CME

Nasdaq

CME GROUP INC.

Financials, Financial Exchanges & Data

$263.66

close 7 Aug 2026

-7.73%

52-week change

$94.81B

market cap

$218.31

$329.16

52-week range

Expected price

$266.38 – $325.57

Current price

$263.66

Signal

Could be undervalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)22.36x

P/S (TTM)14.00x

P/B3.57x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)—

FCF yield (TTM)4.44%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)1.52

Context

P/E, own 5-year average26.15x

P/E, sector median16.04x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$298.98*

Indicated dividend yield0.99%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)21.50x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)20.39x

Forward PEG3.96*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (15 analysts)$12.27

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)5.42%

Revenue growth (FY2026)7.92%

Street view

Price target (mean)$283.93*

Target upside7.69%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)9 / 4 / 3

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)5 / 6

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 24 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +10.74%10Y CAGR +11.45%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$263.66

Cash & equivalents$2.14B

Total debt$3.43B

Shares outstanding359.58M

Result

DCF price per share$411.73

Current price$263.66

Margin of safety+56.16%

PV of years 1–10$48.48B

PV of terminal value$100.86B

Equity value$148.05B

Market-implied growth+5.09%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$4.67B	$5.17B	$5.72B	$6.34B	$7.02B	$7.77B	$8.60B	$9.53B	$10.55B	$11.68B	$217.75B
PV	$4.32B	$4.43B	$4.54B	$4.66B	$4.77B	$4.90B	$5.02B	$5.15B	$5.28B	$5.41B	$100.86B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 24 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026