MKTXMarketAxess Holdings Inc.

$164.58-6.4% 1Y

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: nothing decisive, though margins compressing.

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 2 without data
Margin direction, 3 years−3.8 pts

Negative operating leverage, costs are rising faster than sales, squeezing margins as it grows.

Where ROE comes from12% ROA

Margin-driven, fat margins on slower asset turns. ROE 22% = margin × turnover × leverage.

All from derived.

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.