Added to YB: 2026-04-30
Pitch date: 2026-04-28
CME [neutral]
CME Group Inc.
+1.53%
current return
Author Info
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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
$103.1B
Pitch Price
$282.93
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
3.99%
EV/EBITDA
20.04
P/E
24.28
EV/Sales
15.47
Sector
Capital Markets
Category
growth
CME Group Inc. (CME) 1Q26 Earnings Review
CME (earnings): Q1 record rev $1.88B (+14% YoY) but 1% below est on softer RPC ($0.652, -5% YoY) from volume tiering, micro contracts & member trading. Record ADV 36.2M (+22% YoY), all 6 asset classes hit records. EPS $3.36 missed by 1¢. 72.8% op margin (+170bps YoY), 84% incremental margin. Prediction markets at 30% of vol post-FanDuel. 24/7 crypto May 29, cloud migration H2, $775M buyback remaining.
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