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CME Group Inc. (CME)

Financial Services | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
285.80 USD +4.86 (1.730%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 269.56 -16.24 (-16.240%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:42 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:17 a.m. EDT

CME Group is a high-quality cash generator with industry-leading operating margins exceeding 65% and a robust return on equity near 16%, making it a standout in the financial infrastructure space. However, the growth engine is sputtering with revenue expanding less than 1% annually, which limits the ceiling for multiple expansion despite the strong profitability. The dividend yield of roughly 1.9% is attractive, but the payout ratio sits at an aggressive 95%, leaving little cushion for earnings volatility and raising questions about long-term sustainability without a cut. On the short end, the stock is trading just below its 200-day moving average, with options flow showing a wall of resistance around 280. While the business is exceptional, the combination of stagnant growth and a high payout ratio keeps it from being a top-tier buy-and-hold candidate compared to faster growers, though it remains a solid core holding for income-focused portfolios.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.094606
AutoETS0.099595
AutoARIMA0.113215
AutoTheta0.155263

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 12.47
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.261
Excess Kurtosis -0.58
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 14.587
Revenue per Share 18.779
Market Cap 102,767,747,072
Trailing P/E 24.22
Forward P/E 22.10
Beta 0.27
Profit Margins 63.44%
Website https://www.cmegroup.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound market with a slight upward bias. Call open interest builds significantly at the 280 to 290 strike range, suggesting a ceiling for near-term upside, while put open interest concentrates heavily at the 260 to 265 support level. Implied volatility remains moderate, indicating a lack of extreme fear or greed, though volume spikes in calls above the money suggest active speculation on a breakout above the 280 resistance.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 3.87% 4.33% 4.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-09 1.300 0.507932
2026-03-10 7.450 2.431938
2025-12-12 1.250 0.456955
2025-09-09 1.250 0.477957
2025-06-09 1.250 0.465810
2025-03-07 1.250 0.491024
2024-12-27 5.800 2.483940
2024-12-09 1.150 0.485806
2024-09-09 1.150 0.526219
2024-06-07 1.150 0.576846
2024-03-07 1.150 0.538566
2023-12-27 5.250 2.493588
2023-12-07 1.100 0.521995
2023-09-07 1.100 0.535827
2023-06-08 1.100 0.593152
2023-03-09 1.100 0.619823
2022-12-27 4.500 2.683683
2022-12-08 1.000 0.564334
2022-09-08 1.000 0.495099
2022-06-09 1.000 0.505229
2022-03-09 1.000 0.434613
2021-12-27 3.250 1.416554
2021-12-09 0.900 0.395361
2021-09-09 0.900 0.467630
2021-06-09 0.900 0.417614
2021-03-09 0.900 0.429144
2020-12-24 2.500 1.400717
2020-12-09 0.850 0.466060
2020-09-09 0.850 0.505922
2020-06-09 0.850 0.444793
2020-03-09 0.850 0.414816
2019-12-26 2.500 1.241619
2019-12-09 0.750 0.365871
2019-09-09 0.750 0.347899
2019-06-07 0.750 0.371085
2019-03-07 0.750 0.434783
2018-12-27 1.750 0.949436
2018-12-07 0.700 0.374111
2018-09-07 0.700 0.402808
2018-06-07 0.700 0.407593
2018-03-08 0.700 0.415578
2017-12-27 3.500 2.398082
2017-12-07 0.660 0.434011
2017-09-07 0.660 0.524893
2017-06-07 0.660 0.552718
2017-03-08 0.660 0.535714
2016-12-23 3.250 2.779678
2016-12-07 0.600 0.496483
2016-09-07 0.600 0.561745
2016-06-08 0.600 0.628997
2016-03-08 0.600 0.643156
2015-12-23 2.900 3.187163
2015-12-08 0.500 0.511195
2015-09-08 0.500 0.527315
2015-06-08 0.500 0.525376
2015-03-06 0.500 0.523999
2014-12-24 2.000 2.207993
2014-12-08 0.470 0.528506
2014-09-08 0.470 0.618910
2014-06-06 0.470 0.673160
2014-03-06 0.470 0.612298
2013-12-24 2.600 3.248782
2013-12-06 0.450 0.562711
2013-09-06 0.450 0.621290
2013-06-06 0.450 0.652931
2013-03-06 0.450 0.725689
2012-12-13 1.300 2.538567
2012-12-06 0.450 0.817736
2012-09-06 0.450 0.798014
2012-06-06 0.446 0.827428
2012-03-07 1.046 1.900367
2011-12-15 0.280 0.585554
2011-09-07 0.280 0.526415
2011-06-16 0.280 0.509054
2011-03-08 0.280 0.461270
2010-12-08 0.230 0.358010
2010-09-08 0.230 0.441120
2010-06-08 0.230 0.385764
2010-03-08 0.230 0.367260
2009-12-08 0.230 0.359971
2009-09-08 0.230 0.421817
2009-06-08 0.230 0.347044
2009-03-06 0.230 0.630310
2008-12-08 0.230 0.515025
2008-09-23 1.000 1.348982
2008-09-08 0.230 0.327785
2008-06-06 0.230 0.296698
2008-03-06 0.230 0.227520
2007-12-06 0.172 0.122892
2007-09-06 0.172 0.154390
2007-06-06 0.172 0.158555
2007-03-07 0.172 0.153289
2006-12-06 0.126 0.116354
2006-09-06 0.126 0.141764
2006-06-07 0.126 0.141560
2006-03-08 0.126 0.150093
2005-12-07 0.092 0.132565
2005-09-07 0.092 0.153282
2005-06-08 0.092 0.188919
2005-03-08 0.092 0.236467
2004-12-08 0.052 0.120812
2004-09-08 0.052 0.181134
2004-06-08 0.052 0.208517
2004-03-08 0.052 0.272394
2003-12-08 0.042 0.300000
2003-09-08 0.028 0.194013
2003-06-06 0.028 0.229508
2003-03-06 0.028 0.330657
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.2
dividendYield 1.85
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.1
