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CME GroupCME

Financial Exchanges & Data · Chicago, Illinois · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$303.14+2.27%After hours: $303.14 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 15.9% over 1 year
CME Group over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$303.14$250NovMarJul$303.14
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$109B
Price to earnings24.8x
Forward P/E24.0x
Dividend yield1.72%
Year to date+11.0%
One year+15.9%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorFinancials
52-week range (closes)
$218.58$326.46

Quality and valuation

How CME Group compares with other financials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

CME Group and 7 financial exchanges & data peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most financials companies, priced above most of them.

CME Group trades at 24.0 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 13.0x for the 84 financials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +9.0% vs +10.2%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 65.7% vs 22.3%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 62.1% vs 20.3%
CME trades at 24.0x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Financial Exchanges & Data peers
FDS16.8xCBOE23.4xCME24.0xNDAQ24.3xSPGI24.9xMCO28.0xMSCI29.7xCOIN143.2xSector median 13.0xFDS16.8xCBOE23.4xCME24.0xNDAQ24.3xSPGI24.9xMCO28.0xMSCI29.7xCOIN143.2xSector median 13.0x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 24.9x earnings, CME is cheaper than its average since Nov 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x30xAverage 25.6x2025202624.9x20x30xAverage 25.6x2025202624.9x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From CME Group's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 13.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.7bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.7bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +13.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2513.0%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2513.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 65.7% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%20%40%60%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2565.7%Q3 ’260%25%50%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2565.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $4.3 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.1bnQ3 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCMESector median
Revenue growth+9.0%+10.2%
Operating margin65.7%22.3%
Free cash flow margin62.1%20.3%
Price to earnings24.8x14.6x

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