2026 is proving to be another excellent year for CME, as high trading volume and surging market data revenue have combined to drive impressive growth from an already strong performance in 2025, with third-quarter diluted earnings per share up 13% from last year.
CME's move into prediction markets could provide a meaningful tailwind to growth if performance is better than expected.
Unlike its peers, CME is still mostly a transactional business. A drop in market activity could lead to decrease in earnings.
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Metric
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CME
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NDAQ
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ICE
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 25.82 | 26.51 | 21.22 |
Price/Book Value | 4.11 | 4.78 | 3.09 |
Price/Sales | 15.82 | 6.36 | 6.92 |
Price/Cash Flow | 25.01 | 20.92 | 16.33 |
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Metric
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CME
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NDAQ
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ICE
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.04 |
Current Ratio | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
Interest Coverage | 32.98 | 8.70 | 7.50 |
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Metric
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CME
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NDAQ
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ICE
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | 7.99% | 2.82% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | 19.05% | 15.06% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | 11.84% | 9.95% |
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