Inside the research
CME Group Inc.
CME Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$264.48
▼ -4.43 (-1.6%)
| 52w hi | $315.71 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $217.56 |
| Vol | 2.20M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.10
| Short | +0.12 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.14 |
| Long | -0.05 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
CME Group Inc.
Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
| Market cap | $95.10B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $96.69B |
| Trailing P/E | 22.41x |
| Forward P/E | 20.46x |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.27x |
| P / S (ttm) | 14.07x |
| Profit margin | 63.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% |
| Revenue growth | +0.8% |
| Earnings growth | +2.5% |
| Debt / equity | 14.59 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.16 | |
| Sector | +0.02 | |
| Technical | +0.19 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | -0.21 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, and foreign exchange; and agricultural, energy, and metals commodities, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. CME Group Inc. partners with FutureSports to futures on sports indexes. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | -0.13 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | -0.10 |
| Annual vol | 21.5% |
| Annual ret | +13.1% |
| Sharpe | 0.61 |
| Max DD | -33.0% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $306.60 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $353.00 / $230.00 |
| Median | $316.00 |
| Analysts | 15 |
| Strong Buy | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 3 | |
| Hold | 7 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong Sell | 2 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-04-23 | Morgan Stanley | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-23 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-04-15 | Piper Sandler | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-13 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-04-10 | Morgan Stanley | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-08 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-07-22 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-06-17 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-06-10 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-05-19 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-04-27 | Material Agreement, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-04-22 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-04 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-02 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-22 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-09-11 | Officer / Director Change | read |
| 2025-07-25 | Other Material Event | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Tierney Robert J JR | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | GEPSMAN MARTIN J | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SHEPARD WILLIAM R | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SHEPARD WILLIAM R | Grant | 422 | $94.95K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SHEPARD WILLIAM R | Buy | 14 | $3.30K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SHEPARD WILLIAM R | Buy | 325 | $74.88K | |
| 2026-06-25 | Seifu Rahael | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | Suskind Dennis | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SIEGEL HOWARD J | Grant | 645 | $145.12K | |
| 2026-06-25 | SIEGEL HOWARD J | Grant | 422 | $94.95K |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | $78.19K |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 2 / 0 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 8 |
| Top-5 share | 92.5% |
| HHI | 4,274 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $3.61B | 16.35M |
| Citadel Advisors | $491.33M | 2.22M |
| AQR Capital Management | $447.68M | 2.03M |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $420.03M | 1.90M |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $292.16M | 1.32M |
| Millennium Management | $276.94M | 1.25M |
| Renaissance Technologies | $150.18M | 680.05K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $461.33K | 2.09M |
As of 2026-06-30
Connections
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 3.29% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $8.70 |
| 5y CAGR | -3.3% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $6.85 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $8.50 |
| 2023 | $9.65 |
| 2024 | $10.40 |
| 2025 | $5.00 |
| 2026 | $7.45 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2009–2025 · 17 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.52B | +5.9% | |
| Operating income | $3.44B | +5.0% | |
| Net income | $4.07B | +12.1% | |
| Cash from ops | $3.45B | +9.5% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $268.72 | $270.77 | $258.87 | $264.48 | 2.20M |
| Sep 24 | $270.80 | $271.68 | $268.02 | $268.91 | 1.25M |
| Sep 23 | $267.51 | $274.17 | $267.39 | $270.80 | 1.37M |
| Sep 22 | $273.43 | $274.70 | $266.92 | $267.21 | 1.80M |
| Sep 21 | $276.38 | $277.74 | $273.87 | $275.53 | 1.53M |
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