MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC Segments Disclosure
16. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company’s end-to-end trading solutions comprise one reportable segment. The Company’s end-to-end trading solutions segment includes the operation of electronic platforms for the trading of fixed-income and other securities and related data, analytics, compliance tools, post-trade services and technology services. The Company derives revenue primarily in North America and Europe and manages its business activities on a consolidated basis. The Company considers its operations to constitute a single business segment due to the highly integrated nature of these products and services within the trading lifecycle, the use of a single inter-connected suite of technology solutions underlying all services, the financial markets in which the Company competes and the Company’s worldwide business activities.
The accounting policies of the Company's reportable segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) assesses performance of the Company overall and decides how to allocate resources based on net income that is reported on the consolidated statement of operations as net income. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated statement of financial condition as total assets. The Company’s CODM is its r. The CODM uses net income to evaluate income generated from segment assets in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the Company’s end-to-end trading solutions or into other areas, such as for acquisitions or to pay dividends. Net income is used to monitor budget versus actual results. The significant segment expenses and net income reviewed by the CODM conform to the presentation of such items in the consolidated statements of operations.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the U.K. was the only individual foreign country in which the Company had operations that accounted for 10.0% or more of the total revenues or total long-lived assets. Revenues and long-lived assets are attributed to a geographic area based on the location of the client trading activity and receipt of services. Long-lived assets are defined as furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software. Revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and long-lived assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(In thousands) |
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Revenues |
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United States |
$ |
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568,383 |
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$ |
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568,595 |
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$ |
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523,683 |
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United Kingdom |
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177,257 |
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161,838 |
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147,019 |
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Other |
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100,628 |
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86,664 |
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81,845 |
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Total |
$ |
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846,268 |
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$ |
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817,097 |
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$ |
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752,547 |
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As of |
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December 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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(In thousands) |
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Long-lived assets, as defined |
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United States |
$ |
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99,849 |
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$ |
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92,983 |
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United Kingdom |
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10,740 |
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12,683 |
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Other |
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1,842 |
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1,632 |
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Total |
$ |
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112,431 |
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$ |
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107,298 |
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2025 | Feb 24, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 20, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 21, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 25, 2016 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.