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Company Profile: CME Group Inc. (CME)

CME insider trades (13 months) →

$304.06 −0.71% vs. previous close · Market cap $108.83B

Today's multi-factor rank: 222 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
4.6/10
Value
4.3/10
Growth
4.7/10
Quality
6.1/10
Multifactor
4.9/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$306.24
Open:$306.11
Day's Low:$300.93
Day's High:$306.53
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:108.83B
Enterprise Value:111.14B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$218.31
52-Week High:$329.16
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$280.96
200-Day Avg:$280.36

Volume

Volume Today:1,699,616
Avg Volume (3m):1,921,779
Avg Volume (10d):2,095,150
52-Week Change:+14.33%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.18

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):24.94

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):22.98
PEG Ratio:4.22
Price / Book:4.09
Price / Sales (TTM):15.65
EV / Revenue:15.98
EV / EBITDA:22.49

Dividends

Current yield:1.70%
Annual Dividend Rate:$5.20
Dividend Trailing:$5.15
Yield Trailing:1.68%
5-Year Avg Yield:2.92%
Payout Ratio:92.62%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):6.96B
Gross Profit:6.96B
EBITDA:4.94B
Net Income (TTM):4.40B
Rev Growth (YoY):+13.00%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+16.10%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+14.20%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$12.19

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$13.23
Revenue Per Share:$19.35
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$74.31
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:2.33B
Total Debt:3.85B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):1.52B
Debt / Equity:14.51%
Current Ratio:1.02
Quick Ratio:0.02

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:4.43B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):3.05B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:111.14B
EV / Revenue:15.98
EV / EBITDA:22.49

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):16.13%
ROA (Return on Assets):1.52%
P/E (trailing):24.94
P/E (forward):22.98
Price / Book:4.09
PEG Ratio:4.22
52-Week Change:+14.33%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$12.19

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$13.23
P/E (forward):22.98
PEG Ratio:4.22

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$19.35
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$74.31

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:3.05B
Operating Cash Flow:4.43B
EBITDA:4.94B
Total Revenue (TTM):6.96B
Net Income (TTM):4.40B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:357,930,746
Float (free shares):353,005,134
Short interest (shares):4,987,983
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.65
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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CME Group Inc. (CME) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-23View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-21View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-25View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-09View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-11View filing ↗
10-Q2026-07-24View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-17View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-10View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-05-19View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Chicago
Employees:3,875
Industry:Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Terrence A. DuffyChairman & CEO6710.02M
Ms. Lynne C. FitzpatrickSenior MD, President & CFO472.21M
Mr. Sunil CutinhoChief Information Officer531.57M
Mr. Derek L. SammannSenior MD & Global Head of Commodities Markets571.58M
Ms. Julie M. WinklerSenior MD & Chief Commercial Officer501.57M
Ms. Suzanne SpragueSenior MD, Group COO & Global Head of Clearing--
Adam MinickInvestor Contact--
Mr. John Clifford MarcheseGeneral Counsel57-

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CME Group Inc. (CME): Quantitative Analysis

CME Group Inc. (CME) — Financial Services — Financial Data & Stock Exchanges. CME is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, CME has returned +15.0% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

CME ranks 222 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 34 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 0.69, ranked 47 of 468); its weakest is value (Z -0.40, ranked 332 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.045222 of 461
Momentum-0.258276 of 494 ↑6
Value-0.402332 of 489 ↑1
Quality0.68547 of 468
Growth-0.207275 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$304.06
Market Cap108.83B
P/E24.94
Revenue (last 12 months)6.96B
Price / book4.09
Book value per share$74.31
52-week range$218.31 – $329.16
Dividend yield1.70%
Beta0.18
Average volume1,921,779
Shares outstanding357.93M
Short interest (% of float)1.55% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does CME report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are CME insiders doing? 139 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 5 buys and 20 sells, the last one on Nov 2, 2026 →

CME latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All CME filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about CME

When does CME report earnings?

CME has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 21, 2026). CME earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is CME's P/E ratio?

CME's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 24.9 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 68 Financial Services companies with a P/E is 14.2, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: CME is above its sector median. Financial Services stocks, company by company →

Where does CME rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, CME ranks 222 of 461, and 34 of the 58 Financial Services companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have CME insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of CME shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Sep 25, 2026, by a director, for $79k. The latest sale was on Nov 2, 2026, by an officer, for $3.1M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 5 purchases and 20 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All CME insider trades →

Does CME pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.70% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $5.20 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Sep 9, 2026.

What sector is CME in, and which index?

CME is classified in the Financial Services sector (industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 70 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Financial Services stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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