CME Group (CME)$291.23
Market Cap: 101.82 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for CME Group (CME).
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL DATA & STOCK EXCHANGES
DCF ready
Valuation
23.2x
EV/FCF, 4.3% FCF yield
Quality
14.2%
ROIC, 64.3% FCF margin
Growth
6.0%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.0x
Debt/equity, 1.0x current ratio
Superinvestors
4
Top: John Armitage (3.9%)
Strengths to research
- Free cash flow compounded at 10.7% over five years.
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 64.3%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.0x.
- 4 tracked superinvestors report a position.
Watchouts
No major valuation, balance sheet, or growth watchouts were detected by the static screen.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for CME.
Grade B
74
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| CME Target | CME Group | $101.8B | 26.1x | 23.2x | 14.2% | 6.0% | 64.3% | N/A | -1.0x | N/A |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | $100.0B | 26.5x | 23.1x | 11.5% | 8.9% | 33.9% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
| MCO | Moody's Corp. | $83.6B | 32.9x | 34.3x | 22.3% | 7.5% | 33.4% | N/A | 1.4x | N/A |
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | $155.2B | 28.5x | 30.5x | 10.1% | 15.6% | 35.6% | N/A | 1.5x | N/A |
| COIN | Coinbase Global Inc. | $50.8B | 41.6x | 19.2x | 5.9% | 41.2% | 33.8% | N/A | -2.5x | N/A |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq Inc. | $44.9B | 29.5x | 26.6x | 8.6% | 8.0% | 24.1% | 63.5% | 3.2x | N/A |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc. | $42.6B | 37.5x | 31.2x | 33.9% | 13.1% | 49.4% | N/A | 3.3x | N/A |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | $24.3B | 34.3x | 14.0x | 16.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | -0.5x | N/A |
| TRU | TransUnion | $16.5B | 30.5x | 31.4x | 4.8% | 12.6% | 14.5% | N/A | 4.4x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for CME (annual).
4 superinvestors own CME
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Von Mueffling Cantillon Capital Management | 1,386,346 | $409M | 2.72% | 0.0% |
| John Armitage Egerton Capital | 1,182,907 | $349M | 3.88% | 0.0% |
| Thomas Gayner Markel Group | 49,750 | $15M | 0.12% | 0.0% |
| Lindsell Train Lindsell Train | 6,900 | $2M | 0.06% | 0.0% |