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CME Group Inc. - Class A Common Stock

Financial Services · Financial Services Website · IPO Dec 2002
$305.11
▲ +$8.17 (+2.75%)
Vol 1.7M
12
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$98.5B
P/E
26.2
ROE
13.8%
Margin
33.3%
D/E
12.14
Beta
0.28
Div Yield
1.83%
52W
$225–$291

Wall Street Consensus

20 analysts · Apr 2026
2
Strong Buy
8
Buy
7
Hold
3
Sell
0
Strong Sell
50.0%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 50.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $2.77 $2.77 $0.00
Sep 2025 $2.66 $2.68 +$0.02
Jun 2025 $2.95 $2.96 +$0.01
Mar 2025 $2.84 $2.80 $-0.04

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $1.5B $1.6B $1.7B $1.5B $1.6B
Net Income $874.6M $956.2M $1.0B $908.0M $1.2B

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 13.8%
P/E (TTM) 26.35 26.24 25.49 25.44 26.50 26.16
Net Margin 31.9% 34.8% 34.8% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%
Gross Margin 96.0% 96.0% 96.0% 96.0% 96.0%
D/E Ratio 12.53 12.33 12.33 12.14 12.14 12.14
Current Ratio 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
2.3%
P/S (TTM)
8.72
P/B
3.2
EPS (TTM)
$10.45
CF/Share
$9.37
Rev Growth 3Y
+26.9%
52W High
$290.79
52W Low
$224.62
$224.62 52-Week Range $290.79

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$1.1B
Net Debt
-$994.6M
Cash
$4.4B
Total Debt
$3.4B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does CME compare to Financial Services peers?

Peer group: Large-cap Financial Services ($10B+) · 23 companies

CME valuation vs Financial Services peers

P/E ratio
26.2
5% above peers (24.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/S ratio
8.7
60% above peers (5.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
3.2
23% below peers (4.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
Div yield
1.8%
49% above peers (1.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

CME profitability vs Financial Services peers

ROE
13.8%
1% below peers (14.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
33.3%
60% above peers (20.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
96.0%
12% above peers (85.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
2.3%
51% below peers (4.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak

CME financial health vs Financial Services peers

D/E ratio
12.1
85% below peers (83.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low debt
Current ratio
1.0
16% below peers (1.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low liquidity
Beta
0.3
77% below peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

CME fundamentals radar

CME Peer median Industry

CME profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

CME vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
MARCUS JONATHAN L
General Counsel · Mar 17
3291 shs
MARCUS JONATHAN L
Officer · Mar 17
3291 shs
DUFFY TERRENCE A
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 13
62902 shs
FITZPATRICK LYNNE
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 13
5504 shs
MCCOURT TIMOTHY FRANCIS
Officer · Mar 13
5504 shs
MARCUS JONATHAN L
General Counsel · Mar 13
5270 shs
TOBIN JACK J
Officer · Mar 13
608 shs
SPRAGUE SUZANNE
Chief Operating Officer · Mar 13
5504 shs
WINKLER JULIE
Officer · Mar 13
8256 shs
PIELL HILDA HARRIS
Officer · Mar 13
7076 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 28.88%
Vanguard Group Inc
10.01%
$10.5B
Blackrock Inc.
8.67%
$9.1B
State Street Corporation
4.50%
$4.7B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
3.10%
$3.3B
Geode Capital Management, L…
2.60%
$2.7B
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$11.20
/ year
Mar 10, 2026 $7.4500
Dec 12, 2025 $1.2500
Sep 09, 2025 $1.2500
Jun 09, 2025 $1.2500
Mar 07, 2025 $1.2500
Dec 27, 2024 $5.8000
Dec 09, 2024 $1.1500
Sep 09, 2024 $1.1500