Why did CME Group (CME) stock move recently?

On 9/2/2026, CME Group moved -3.0% — CME shares fell 3.03% in line with the broader market sell-off driven by rising oil prices (from U.S. strikes on Iran), higher Treasury yields, and increased odds of a near-term Fed rate hike. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is CME Group (CME) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows CME Group's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 24.8, a forward P/E of about 21.7, a price-to-book of about 3.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does CME Group's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.06×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is CME Group's revenue?

CME Group reported revenue of $6.5B for FY2025, with net profit of $4.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of CME Group (CME)?

CME Group last traded at $281.29 (-0.3% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

CME Group

CME · NYSE · Financials · United States

Snapshot

TickerCME

ExchangeNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges

CountryUnited States

Employees3,875

HeadquartersChicago, United States

Websitewww.cmegroup.com

Filings tracked16

About CME Group

CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, and foreign exchange; and agricultural, energy, and metals commodities, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. CME Group Inc. partners with FutureSports to futures on sports indexes. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Who owns it

Insiders0.4%
Institutions91.8%
Public & other7.7%

2,311 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.50%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.58%
State Street Corporation4.55%
Morgan Stanley2.71%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.58%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.55%
Capital World Investors1.90%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.60%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.06×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend57.8% → 62.5%

Margin has expanded by about 4.6 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev 8% · PAT 12%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.7B · EPS 2.96

Est. earnings growth +6.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $7.4B · EPS 12.91

Est. earnings growth +5.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$6.5B

Net margin

62.5%

ROE

14.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+8.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+12.4%

EPS (FY2025)

11.16

Net profit (FY2025)

$4.1B

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Why it moved

Sep 2, 2026
CME shares fell 3.03% in line with the broader market sell-off driven by rising oil prices (from U.S. strikes on Iran), higher Treasury yields, and increased odds of a near-term Fed rate hike.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 22, 2026
CME Group reported Q2 2026 results that beat estimates with record market data growth and strong H1 performance, per its July 22 8-K and multiple contemporaneous reports.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$6.5B	$4.1B	11.16	62.5%	14.2%
FY2024	$6.1B	$3.5B	9.67	57.5%	13.3%
FY2023	$5.6B	$3.2B	8.86	57.8%	12.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.7B	$1.0B	2.88	61.1%
2026Q1	$1.9B	$1.2B	3.18	61.4%
2025Q3	$1.5B	$908.0M	2.49	59.1%
2025Q2	$1.7B	$1.0B	2.81	60.6%
2025Q1	$1.6B	$956.2M	2.62	58.2%
2024Q3	$1.6B	$912.8M	2.50	57.6%
2024Q2	$1.5B	$883.2M	2.42	57.6%
2024Q1	$1.5B	$855.2M	2.35	57.5%
2023Q3	$1.3B	$750.2M	2.06	56.1%
2023Q2	$1.4B	$777.6M	2.14	57.2%
2023Q1	$1.4B	$883.8M	2.43	61.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/24/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/22/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/17/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC6/10/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/19/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC4/27/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/24/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/22/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/26/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/24/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/22/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC9/11/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/25/2025
8-K — Other events
SEC7/25/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.