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018153341
lastDividendValue 1.3
lastDividendDate 2026-06-09
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0585531
Address1 20 South Wacker Drive
All Time High 329.16
All Time Low 7.78
Ask 284.65
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,780,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,134,464
Average Volume 3,134,464
Average Volume10Days 1,780,260
Beta 0.267
Bid 277.5
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 9
Book Value 73.816
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 285.8
Current Ratio 1.018
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 286.3
Day Low 279.855
Debt To Equity 14.587
Display Name CME
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 5.2
Dividend Yield 1.85
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,723,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,723,400
Earnings Growth 0.025
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.016
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 4,771,100,160
Ebitda Margins 0.70608
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.873
Enterprise To Revenue 15.444
Enterprise Value 104,360,656,896
Eps Current Year 12.26548
Eps Forward 12.93018
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.8
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 253.3268
Fifty Day Average Change 32.47319
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12818696
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.85531
Fifty Two Week High 329.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -43.360016
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13172929
Fifty Two Week Low 218.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 67.48999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3091475
Fifty Two Week Range 218.31 - 329.16
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,039,185,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.57
Float Shares 354,671,006
Forward Eps 12.93018
Forward P E 22.103327
Free Cashflow 2,909,012,480
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,875
Fullday Change 4.85999
Fullday Change Percent 1.7299
Fullday Price 269.56
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 6,757,199,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00438
Held Percent Institutions 0.91769
Implied Shares Outstanding 359,579,263
Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Disp Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Industry Key financial-data-stock-exchanges
Ir Website http://investor.cmegroup.com/investor-relations/stockquote.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,963,200
Last Dividend Value 1.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,343,001,600
Last Split Factor 5:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name CME Group Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 102,767,747,072
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2004577
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 4,264,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 101,020,198,145
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 281.32
Operating Cashflow 4,309,000,192
Operating Margins 0.65036005
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.95419997
Peg Ratio 4.86
Phone 312 930 1000
Post Market Change -16.23999
Post Market Change Percent -5.682292
Post Market Price 269.56
Post Market Time 1,787,960,569
Previous Close 280.94
Price Eps Current Year 23.301167
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.871789
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 15.20863
Profit Margins 0.63443
Quick Ratio 0.019
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.5625
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.85999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.7299
Regular Market Day High 286.3
Regular Market Day Low 279.855
Regular Market Day Range 279.855 - 286.3
Regular Market Open 281.32
Regular Market Previous Close 280.94
Regular Market Price 285.8
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 2,740,835
Return On Assets 0.01481
Return On Equity 0.15802
Revenue Growth 0.008
Revenue Per Share 18.779
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 359,576,125
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0145000005
Shares Short 5,199,595
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,837,310
Short Name CME Group Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0161
Short Ratio 2.27
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CME
Target High Price 330.0
Target Low Price 230.0
Target Mean Price 283.06668
Target Median Price 285.0
Total Cash 2,275,599,872
Total Cash Per Share 6.329
Total Debt 3,868,499,968
Total Revenue 6,757,199,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.1
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018153341
Trailing Eps 11.8
Trailing P E 24.220337
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.9255
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 278.7117
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.0882874
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.025432328
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,740,835
Website https://www.cmegroup.com
Zip 60,606