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CME Group CME

$269.56
−$1.24 (-0.46%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $270.80 0.00%
Open$270.80
Prev close$270.80
Day range$268.95 – $271.68
Volume455.1K
Market cap$96.93B
P/E (TTM)22.9
Dividend yield4.17%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

CME at a glance

Shares of CME Group are down 0.46% at $269.56. The company is worth $96.93B, number 165 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $217.29 and $318.32, so it sits 15.3% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 5.9% over twelve months, and up 16.9% across the last three months.

Price is above the 50-day average ($267.05) but below the 200-day ($274.37); RSI is 51, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 23% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $1.71B of revenue, up 0.8% from a year earlier, with $1.04B of net profit (a 63.0% margin).

The stock changes hands at 22.9 times trailing earnings, 12% below its five-year average of 25.9. The median for its industry group is 27.0.

10 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $278.56, sits 3.3% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

CME Group: the business

CME Group runs the exchanges where interest rate, equity index, energy and agricultural futures trade.

What tends to move it. Trading volume, especially in interest-rate products, drives revenue, and volatility usually helps it.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.5%
1 week
-1.1%
1 month
-3.0%
3 months
+16.9%
6 months
-10.1%
Year to date
+2.1%
1 year
+5.9%
Day range
$268.95$271.68
52-week range
$217.29$318.32

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.7%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+0.9%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average-1.8%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)51.0Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)1.10Bearish
Bollinger band position9%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$269.48 / $269.64
Average price today$270.25
Volume455.1KAvg (90d) 2.83M
Turnover$122.99M
Turnover rate0.13%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.42vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.01%
Market cap$96.93B
Float market cap$95.60B
Shares outstanding354.65M
EPS (TTM)$11.16
P/E (TTM)22.86
P/B3.65
Book value / share$73.75
Earnings yield0.16%
Dividend (TTM)$11.25 / shareYield 4.17%
Net profit (TTM)$4.01B
Net assets$26.52B
30-day volatility23.3%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.99%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-31.1%-14.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How CME ranks on BeStock

Market value#165 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#131 of 283
Dividend yield#31 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#181 of 300
Dollar volume today#226 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$1.71B+0.8% YoY
Operating profit$1.11B-2.0% YoY
Net profit$1.04B+1.6% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.88+2.5% YoY
Free cash flow$923.50M-11.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$947.10M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$1.6BSep '24$1.5BDec '24$1.6BMar '25$1.7BJun '25$1.5BSep '25$1.6BDec '25$1.9BMar '26$1.7BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$912.8MSep '24$874.6MDec '24$956.2MMar '25$1.0BJun '25$908.0MSep '25$1.2BDec '25$1.2BMar '26$1.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin86.2%
Operating margin65.1%
Net margin63.0%
Return on equity15.7%
Return on assets2.3%
Return on invested capital14.4%
Current ratio1.02
Liabilities / assets86.4%
Cash & investments$2.28B
Total debt$3.42B
Net cash (debt)-$1.15B
Free cash flow / sales62.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Interest rates$433.00M 27.2%
  • Equity indexes$324.00M 20.4%
  • Market data and information services$238.10M 15.0%
  • Energy$187.00M 11.8%
  • Agricultural commodities$183.80M 11.6%
  • Metals$76.70M 4.8%
  • Other$58.10M 3.7%
  • Foreign exchange$49.80M 3.1%
  • BrokerTec fixed income$40.10M 2.5%
Average move on report day±1.9%last 15 reports
Closed higher9 of 1560% of the time
Best reaction+5.4%
Worst reaction-1.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.4%2024/Q3+3.0%2024/Q4-1.5%2025/Q1+0.7%2025/Q2-0.3%2025/Q3+0.5%2025/Q4+0.5%2026/Q1+5.0%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings23.0x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 12th percentile, 5-year average 25.9x

#1768 of 2975 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book3.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 90th percentile, 5-year average 3.0x

#3875 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales14.4x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 50th percentile, 5-year average 14.6x

#4555 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

17x24x31x38xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$285.00
Price vs. fair value-5.4%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts10
Average target$278.56+3.3% vs. price
  • Buy 40%
  • Hold 40%
  • Sell 20%
Low $230.00Now $269.56Avg $278.56High $330.00

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Sep 2026TD CowenBUY · PT $292.00
  • 3 Sep 2026KBWBUY · PT $285.00
  • 5 Aug 2026BarclaysHOLD · PT $270.00
  • 23 Jul 2026UBSHOLD · PT $260.00
  • 23 Jul 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $330.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership92.0%-0.33 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,010-21 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)18 buys / 4 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.57% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share10.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

6%13%20%27%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$32.29M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)4.17%
Last dividend$1.30Ex-date 9 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.30
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

5.5020195.9020206.8520218.5020229.65202310.402024

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 13.6% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Why You Might Be Interested In CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) For Its Upcoming DividendSimply Wall St · 5 Sep 2026
  • TD Cowen Maintains CME Group(CME.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $292Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • CME Group | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Officer Dennis Michael G.SEC · 18 Sep 2026
  • CME Group | 4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities-Officer Dennis Michael G.SEC · 18 Sep 2026
  • CME Group(CME.US) Officer Sells US$4.12 Million in Common StockMarket news · 12 Sep 2026
  • Form 144 | CME Group(CME.US) Officer Proposes to Sell 4.13 Million in Common StocksMarket news · 11 Sep 2026

CME stock: common questions

How is CME Group stock doing today?

$269.56 is the latest print for CME, a move of -0.46% against yesterday's close of $270.80. Today's low and high so far: $268.95 and $271.68.

What is CME worth in total?

Equity value comes to $96.93B at the current price. By that measure it is number 165 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does CME sell for?

Buyers pay 22.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $11.16). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.9, and today's level ranks in the 12th percentile of its own history.

Where does CME sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $217.29 and the ceiling $318.32. Shares are 15.3% away from that ceiling.

Does CME send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 4.17% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 9, 2026.

What is the analyst view on CME Group?

Of 10 analysts, 40% say buy, 40% hold and 20% sell. Price targets average $278.56, with the most cautious at $230.00 and the most optimistic at $330.00.

What does CME Group do?

CME Group runs the exchanges where interest rate, equity index, energy and agricultural futures trade.

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