 540 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 852 | 712 | 656 | 485 | 554 | |
| Cash segregated under regulatory requirements | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value | 128 | 186 | 46 | 39 | 41 | |
| Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers | 468 | 365 | 350 | 560 | 782 | |
| Accrued commissions and other receivables, net | 482 | 324 | 306 | 288 | 296 | |
| Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net | 436 | 360 | 368 | 320 | 287 | |
| Fixed assets, net | 182 | 190 | 178 | 183 | 190 | |
| Investments | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 33 | |
| Goodwill | 649 | 540 | 506 | 487 | 487 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 428 | 241 | 211 | 193 | 208 | |
| Receivables from related parties | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Other assets | 723 | 605 | 497 | 463 | 445 | |
| Total assets | 4,412 | 3,592 | 3,176 | 3,075 | 3,342 | |
| Short-term borrowings from related parties | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accrued compensation | 364 | 228 | 206 | 177 | 214 | |
| Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers | 306 | 225 | 202 | 405 | 656 | |
| Payables to related parties | 29 | 29 | 17 | 11 | — | |
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | 772 | 693 | 668 | 683 | 679 | |
| Notes payable and other borrowings | 1,776 | 1,338 | 1,184 | 1,049 | 1,053 | |
| Total liabilities | 3,267 | 2,513 | 2,278 | 2,326 | 2,660 | |
| Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (Note 19) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,532 | 2,311 | 2,105 | 2,559 | 2,451 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 81,745,750 and 50,064,152 shares of Class A common stock at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −615 | −332 | −67 | — | — | |
| Retained deficit | −910 | −1,026 | −1,119 | −1,138 | −1,172 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −41 | −60 | −39 | −45 | −41 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 972 | 899 | 885 | 670 | 620 | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | 173 | 181 | 13 | 64 | 44 | |
| Total equity | 1,145 | 1,079 | 898 | 733 | 663 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 4,412 | 3,592 | 3,176 | 3,075 | 3,342 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed asset depreciation and intangible asset amortization | 103 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 82 | |
| Employee loan amortization and reserves on employee loans | 140 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 218 | |
| Equity-based compensation and allocations of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs | 330 | 369 | 355 | 251 | 256 | |
| Deferred compensation expense | 762,000 | 51,000 | 54,000 | −542,000 | 347,000 | |
| Losses (gains) on equity method investments | −8 | −8 | −9 | −11 | −7 | |
| Unrealized/realized losses (gains) on financial instruments owned, at fair value and other investments | −8 | −39 | −4 | 1 | — | |
| Amortization of discount (premium) on notes payable | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Impairment of fixed assets, intangible assets and investments | 3 | 746,000 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| Deferred tax provision (benefit) | −15 | −70 | −61 | −15 | −12 | |
| Change in estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Forfeitures of Class A common stock | −528,000 | −1 | −1 | −263,000 | −553,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on divestiture | −67 | −39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 11 | 0 | −2 | −5 | |
| Consolidated net income (loss), adjusted for non-cash and non-operating items | 637 | 490 | 459 | 418 | 392 | |
| Financial instruments owned, at fair value | 60 | −143 | −5 | 2 | 18 | |
| Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers | −98 | −22 | 212 | 223 | −483 | |
| Accrued commissions receivable, net | −66 | −21 | −6 | 6 | −101 | |
| Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net | −154 | −20 | −77 | −61 | −39 | |
| Receivables from related parties | 541,000 | −4 | −1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Other assets | −44 | −11 | 20 | −8 | 2 | |
| Accrued compensation | 43 | 20 | 18 | −25 | 18 | |
| Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers | 81 | 23 | −204 | −252 | 477 | |
| Payables to related parties | −361,000 | 12 | 24 | −44 | 19 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | −66 | −9 | −35 | −38 | 107 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 394 | 315 | 405 | 224 | 417 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary | 78 | 46 | 0 | 512,000 | 0 | |
| Purchases of fixed assets | −21 | −30 | −15 | −11 | −10 | |
| Capitalization of software development costs | −45 | −42 | −45 | −48 | −43 | |
| Purchase of equity method investments | −750,000 | −2 | 0 | −588,000 | −1 | |
| Proceeds from equity method investments | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |
| Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −281 | −64 | −40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchase of investment carried under measurement alternative | −21 | −13 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Loan to related parties | −120 | −180 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from repayment of related parties loan | 120 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of other assets | −953,000 | −627,000 | −475,000 | −612,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −283 | −97 | −91 | −53 | 121 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt borrowings | −1,005 | −815 | −623 | −6 | −566 | |
| Issuance of long-term debt, net of deferred issuance costs | 1,438 | 965 | 754 | −75,000 | 298 | |
| Earnings distributions to limited partnership interests and other noncontrolling interests | −470,000 | −8 | −19 | −29 | −52 | |
| Redemption and repurchase of equity awards | −109 | −139 | −118 | −76 | −111 | |
| Dividends to stockholders | −39 | −34 | −17 | −15 | −15 | |
| Repurchase of Class A common stock | −282 | −262 | −115 | −104 | −365 | |
| Proceeds from sale of Cantor units in BGC Holdings | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | |
| Proceeds from noncontrolling interests | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments on acquisition earn-outs | −1 | −1 | −19 | −4 | −11 | |
| Other | 0 | −27 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 21 | −149 | −147 | −233 | −820 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents, and Cash segregated under regulatory requirements | 7 | −9 | 3 | −3 | −5 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents, and Cash segregated under regulatory requirements including Cash and Cash segregated under regulatory requirements | 140 | 60 | 171 | −65 | −287 | |
| Cash paid during the period for taxes | 148 | 104 | 71 | 36 | 43 | |
| Cash paid during the period for interest | 109 | 88 | 81 | 54 | 66 | |
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon exchange of limited partnership interests | 0 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 158 | |
| Issuance of Class A and contingent Class A common stock and limited partnership interests for acquisitions | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| ROU assets and liabilities | 98 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 7 |