Tradeweb Markets holds the cleaner structural position, with the lead spread across valuation and profitability. Interactive Brokers still has the edge on profitability, which keeps the comparison from looking entirely one-sided. In the market, Interactive Brokers carries the stronger setup — intact trend against Tradeweb Markets's broken trend. That leaves a split case: the structural lead stays with Tradeweb Markets, but the market is not currently confirming it.
The comparison is based on similar long-term financial trajectories, not sector labels. Both peer scores are relative to the Russell 1000 universe, making them directly comparable.
This is not just a one-metric split: both valuation and stability materially support the lead.
Both operate in: Capital Markets
This comparison is based on industry proximity, not on functional trajectory similarity. IBKR and TW share the same industry classification.
For a similarity-based comparison, see how Interactive Brokers and Tradeweb Markets each position within their functional peer groups in AssetNext.
Scores reflect position relative to comparable companies with similar long-term financial trajectories.
The largest gaps do not all point in the same direction.
Left means cheaper relative valuation. Higher means stronger structure.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. and Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. look relatively close on structure, but the price setup still leans toward Tradeweb Markets Inc..
Valuation position uses peer-relative PE percentile (idx_pct_pe) where available.
Where IBKR and TW each sit in their own 5-year price and valuation history.
Describes historical entry positioning only. Descriptive — not investment advice.
The multiple-based pricing edge comes from a forward P/E that is 9.1 turns lower.
Profitability still favours Interactive Brokers, with a 30-point operating margin advantage keeping the comparison from looking fully resolved.
The lead is built on both valuation and profitability — though profitability still provides a counterweight.
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Rule-based, descriptive analysis only. Derived from peer percentile dimensions. Not investment advice. Peer groups are determined algorithmically based on structural similarity — not by sector classification alone.
AssetNext scores reflect each company's structural position within its functional peer group — not a ranking against all stocks simultaneously. Peers are identified by similarity across eight financial dimensions, including revenue growth trajectory, margin structure, capital intensity, and earnings stability. A score of 75 means the company ranks in the top quartile within its own peer group, not the entire market.
Four dimension scores drive the overall peer score: Growth (revenue trajectory and expansion dynamics), Quality (margin structure and capital efficiency), Valuation (peer-relative pricing on standard multiples), and Stability (earnings consistency and financial predictability). Each dimension is scored 0–100 relative to the peer group, then combined into an overall peer score using equal weighting.
Because scores are peer-relative, the same company can have slightly different scores in different index universes. On comparison pages, both companies are shown within their shared peer universe wherever possible — so the scores are directly comparable. The peer basis is stated on each score card.
Scores are recalculated periodically as underlying financial data is updated. All analysis is descriptive and rule-based — AssetNext describes structural realities and never issues buy, sell or hold recommendations.