Evercore
EVR · Investment Banking & Brokerage
$251.88
1.4%Virtu Financial
VIRT · Investment Banking & Brokerage
$55.93
0.6%The short version
- Evercore is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Virtu Financial.
- Evercore grew revenue faster (29.5%, against 26.3%).
- Evercore turned more of its sales into free cash flow (30.5% FCF margin, against 13.6% FCF margin).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Evercore’s earnings: a P/E of 14.2x against 9.3x for Virtu Financial.
| Latest fiscal year | EVR · FY25 | VIRT · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $10.4B | $4.9B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $496M |
| Net income | $592M | $468M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 29.5% | 26.3% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 2.3% |
| Share count change | 1.2% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 15.3% | 12.9% |
| FCF margin | 30.5% | 13.6% |
| Return on capital | — | 37.9% |
| Return on equity | 31.7% | 33.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$2.4B | $1.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.9x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $144M | $1.6M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.2x | 9.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
FY16
EVR $1.5B
VIRT $702M
FY17
EVR $1.7B
VIRT $1.0B
FY18
EVR $2.1B
VIRT $1.9B
FY19
EVR $2.0B
VIRT $1.5B
FY20
EVR $2.3B
VIRT $3.2B
FY21
EVR $3.3B
VIRT $2.8B
FY22
EVR $2.8B
VIRT $2.4B
FY23
EVR $2.4B
VIRT $2.3B
FY24
EVR $3.0B
VIRT $2.9B
FY25
EVR $3.9B
VIRT $3.6B
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FY16
EVR —
VIRT —
FY17
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VIRT —
FY18
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FY19
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VIRT —
FY20
EVR —
VIRT —
FY21
EVR —
VIRT —
FY22
EVR —
VIRT —
FY23
EVR —
VIRT —
FY24
EVR —
VIRT —
FY25
EVR —
VIRT —
EVR
VIRT
FY16
EVR $403M
VIRT $228M
FY17
EVR $476M
VIRT $272M
FY18
EVR $816M
VIRT $688M
FY19
EVR $434M
VIRT $159M
FY20
EVR $925M
VIRT $1.0B
FY21
EVR $1.4B
VIRT $1.1B
FY22
EVR $508M
VIRT $680M
FY23
EVR $438M
VIRT $454M
FY24
EVR $958M
VIRT $587M
FY25
EVR $1.2B
VIRT $496M
EVR
VIRT
FY16
EVR —
VIRT 19.5%
FY17
EVR —
VIRT 6.0%
FY18
EVR —
VIRT 36.8%
FY19
EVR —
VIRT 0.2%
FY20
EVR —
VIRT 46.0%
FY21
EVR —
VIRT 34.7%
FY22
EVR —
VIRT 22.1%
FY23
EVR —
VIRT 14.3%
FY24
EVR —
VIRT 25.9%
FY25
EVR —
VIRT 37.9%
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