Added to YB: 2026-04-23
Pitch date: 2026-04-21
CME [neutral]
CME Group Inc.
+3.87%
current return
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Company Info
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide.
Market Cap
$103.2B
Pitch Price
$275.06
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
3.99%
EV/EBITDA
20.06
P/E
24.27
EV/Sales
15.40
Sector
Capital Markets
Category
growth
Most investors think CME Group is just an exchange. That mistake changes almost everything.
CME (overview): Not just an exchange - prices & clears benchmark risk, netting $72B avg daily margin savings for customers. 86% gross margin, 65% op margin, $4.3B OCF vs $84M capex. Revenue layers: clearing, collateral offsets, $800M data biz. Q1 ADV 36M contracts (+22% YoY), March 41M (+33%). Open interest 126M contracts, 3,616 large holders show sticky franchise. 8% long-term EPS growth, 3.5% yield, 20-28x historical P/E range.
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