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CME Group Inc. (CME)

Financial Services | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
287.65 USD -8.57 (-2.893%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 291.80 +4.15 (1.443%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:42 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:04 p.m. EDT

CME Group Inc. appears to be a solid long-term investment with a strong dividend yield and consistent payout history. The recent price movements show some volatility, but the fundamentals remain strong. For short-term traders, the current price is near the 52-week low, which could present a buying opportunity, but the options data suggests caution. Overall, the stock offers a balance between growth potential and income generation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.081001
AutoETS0.081019
AutoTheta0.083724
AutoARIMA0.116325

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 1.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.526
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.078
Revenue per Share 18.092
Market Cap 104,361,746,432
Trailing P/E 25.78
Forward P/E 22.19
Beta 0.30
Profit Margins 62.58%
Website https://www.cmegroup.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:04 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. The ATM IV is relatively low, indicating less volatility expected around the current price. However, there are significant put positions at strikes below the current price, which might indicate some bearish sentiment. Conversely, call options at strikes above the current price show some bullish interest. The overall volume and open interest suggest a cautious approach, with traders possibly waiting for more clarity on the stock's direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.43% 3.87% 4.62% 4.65%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-10 7.450 2.431938
2025-12-12 1.250 0.467879
2025-09-09 1.250 0.491639
2025-06-09 1.250 0.481436
2025-03-07 1.250 0.509820
2024-12-27 5.800 2.591774
2024-12-09 1.150 0.519492
2024-09-09 1.150 0.565424
2024-06-07 1.150 0.623072
2024-03-07 1.150 0.585064
2023-12-27 5.250 2.723129
2023-12-07 1.100 0.584328
2023-09-07 1.100 0.602907
2023-06-08 1.100 0.671032
2023-03-09 1.100 0.705456
2022-12-27 4.500 3.073036
2022-12-08 1.000 0.663433
2022-09-08 1.000 0.585365
2022-06-09 1.000 0.600339
2022-03-09 1.000 0.519030
2021-12-27 3.250 1.699329
2021-12-09 0.900 0.481113
2021-09-09 0.900 0.571272
2021-06-09 0.900 0.512553
2021-03-09 0.900 0.528890
2020-12-24 2.500 1.733579
2020-12-09 0.850 0.584921
2020-09-09 0.850 0.637907
2020-06-09 0.850 0.563700
2020-03-09 0.850 0.528049
2019-12-26 2.500 1.586783
2019-12-09 0.750 0.473402
2019-09-09 0.750 0.451792
2019-06-07 0.750 0.483528
2019-03-07 0.750 0.568650
2018-12-27 1.750 1.247130
2018-12-07 0.700 0.496176
2018-09-07 0.700 0.536222
2018-06-07 0.700 0.544789
2018-03-08 0.700 0.557712
2017-12-27 3.500 3.231680
2017-12-07 0.660 0.598952
2017-09-07 0.660 0.727516
2017-06-07 0.660 0.770040
2017-03-08 0.660 0.750577
2016-12-23 3.250 3.915460
2016-12-07 0.600 0.718701
2016-09-07 0.600 0.817290
2016-06-08 0.600 0.920262
2016-03-08 0.600 0.946893
2015-12-23 2.900 4.722616
2015-12-08 0.500 0.781401
2015-09-08 0.500 0.810110
2015-06-08 0.500 0.811521
2015-03-06 0.500 0.813635
2014-12-24 2.000 3.446236
2014-12-08 0.470 0.843077
2014-09-08 0.470 0.992548
2014-06-06 0.470 1.086226
2014-03-06 0.470 0.994745
2013-12-24 2.600 5.310661
2013-12-06 0.450 0.949544
2013-09-06 0.450 1.054390
2013-06-06 0.450 1.114927
2013-03-06 0.450 1.247270
2012-12-13 1.300 4.395224
2012-12-06 0.450 1.451550
2012-09-06 0.450 1.428288
2012-06-06 0.446 1.493081
2012-03-07 1.046 3.457937
2011-12-15 0.280 1.086143
2011-09-07 0.280 0.982203
2011-06-16 0.280 0.955059
2011-03-08 0.280 0.869900
2010-12-08 0.230 0.678289
2010-09-08 0.230 0.838823
2010-06-08 0.230 0.736837
2010-03-08 0.230 0.704196
2009-12-08 0.230 0.692790
2009-09-08 0.230 0.814712
2009-06-08 0.230 0.673155
2009-03-06 0.230 1.226811
2008-12-08 0.230 1.008785
2008-09-23 1.000 2.657975
2008-09-08 0.230 0.654112
2008-06-06 0.230 0.594153
2008-03-06 0.230 0.456927
2007-12-06 0.172 0.247352
2007-09-06 0.172 0.311134
2007-06-06 0.172 0.320013
2007-03-07 0.172 0.309881
2006-12-06 0.126 0.235574
2006-09-06 0.126 0.287353
2006-06-07 0.126 0.287348
2006-03-08 0.126 0.305104
2005-12-07 0.092 0.269875
2005-09-07 0.092 0.312451
2005-06-08 0.092 0.385690
2005-03-08 0.092 0.483671
2004-12-08 0.052 0.247694
2004-09-08 0.052 0.371819
2004-06-08 0.052 0.428800
2004-03-08 0.052 0.561331
2003-12-08 0.042 0.619878
2003-09-08 0.028 0.402078
2003-06-06 0.028 0.476586
2003-03-06 0.028 0.688155
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.2
dividendYield 1.81
exDividendDate 2026-03-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016879346
