BGC vs VIRT
BGC: Global financial brokerage and market infrastructure platform spanning fixed income, commodities, energy, FX and equities with technology-enabled post-trade and market data services. VIRT: A technology-driven global market maker and execution services provider that uses proprietary platforms to deliver liquidity and trading solutions across equities, derivatives, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies to institutional and retail clients.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | BGC | VIRT | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $11.51 | $59.56 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $5.5B | $9.3B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 29.86 | 16.79 | VIRT lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 1.76 | 0.10 | VIRT lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +5.7% | +14.2% | VIRT higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +98.8% | +59.1% | BGC higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +8.9% | +32.9% | VIRT higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +18.5% | +35.7% | VIRT higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +3.5% | +2.6% | BGC higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 1.62 | 4.69 | BGC lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +37.6% | -2.9% | BGC higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +17.9% | +15.4% | BGC higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +0.7% | +1.6% | VIRT higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 5 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.97 | 0.61 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +12.7% | +39.7% | VIRT higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.