NYSE President Lynn Martin discusses the 2026 IPO landscape with CNBC’s Sara Eisen

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 20, 2026 at 19:58  |  6:20  |  CNBC
Speakers
Lynn Martin — President, New York Stock Exchange

Summary

Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange, speaks with CNBC's Sara Eisen at Davos about the 2026 IPO landscape. She expects a 2026 IPO super cycle with activity accelerating from late Q1 into Q2, though mega-IPOs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX may be selective. Martin also highlights US market resilience despite geopolitical noise, broad IPO sector participation, and NYSE Texas's dual-listing momentum.

  • Lynn Martin predicts 2026 will be a super cycle for IPO activity.
  • She sees IPO activity accelerating from late Q1 into Q2.
  • Mega-IPOs OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX may time offerings selectively.
  • Martin says US markets remain resilient with Dow and S&P at new highs.
  • The IPO pipeline spans consumer, digital currency, defense tech, and energy names.
  • AI is described as transformational and widely deployed across companies.
  • NYSE Texas has 105 dual-listed companies and a queue of additional prospects.
  • She discusses NYSE Texas and New York City policy concerns with Sara Eisen.
Ideas
Lynn Martin President, New York Stock Exchange 2:06
US markets resilient despite geopolitical shocks
Despite an active geopolitical news cycle including Venezuela, Iran, Greenland, and tariff threats, Lynn Martin says US markets have been incredibly resilient and stable, with new highs reached across the Dow and S&P, and she sees broad-based market resilience across multiple sectors. This supports a positive view on large-cap US equity indices.
SPY DJI MED
Lynn Martin President, New York Stock Exchange 2:58
Every company leverages transformational AI technology
Lynn Martin says AI is a transformational technology that every company is using and deploying, changing both revenue generation and efficiency by allowing companies to do more with the same or fewer people. She sees widespread corporate leverage to AI, supporting the broad AI theme.
AI-SECTOR MED
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