BGC Q2 revenue reached a record $845.5 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, rising 7.8% from a year earlier.
The company said first-half revenue climbed more than 24% to $1.8 billion. It described that total as its highest for the first two quarters of any year. Sean Windeatt, Co-Chief Executive Officer, said growth came from every asset class. He said that trend showed the durability and breadth of BGC’s global platform.
BGC Q2 Revenue Across Asset Classes
Rates revenue rose 10.6% to $221.9 million. Foreign Exchange revenue increased 9.4% to $118.7 million. ECS revenue grew 5.3% to $275.5 million. Meanwhile, Credit revenue gained 5.4% to $79.3 million, and Equities revenue rose 2.8% to $76.0 million.
GAAP income from operations before income taxes increased 31.4% to $98.9 million. GAAP net income for fully diluted shares rose 26.2% to $69.6 million. In addition, post-tax Adjusted Earnings advanced 11.2% to $171.0 million, while Adjusted EBITDA grew 7.2% to $228.7 million. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share were $0.15, and post-tax Adjusted Earnings per share were $0.35.
FMX Market Share and Q3 Outlook
FMX posted further gains during the quarter. FMX UST reached a record 42% market share, while average daily volume rose 17% from a year earlier to $79.4 billion. FMX Futures Exchange average daily volume also jumped more than 16-fold to about 54,000 contracts.
Earlier this week, BGC announced a partnership with Fanatics to build a prediction market ecosystem for retail and institutional participants. Meanwhile, BGC’s board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share. The dividend is payable on September 2, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 19, 2026. For the third quarter, the company forecast revenue of $775 million to $835 million and pre-tax Adjusted Earnings of $172 million to $190 million.
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