What is Zacks Research's Estimate for CBOE Q4 Earnings?

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Cboe Global Markets in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the company will earn $2.28 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.26. The consensus estimate for Cboe Global Markets' current full-year earnings is $8.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cboe Global Markets' Q2 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.68 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on CBOE. Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cboe Global Markets from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Cboe Global Markets from $237.00 to $249.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $227.00 price target (down previously from $260.00) on shares of Cboe Global Markets in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $219.64.

Cboe Global Markets Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:CBOE traded down $0.32 on Monday, hitting $231.26. The stock had a trading volume of 655,225 shares, compared to its average volume of 909,134. The business's fifty day moving average is $219.75 and its 200 day moving average is $210.04. The company has a market cap of $24.22 billion, a PE ratio of 32.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Cboe Global Markets has a 52 week low of $166.13 and a 52 week high of $236.02.

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.14. Cboe Global Markets had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 22.02%. The firm's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Cboe Global Markets's payout ratio is 33.03%.

Institutional Trading of Cboe Global Markets

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBOE. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in Cboe Global Markets by 208.4% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 7,685,489 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,501,745,000 after purchasing an additional 5,193,339 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 4th quarter valued at $269,524,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Cboe Global Markets by 29,094.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,216,535 shares of the company's stock valued at $275,290,000 after buying an additional 1,212,368 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in Cboe Global Markets by 400.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,067,566 shares of the company's stock valued at $241,580,000 after purchasing an additional 854,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cboe Global Markets during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $74,789,000. Institutional investors own 82.67% of the company's stock.

About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets, Inc is one of the largest stock exchange operators by volume in the United States and a leading market globally for ETP trading. Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on the VIX Index.