BGC Group, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.44B
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.7
- Dividend yield
- 0.70%
About BGC
Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services, SIC 6200
BGC Group operates financial marketplaces and provides brokerage, trade execution, market data, and technology services across energy, commodities, shipping, and financial markets. Its offerings encompass trade execution for listed and over-the-counter derivatives, physical commodities, fixed income securities, foreign exchange, and equities, alongside connectivity, market infrastructure, and post-trade solutions. The company delivers electronic solutions through its Fenics business, which includes Fenics Markets and Fenics Growth Platforms such as the FMX venues. Its client base includes commercial and investment banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, professional trading firms, corporations, governments, and commodity producers.
The company maintains offices across major international locations, including New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney, alongside numerous regional cities. Its network infrastructure operates across six core data centers situated in the United Kingdom, Connecticut, and New Jersey, with distribution hubs worldwide. As of December 2025, the business employs 2,510 brokers, salespeople, managers, and other front-office staff. The provided text does not identify an official headquarters.
Summary of the business section of BGC's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BGC Group, Inc.
- Founded
- 1972
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Address
- 499 Park Avenue 10022
- Phone
- (212) 610-2200
- Website
- www.bgcg.com
- Employees
- 4,560, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst& Young, LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BGC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Dec 13, 1999
- Shares outstanding
- 475M, Aug 7, 2026
- Public float
- $3.77B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1094831
- CUSIP
- 088929104
- ISIN
- US0889291045
- LEI
- 2549001IGRCG4F0RLD36
- EIN
- 86-3748217
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen M. Merkel | Chairman of the Board & GC, Director | 248,837 |
| Jean-Pierre Aubin | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 1,082,071 |
| John J. Abularrage | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 832,072 |
| Sean A. Windeatt | COO and Co-CEO | 730,762 |
| Jason W. Hauf | Chief Financial Officer | 113,711 |
| Arthur U. Mbanefo | Director | 24,756 |
| William Dean Addas | Director | 32,652 |
| Linda A. Bell | Director | 41,044 |
| David Richards | Director | 24,999 |
| Brandon Lutnick | Director | 111,393,287 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P. | Director | 233,697,627 |
| Group Management Inc Cf | Director | 105,286,722 |
| Howard W. Lutnick | Director | 4,283,914 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Howard Lutnick | $2.67M | $3.30M | $2.37M | $233 | $227 |
| FY2025 JPAubin | $8.41M | $8.95M | $2.37M | $233 | $227 |
| FY2025 John Abularrage | $11.07M | $11.08M | $2.37M | $233 | $227 |
| FY2025 Sean Windeatt | $8.04M | $8.06M | $2.37M | $233 | $227 |
| FY2024 Mr.Howard Lutnick | $15.00M | $16.90M | $2.70M | $234 | $160 |
| FY2023 Mr.Howard Lutnick | $17.04M | $17.13M | $2.81M | $185 | $112 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 4,560 employees in 26 countries spread across six continents.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings