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CME·CME Group Inc.

$307.06
-0.18 (-0.06%)
High
$310.98
Open
$303.22
Market Cap
110.99B
52W High
$329.16
Low
$301.40
P. Close
$307.06
P/E
25.13
52W Low
$218.31
Fwd P/E
23.22
DailyIQ Est.
$322.43
Inst. Own.
71.2%
Short Interest
1.38%
Days to Cover
2.6
Div. Yield
1.29%
Next Ex-Div
~Dec 11
Div. Growth
15+ yrs
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Oct 21, 2026tone +6.1 vs prior release · 17 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
44
BEARISH
News Sentiment
46
MIXED
On Nov 6, gold futures opened above $4,000 but fell 0.4 % early in the day, a move that followed a CME Group FedWatch forecast indicating a 72.3 % probability of a rate increase next month. The decline was also dampened by market expectations of a moderate jobs report in October and November, which investors viewed as a headwind for gold. On Nov 5, CME Group Inc. declared a fourth‑quarter dividend of $1.30 per share, payable Dec 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of Dec 11, 2026. The dividend announcement was described as a routine event that does not signal any material change in the company’s financial performance or strategy. Both developments were reported as routine market and corporate actions without any indication of future impact.
LOW TARGET
$227 -26.1%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$317 +3.3%
14 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$367 +19.5%
7 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$227.00 - $367.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
2/11/7/2/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$322.43 (+5.0%)
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Symbol
CME
Description
CME Group Inc. is a global marketplace facilitating the trading of futures and options contracts across diverse asset classes. Its core business revolves around providing platforms for trading in interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, alongside fixed income and currency trading services. Beyond trading, CME Group offers crucial clearinghouse services, ensuring the settlement and guarantee of contracts, as well as providing trade processing and risk mitigation solutions. This comprehensive suite of services supports a broad clientele, including professional traders, financial institutions, and government entities. Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, CME Group has evolved from its origins as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, solidifying its position as a key player in global derivatives markets.
Bought (1Y)
631.65 shares
$157K
Sold (1Y)
84,144 shares
$24.6M
SIEGEL HOWARD J-
Sell2,000 shares2026-11-02
Winkler JulieSr MD Chief Commercial Officer
Sell10,079 shares2026-11-02
Cutinho SunilChief Information Officer
Sell5,000 shares2026-10-27
GEPSMAN MARTIN J-
Sell400 shares2026-10-22
SHEPARD WILLIAM R-
Buy292.55 shares2026-09-25
69/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
62.5%
Revenue CAGR
7.6%
Current Ratio
1.03x
Return on Equity
14.2%

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.52$2.76$2.99$3.23$3.47Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$3.06 - -
Q3'26$3.02$3.02+0.0%
Q2'26$2.91$2.99+2.8%
Q1'26$3.12$3.36+7.8%
Q4'25$2.77$2.77-0.0%
Q3'25$2.63$2.68+2.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.8B - -
Q3'26$1.7B$1.7B+0.4%
Q2'26$1.7B$1.7B+0.2%
Q1'26$1.8B$1.9B+5.8%
Q4'25$1.7B$1.6B-1.1%
Q3'25 - $1.5B -

Market Data

CME Stock Snapshot

NEUTRAL44/100
$307.06−$0.18 (0.1%)
Market cap
110.99B
P/E ratio
25.1
Day range
$301.40 – $310.98
News sentiment
46/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$317.06 (+3.3%)
Consensus
Buy · 23 analysts
52-week range+40.7% off low · -6.7% from high
$218.31$329.16
Price $307.06 DailyIQ Est. $322.43

CME Group Inc. is consolidating: price is in the upper part of its 52-week range without a decisive push either way. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Financial Services tend to move together on rotation.

Behaviour On Record

What CME's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
25.8% 82nd pct
Below its peak
-5.9%
vs 200-day average
+9.8%
Up days (1y)
56%

CME Group Inc. is currently running 25.8% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CME's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 82nd percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 18.9%.

CME is trading -5.9% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -13.4%, and the deepest was -37.6% in 2020. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +9.8% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 70th percentile — a somewhat wider gap than its own norm. Over the past year CME closed higher on 56% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, CME finished the month higher 12 of 13 times, with a median return of +3.5% and an average of +5.7%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +5.7% on average, its weakest March at -3.0%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CME has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 72 of 3,267 sessions (2.2% of the time), with the largest gaps running +4.9% and -7.8%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, CME moved an average of 1.6% in the session after earnings, closing higher 4 of those 4 times, with a median move of +1.4% and a largest of +3.6%.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-04, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CME's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CME's sector?

CME Group Inc. sits in the Financials sector, currently ranked 6th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#6 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
45

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CME?

CallsPuts

For CME Group Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-06, 0 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 0.98), with at-the-money implied volatility around 19.0%.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-06)
0.98
ATM implied volatility
19.0%
Total open interest
4,455

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect CME to earn?

Analysts expect CME Group Inc. to earn $12.40 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $14.95 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2029, from 3 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$3.03$2.92 to $3.2814$1.76B10
Mar 2027$3.32$3.05 to $3.6012$1.86B8
Jun 2027$3.32$3.20 to $3.455~$1.89B-
Sep 2027$3.34$3.12 to $3.435~$1.90B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$12.40$12.29 to $12.6615$7.09B13
Dec 2027$13.23$12.38 to $13.7016$7.46B13
Dec 2028$14.16$13.02 to $14.707~$8.05B-
Dec 2029$14.95$13.80 to $15.853~$8.50B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CME?

UBS most recently reiterated its rating on CME Group Inc. to Neutral on Oct 22, 2026 with a price target of $310 (from $270). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 1 downgrade, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
UBS: Neutral
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 22, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$270 → $310
Oct 22, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$337 → $359
Oct 22, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$281 → $321
Oct 22, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$315 → $333
Oct 22, 2026Piper SandlerReiteratedOverweight$295 → $330
Oct 22, 2026JP MorganUpgradeUnderweight → Overweight$367
Oct 14, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$301 → $315
Oct 9, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$330 → $337
Oct 7, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$270 → $281
Oct 5, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$260 → $270
Oct 5, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$292 → $300
Oct 2, 2026Wells FargoInitiatedOverweight$301

Corporate Stakes

Which companies own a stake in CME?

0.96%held by GOOGL

Alphabet Inc. reports a stake in CME Group Inc. on SEC Form 13F: 3.5M shares, about 0.96% of the company, worth $769.4M at the end of Q2 2026. At today's price that stake is worth $1.07B, about 0.03% of GOOGL's own market value.

Holder
GOOGL
Shares held
3.5M
Stake
0.96%
Value
$769.4M
HolderLast quarterShares% of CMEValue at filingValue nowChange
Alphabet Inc. GOOGLUnchanged3.5M0.96%$769.4M$1.07B+39.0%

Form 13F lists US-listed shares held at quarter-end and is filed up to 45 days later. Stakes in private companies are not on it. Value now and Change put those same shares, adjusted for any stock split, at today's price against their reported quarter-end value, so they do not reflect buying or selling since.

Earnings Release, Scored

What did CME Group Inc.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Oct 21, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone72.2/ 100+6.1 vs prior release
Hedging words0.65per 100 words-0.01 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–82

Most important lines

  1. 1

    "Our average daily volume reached 29.4 million contracts, the highest Q3 ADV on record.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Q3 2026 average daily volume (ADV) climbed to a third-quarter record of 29.4 million contracts, and non-U.S. ADV reached a third-quarter high of 9 million contracts.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    With double-digit volume growth across all six asset classes, Q3 was our second highest quarter ever for revenue and adjusted net income.

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

CME peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about CME?

CME rose 13.3% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 40 and 76 from Oct 6 to Oct 19, then dropped to 54 on Oct 20.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$280$300Oct 6: tone 40Oct 7: tone 68Oct 8: tone 67Oct 9: tone 56Oct 12: tone 49Oct 13: tone 47Oct 14: tone 49Oct 15: tone 48Oct 16: tone 60Oct 19: tone 76Oct 20: tone 54Oct 21: tone 66Oct 22: tone 57Oct 23: tone 47Oct 26: tone 43Oct 27: tone 52Oct 28: tone 53Oct 29: tone 45Oct 30: tone 45Nov 2: tone 40Nov 3: tone 41Nov 4: tone 38Nov 5: tone 27Nov 6: tone 46Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 14 +2.7%same day: CME Group (CME) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
  2. Oct 22 +3.6%same day: CME CEO Says Crypto Perps Are Swaps While Suing CFTC Over Their Approval
  3. Oct 27 -4.5%same day: CME Group (CME) Eyes European Dairy With New Futures And Options
Latest stories naming CME

Technical analysis

How strong is CME's momentum right now?

On the daily chart CME ranks at the 44th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a neutral reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling CME?

118 of the 233 tracked managers added to CME in their latest 13F and 112 trimmed. Together they own 70.2% of the company, worth $56.8B. BlackRock and Vanguard Capital Management alone hold 15.0%.

118adding112trimming3unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of CME
  1. $6.7B positionTrimmed 2.8% last quarter
  2. $5.2B positionAdded 1.3% last quarter
  3. $3.6B positionAdded 1.8% last quarter
  4. $2.1B positionAdded 3.4% last quarter
  5. $2.0B positionAdded 1.4% last quarter
  6. $2.0B positionAdded 1.5% last quarter
  7. $1.5B positionTrimmed 1.6% last quarter
  8. $1.3B positionTrimmed 52.8% last quarter
  9. $1.3B positionTrimmed 0.2% last quarter
  10. $1.1B positionTrimmed 13.6% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading CME?

9 members of Congress disclosed 17 CME trades between Jul 23, 2014 and Jun 16, 2026: 9 buys and 8 sells, about $185.0K in estimated value.

BuysSells201620182020202220242026
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has CME done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, CME returned +6.5%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 8 did better, led by MA at +33.4%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−50%−25%0%+25%+50%+75%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6MA +33.4%CME +6.5%PAYP −29.7%