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Compensation (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-Based Payment Arrangements
Newmark incurred compensation expense related to Newmark Class A common stock, limited partnership units and RSUs held by Newmark employees as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Issuance of common stock and exchangeability expenses$165,797 $110,973 $85,918 
Limited partnership units amortization34,307 23,203 14,267 
RSU amortization51,084 29,568 24,620 
Total compensation expense
251,188 163,744 124,805 
Allocations of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs (1)
30,857 21,654 14,942 
Equity-based compensation and allocations of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs$282,045 $185,398 $139,747 
(1) Certain limited partnership units receive quarterly allocations of net income and are generally contingent upon services being provided by the unit
holders, including the Preferred Distribution.
Compensation expense related to the issuance of Newmark Class A common stock and grants of exchangeability on Newmark Holdings limited partnership units to Newmark employees is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Issuance of common stock and exchangeability expenses$165,797 $110,973 $85,918 
Newmark recognized compensation expense related to these limited partnership units that were not redeemed as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Limited partnership units amortization$34,307 $23,203 $14,267 
Compensation expense related to Newmark and BGC RSUs are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
RSU amortization$51,084 $29,568 $24,620 
Schedule of Activity Associated with Limited Partnership Units
A summary of the activity associated with limited partnership units held by Newmark employees is as follows:
 
Newmark Holdings Units
Balance, January 1, 202442,376,966 
Issued16,440,711 
Redeemed/exchanged units(6,166,506)
Forfeited units/other(854,717)
Balance, December 31, 2024(1)
51,796,454 
Issued10,735,416 
Redeemed/exchanged units(11,541,874)
Forfeited units/other(1,149,640)
Balance, December 31, 2025(2)
49,840,356 
Total exchangeable units outstanding(1):
December 31, 202413,906,798 
December 31, 202512,378,576 
(1)The Limited Partnership Units table above also includes partnership units issued as consideration for acquisitions. As of December 31, 2025, there were 2.2 million such partnership units in Newmark Holdings outstanding, of which 1.4 million units were exchangeable. There were no partnership units in BGC Holdings outstanding. As of December 31, 2024, there were 2.7 million such partnership units in Newmark Holdings outstanding, of which 1.8 million units were exchangeable.
(2)As of December 31, 2025, the total Limited Partnership Units included 2.2 million Newmark Preferred Units.
Schedule of Units Redeemed
A summary of units held by Newmark employees redeemed in connection with the issuance of Newmark Class A common stock (at the current Exchange Ratio) or granted exchangeability for Newmark Class A common stock is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Newmark Holdings Units
13,118,692 9,835,548 11,232,651
Schedule of Limited Partnership Units with a Post-Termination Payout Limited partnership units with a post-termination payout held by Newmark employees are as follows (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Notional Value$153,976 $161,861 
Estimated fair value of the post-termination payout(1)
$61,406 $56,210 
Outstanding limited partnership units in Newmark Holdings15,082,749 17,249,585 
Outstanding limited partnership units in Newmark Holdings - unvested3,959,532 5,570,815 
(1)Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Grant of Conversion Rights
The grants of exchange rights to HDUs of Newmark employees are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Notional Value$512 $512 
Estimated fair value of limited partnership units (1)
$261 $261 
(1)Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Activity Associated with Restricted Stock Units A summary of the activity associated with Newmark and BGC RSUs held by Newmark employees is as follows (fair value amount in thousands):
Newmark RSUs(1)
BGC RSUs(2)
 Restricted
Stock
Units		Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share		Fair
Value
Amount
Total Fair Value of Shares Settled
Restricted
Stock
Units		Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share		Fair
Value
Amount
Total Fair Value of Shares Settled
Balance, January 1, 202412,133,105 $8.59 $104,251 4,883 $4.22 $21 
Granted2,838,998 9.92 28,159 19,425 6.87 133 
Settled units (delivered shares)(3,118,150)8.61 (26,850)$36,992 (1,243)4.28 (5)$10 
Forfeited units(876,228)8.89 (7,789)(19,479)6.88 (134)
Balance, December 31, 202410,977,725 $8.91 $97,771 3,586 $4.08 $15 
Granted3,023,455 11.84 35,802 — — — 
Settled units (delivered shares)(3,994,549)8.80 (35,147)$57,886 (1,316)4.28 (6)$12 
Forfeited units(329,858)9.86 (3,253)— — — 
Balance, December 31, 20259,676,773 $9.84 $95,173 2,270 $3.96 $9 
(1)Newmark issues RSUs to Newmark employees with the awards vesting ratably over the three- to eight-year vesting period into shares of Newmark Class A common stock.
(2)    BGC RSUs historically vested over a two to three year period.