BGC Group, Inc. filings document material-event reporting, operating results, outlook disclosures and stockholder governance for a public marketplace, data and financial technology services company. Form 8-K filings furnish earnings releases, Regulation FD outlook updates, dividend-related disclosures and other material-event information tied to BGC's brokerage, data and market-technology activities.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, executive-compensation votes and the voting structure of Class A and Class B common stock. BGC's filings also include capital-structure disclosures, references to partnership-unit exchangeability following its corporate conversion, non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings definitions and risk-related language used in its public reporting.
BGC Group, Inc. reports significantly higher quarterly results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Revenue reached $955.5 million, up from $664.2 million a year earlier, driven mainly by higher commissions and principal transactions. Net income available to common stockholders rose to $84.1 million from $55.2 million, with basic and diluted earnings per share at $0.17 versus $0.11 in the prior-year quarter.
Total assets increased to $5.86 billion from $4.41 billion at December 31, 2025, while total liabilities were $4.59 billion. Stockholders’ equity grew to $1.10 billion. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $781.0 million, and operating activities provided $20.2 million of cash. The company maintained a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share and continued to invest in technology and acquisitions, including the previously completed OTC Global and other ECS-related businesses.
BGC Group, Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, with revenues rising to $955.5 million, up 43.8% from a year earlier. GAAP income from operations before income taxes increased to $115.4 million, while GAAP net income for fully diluted shares grew to $80.7 million, a 52.7% gain.
Post-tax Adjusted Earnings reached $201.1 million, up 40.6%, and Adjusted EBITDA was $253.2 million, up 26.7%. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share were $0.17, with post-tax Adjusted Earnings per share of $0.41. The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share.
BGC Group, Inc. files an amended annual report to provide updated Part III disclosures on directors, executive officers, governance and compensation after its 2023 Corporate Conversion to a full C‑corporation structure. The filing details a six‑member board, of which four are independent under Nasdaq rules, and describes audit, compensation and corporate responsibility committee responsibilities.
In 2025, longtime leader Howard W. Lutnick stepped down as Chairman and CEO upon becoming U.S. Secretary of Commerce, with Stephen M. Merkel becoming Chairman and three executives, John J. Abularrage, JP Aubin and Sean A. Windeatt, appointed Co‑Chief Executive Officers and Co‑Principal Executive Officers. The amendment also outlines controlled‑company status, extensive risk oversight, cybersecurity, whistleblower and anti‑bribery programs, and a compensation philosophy that mixes cash with long‑term equity incentives intended to align management and stockholders.
BGC Group, Inc. reported that COO and Co-CEO Sean A. Windeatt received a grant of 268,498 restricted stock units (RSUs) on April 1, 2026 under the company’s Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents one share of Class A common stock and is scheduled to vest on April 1, 2029, contingent on continued service and the company generating at least $5 million in gross revenues for the quarter in which vesting occurs.
On the same date, 12,019 previously granted RSUs vested, leading to issuance of 6,370 shares of Class A common stock to Windeatt after 5,649 shares were withheld to cover taxes at $9.84 per share. Following these transactions, he holds 725,113 shares directly, along with additional unvested RSUs scheduled to vest between 2027 and 2033 subject to similar service and revenue conditions.
BGC Group, Inc. reported that Chairman of the Board & General Counsel Stephen M. Merkel received an equity compensation grant and had shares withheld for taxes. On April 1, 2026, he was granted 77,882 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the BGC Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Class A common stock, vesting in equal installments on each of the first through fifth anniversaries of April 1, 2026, contingent on continued service and the Company generating at least $5 million in revenue for the quarter in which vesting occurs. On the same date, 29,973 RSUs previously granted vested; to cover taxes, the Company withheld 16,576 shares, and 13,397 shares of Class A common stock were issued to him. After these transactions, he holds shares directly and indirectly through family trusts and a 401(k) plan, reflecting routine compensation and tax withholding rather than open-market trading.
BGC Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Jason W. Hauf reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding. On April 1, 2026, he received a grant of 42,835 restricted stock units under the BGC Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in five equal annual installments, contingent on continued service and the Company and its affiliates generating at least $5 million in gross revenues in the quarter of each vesting. On the same date, 15,680 previously granted RSUs vested, with 6,320 shares of Class A common stock withheld by the Company to cover taxes at a reference price of $9.84 per share, and 9,360 shares issued to him. After these transactions, he directly holds 113,711 shares and RSUs in total.
AUBIN JEAN-PIERRE reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
BGC Group, Inc. granted Co-Chief Executive Officer Jean-Pierre Aubin 269,557 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of Class A common stock. The RSUs vest in equal installments over the first through fifth anniversaries of April 1, 2026.
Vesting requires that Aubin continue substantially providing services to BGC or its affiliates and that the company and its affiliates generate at least $5 million in revenue in the quarter in which each vesting occurs. After this award, he holds 1,455,262 shares directly, alongside a significant portfolio of previously granted RSUs with long-dated and post-termination vesting schedules.
ABULARRAGE JOHN J. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
BGC Group, Inc. reported that Co-Chief Executive Officer John J. Abularrage received a grant of 350,727 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the company’s Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock if conditions are met.
The RSUs vest in equal installments on each of the first through fifth anniversaries of April 1, 2026, if he continues substantially providing services and if the company and its affiliates generate at least $5 million in revenue in the quarter of vesting. After this grant, he beneficially owns 832,072 Class A shares and RSUs in total.
BGC Group, Inc. updated its outlook for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, stating it now expects results to be slightly above the high end of its previously announced ranges for revenue and pre-tax Adjusted Earnings. The company highlights that these outlook figures rely on non-GAAP measures such as Adjusted Earnings, Adjusted EBITDA, Liquidity, and Constant Currency, and provides detailed definitions and methodologies for each. Management explains that these metrics remove various non-cash, acquisition-related, and unusual items to better reflect underlying operating performance, while emphasizing that they are supplements to, not replacements for, GAAP results.
BGC Group, Inc. reported insider equity compensation activity for Co-Chief Executive Officer John J. Abularrage. He was granted 164,890 restricted stock units (RSUs) effective April 1, 2025, each representing one share of Class A common stock under the company’s long-term incentive plan.
On March 15, 2026, 75,071 RSUs vested. To cover tax obligations, the company withheld 41,516 shares at $9.57 per share, and 33,555 shares were issued to him. After this vesting and withholding, he holds 147,702 shares of Class A common stock and 333,643 RSUs scheduled to vest between 2027 and 2030, subject to continued service and a quarterly gross revenue condition of at least $5 million.