lastDividendValue 7.45
lastDividendDate 2026-03-10
dividendDate 2026-03-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13786352
Address1 20 South Wacker Drive
All Time High 329.16
All Time Low 7.78
Ask 287.78
Ask Size 7
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,257,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,292,168
Average Volume 2,292,168
Average Volume10Days 2,257,950
Beta 0.296
Bid 287.45
Bid Size 3
Board Risk 9
Book Value 80.033
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 287.65
Current Ratio 1.032
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 294.08
Day Low 284.48
Debt To Equity 13.078
Display Name CME
Dividend Date 1,774,483,200
Dividend Rate 5.2
Dividend Yield 1.81
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,861,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,861,000
Earnings Growth 0.35
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.353
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,861,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,861,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,861,000
Ebitda 4,590,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.70542
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.304
Enterprise To Revenue 15.733
Enterprise Value 102,373,916,672
Eps Current Year 12.38408
Eps Forward 12.96513
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 306.3392
Fifty Day Average Change -18.689209
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06100822
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.786352
Fifty Two Week High 329.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -41.51001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12610891
Fifty Two Week Low 251.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1419214
Fifty Two Week Range 251.9 - 329.16
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,039,185,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.41
Float Shares 357,025,999
Forward Eps 12.96513
Forward P E 22.186434
Free Cashflow 837,262,528
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,875
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 6,506,800,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00477
Held Percent Institutions 0.91448
Implied Shares Outstanding 362,808,081
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 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Last Dividend Value 7.45
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. 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 104,361,746,432
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2004577
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 4,020,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 104,361,744,497
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 293.569
Operating Cashflow 4,277,100,032
Operating Margins 0.63808
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.44799998
Peg Ratio 5.13
Phone 312 930 1000
Post Market Change 4.149994
Post Market Change Percent 1.4427234
Post Market Price 291.8
Post Market Time 1,776,469,360
Previous Close 296.22
Price Eps Current Year 23.227402
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5941424
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 16.038874
Profit Margins 0.62584
Quick Ratio 0.032
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.75
Region US
Regular Market Change -8.57001
Regular Market Change Percent -2.89312
Regular Market Day High 294.08
Regular Market Day Low 284.48
Regular Market Day Range 284.48 - 294.08
Regular Market Open 293.569
Regular Market Previous Close 296.22
Regular Market Price 287.65
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 3,819,365
Return On Assets 0.01585
Return On Equity 0.1475
Revenue Growth 0.08
Revenue Per Share 18.092
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 362,804,943
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0128999995
Shares Short 4,696,093
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,946,234
Short Name CME Group Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.014400001
Short Ratio 2.28
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CME
Target High Price 362.0
Target Low Price 241.0
Target Mean Price 312.93332
Target Median Price 320.0
Total Cash 4,541,899,776
Total Cash Per Share 12.665
Total Debt 3,757,199,872
Total Revenue 6,506,800,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.016879346
Trailing Eps 11.16
Trailing P E 25.77509
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.9774
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 281.16235
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.4876404
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.023074357
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,819,365
Website https://www.cmegroup.com
Zip 60,606