Financial Services
CME Group Inc(CME)
Live Price
Offline$246.38
-2.44% today
1Y Change
-9.76%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $103.93B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.4%
- EPS Growth
- +15.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.9%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
CME Group Inc (CME) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $103.93B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $246.38 and down 9.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.4%, EPS growth of +15.4%, a dividend yield of 3.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.4%, EPS +15.4%, free cash flow +16.6% with operating margin 65.6% and ROIC 9.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.9%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 24.3 and price/sales 15.4. Stock Foundry combines CME price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+6.4% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+65.6% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +6.4% and EPS at +15.4%, with operating margin around 65.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | β | -0.1% | +0.5% | +1.5% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +0.7% | +0.9% | +2.7% | +7.5% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +1.9% | +0.4% | -2.3% | +1.7% |
Benchmark Edge
CME vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CME
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CME Max Drawdown
-24.53%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CME and SPY.
Company Overview
CME Group Inc
NASDAQ
CME Group Inc. operates the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, facilitating the trading of futures and options contracts across major asset classes. It offers products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, metals, and additional categories like weather and real estate, enabling market participants to manage risk effectively. Through its principal brandsβChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), and New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)βthe company provides clearing and settlement services via CME Clearing, ensuring transaction safety as the central counterparty. Key services include clearing and transaction fees, listing services, market data provision, and risk mitigation tools. CME Group supports professional traders, financial institutions, corporations, producers, governments, and central banks with electronic trading on the CME Globex platform, delivering high liquidity, speed, and global access. Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, CME Group Inc. plays a pivotal role in establishing benchmark prices and enhancing market integrity worldwide.
- Leadership
- Mr. Terrence A. Duffy
- Employees
- 3.9k
- Street Address
- 20 South Wacker Drive
- Mailing
- Chicago, IL, 60606
- Region
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Last Updated
- May 8, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.5
- Price/Sales
- 15.4
- Price/Book
- 3.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.4%
- EPS
- +15.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +16.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 86.3%
- Operating Margin
- 65.6%
- Net Margin
- 62.8%
- ROE
- 15.3%
- ROIC
- 9.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.13
- Current Ratio
- 1.02
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
After the overview, the strongest next step is usually chart context or a tighter compare set.