CME Group (CME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CME Group Inc. operates global derivatives marketplaces that provide trading, clearing and settlement services for futures and options contracts. Its products cover major asset classes, including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, agricultural commodities, energy and metals. The company also provides market data, benchmark information and related services used by financial institutions, corporations, producers, investors and other market participants.

CME Group’s exchange portfolio includes CME, the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange and COMEX. Its electronic trading platforms and clearing infrastructure support transactions in listed and over-the-counter markets, helping participants manage risks related to interest rates, currency movements, commodity prices and changes in equity markets.

The company traces its roots to the founding of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board in 1898. CME Group was formed in 2007 through the merger of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and CBOT Holdings Inc., and later expanded its operations through the acquisition of NYMEX Holdings. Headquartered in Chicago, CME Group serves customers in the United States and international markets. Terry Duffy serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $293.30 to $299.92
• 50-Day Range: $261.98 to $295.31
• 52-Week Range: $218.31 to $329.16
• Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $106.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.05
• Dividend Yield: 1.76%
• Price Target: $292.94
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CME Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CME Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 384th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CME Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for CME Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CME Group has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CME Group are expected to grow by 4.72% in the coming year, from $12.30 to $12.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CME Group is 25.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CME Group is 25.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CME Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CME Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.54% of the float of CME Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CME Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CME Group has recently decreased by 4.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

CME Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CME Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CME Group is 44.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CME Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.37% next year. This indicates that CME Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

CME Group has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for CME Group this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for CME on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added CME Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 117% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CME Group insiders have sold 5,305.48% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $78,747.00 in company stock and sold $4,256,655.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.30% of the stock of CME Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.75% of the stock of CME Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CME
• CIK: 1156375
• Web: www.cmegroup.com
• Phone: (312) 930-1000
• Fax: 312-466-4410
• Employees: 3,875
• Year Founded: 1898

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CME Group: $292.94
• High Price Target: $349.00
• Low Price Target: $230.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.01
• P/E Growth: 3.79
• Net Income: $4.07 billion
• Net Margins: 63.30%
• Pretax Margin: 82.60%
• Return on Equity: 15.60%
• Return on Assets: 2.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 15.68
• Cash Flow: $12.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.84
• Book Value: $80.03 per share
• Price / Book: 3.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 359,579,000
• Free Float: 358,500,000
• Market Cap: $106.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.24