CME Group Inc. (CME) stock

CMENasdaqSecurity & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & ServicesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 9/3021% above fair value

$317.97+2.47 (+0.78%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $113.81BP/E 26.1Yield 1.57%

CME statistics

94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Dec 11, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $113.81B; $635.41M
Enterprise Value: $111.48B; $511.14M
PE Ratio: 26.08; 18.28
PS Ratio: 16.32; 3.22
PB Ratio: 4.29; 1.09
P/TBV Ratio: 8.09; 1.10
P/FCF Ratio: 26.27; 13.69
P/OCF Ratio: 25.71; 12.66

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 15.99; 2.32
EV / EBITDA: 24.35; 14.78
EV / EBIT: 24.35; 17.55
EV / FCF: 25.73; 12.35

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 358M; 35M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.16%; 1.07%
Float: 357M; 25M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.34%; 0.00%
Shares Held by Institutions: 90.0%; 36.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: 7.28%; -2.10%
Short % of Float: 1.50%; 2.13%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 1.50%; 1.55%
Days to Cover: 2.42; 2.08

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $329.16; –
52-Week Low: $218.31; –
20-Day Moving Average: $304.31; –
50-Day Moving Average: $286.01; –
200-Day Moving Average: $281.56; –
Average True Range (14): $6.71; –
Price Change (1 Week): 3.95%; -2.38%
Price Change (1 Month): 9.85%; -7.46%
Price Change (3 Months): 18.7%; -1.46%
Price Change (6 Months): 6.39%; -10.7%
Price Change (YTD): 16.4%; -18.8%
Price Change (1 Year): 13.7%; -10.1%
Price Change (3 Years): 50.2%; 46.9%
Price Change (5 Years): 41.4%; 12.8%
Price Change (10 Years): 174.5%; 134.2%
Average Volume (10 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.77; 0.74
Relative Strength Index (14): 71.6; 38.4
Volatility (1 Year): 25.1%; 44.5%
Beta (5 Years): 0.36; 0.78

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: 65.7%; 17.9%
Pretax Margin: 82.8%; 21.2%
EBITDA Margin: 65.7%; 19.8%
FCF Margin: 62.1%; 20.5%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 14.1%; 3.30%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 12.7%; 4.91%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.02; 1.70
Quick Ratio: 0.02; 0.78

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 8.99%; 13.5%
EPS Growth (YoY): 18.1%; 12.7%
FCF Growth (YoY): 6.10%; 17.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 9.11%; 11.9%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 5.95%; 9.20%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 14.7%; 11.0%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 13.7%; 8.95%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.04; 0.25
Revenue Per Employee: $1.80M; $1.01M
Employee Count: 3,875; 700
WACC: 7.60%; 8.80%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $6.97B; $887.09M
Operating Income: $4.58B; $7.83M
Pretax Income: $5.77B; $253.40M
EBITDA: $4.58B; $71.29M
EPS (Diluted): $12.19; $2.04

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $2.33B; $74.07M
Net Cash (Debt): $2.33B; $43.44M
Net Cash Per Share: $6.51; $1.66
Equity (Book Value): $26.56B; $503.26M
Book Value Per Share: $74.20; $20.64
Tangible Book Value: $14.06B; $226.58M
Working Capital: $3.03B; $50.06M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $4.43B; $18.33M
Capital Expenditures: -$93.70M; -$13.10M
Free Cash Flow: $4.33B; $366.83M
FCF Per Share: $12.11; $2.11

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

FCF Yield: 3.81%; 6.23%
Dividend Yield: 1.57%; 1.66%
Shareholder Yield: 1.57%; 2.91%
Dividend Per Share: $5.00; $1.40
Dividend Growth (YoY): -51.9%; 5.80%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 2
FCF Payout Ratio: 94.3%; 25.6%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $1.36B; $37.71M
Effective Tax Rate: 23.5%; 21.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $142.66; $42.72
Graham Upside: -55.1%; -37.7%
Altman Z-Score: 0.59; 11.57
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Lynch Fair Value: $167.15; –
Lynch Upside: -47.4%; -21.7%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CME	S&P 500	Difference	CME per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+14.4%	-3.0%	+17.4 pts
3 months	+19.6%	-2.8%	+22.3 pts
Year to date	+20.4%	+11.5%	+8.9 pts
1 year	+16.5%	+13.5%	+3.0 pts
3 years	+66.4%	+77.7%	−11.3 pts	+18.5%	+21.1%
5 years	+74.5%	+72.6%	+1.9 pts	+11.8%	+11.5%
10 years	+308.5%	+308.2%	+0.3 pts	+15.1%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M CME shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.3% from the previous report, or 1.50% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 40.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	5,351,351	+7.3%	2,210,692	2.4
Oct 15, 2026	4,987,983	-9.7%	1,930,869	2.6
Sep 30, 2026	5,526,063	-4.7%	1,744,545	3.2
Sep 15, 2026	5,801,564	+3.1%	1,736,223	3.3
Aug 31, 2026	5,629,176	+8.3%	1,987,880	2.8
Aug 14, 2026	5,199,595	-16.3%	1,677,148	3.1
Jul 31, 2026	6,213,476	+6.4%	2,755,420	2.3
Jul 15, 2026	5,837,310	-2.9%	3,110,735	1.9
Jun 30, 2026	6,011,422	+15.3%	4,845,209	1.2
Jun 15, 2026	5,212,475	+14.1%	4,171,632	1.3
May 29, 2026	4,566,985	-4.5%	2,692,253	1.7
May 15, 2026	4,782,505	+16.5%	2,290,264	2.1