US Equities Analysis

CME — CME Group

CME CME Price Chart

CME Group (CME) is a financial exchanges & data company in the Financials sector. Listed on the NASDAQ, CME Group is a component of the S&P 500 index. As of 2026-06-10, the stock is trading at $263.80.

Key Metrics & Risk

Based on 5-year historical data from Yahoo Finance (daily returns, annualized using 252 trading days).

MetricValue
Latest Price$263.80
Latest Date2026-06-10
Expected Return (Annualized)10.41%
Risk / Std Dev (Annualized)20.12%
Sharpe Ratio (rf=4.5%)0.29

S&P 500 Context

  • Sector: Financials
  • Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
  • Exchange: NASDAQ
  • Index: S&P 500 Component

Risk/Return Profile

The stock shows an annualized expected return of 10.41% with an annualized volatility of 20.12%. The Sharpe ratio of 0.29 (assuming 4.5% risk-free rate) indicates below-average risk-adjusted returns relative to the risk-free rate.

Modern Portfolio Theory Positioning

This stock is plotted on the S&P 500 Modern Portfolio Theory chart which visualizes the risk/return trade-off across all S&P 500 components. The chart uses Sharpe ratio as the color dimension, allowing quick identification of stocks with superior risk-adjusted performance.

Fundamentals

MetricValue
Market Cap95.32B
Enterprise Value96.82B
Trailing P/E22.53
Forward P/E20.44
Price to Book3.59
Price to Sales14.13
EV/Revenue14.36
EV/EBITDA20.2

| Profitability | | | Profit Margin | 63.32% | | Operating Margin | 69.81% | | ROE | 15.92% | | ROA | 1.55% |

| Growth | | | Revenue Growth | 14.4% | | Earnings Growth | 21.3% |

| Dividend | | | Dividend Yield | 197.0% | | Payout Ratio | 95.56% | | 5Y Avg Yield | 349.0% |

| Financial Health | | | Total Revenue | 6.74B | | Total Debt | 3.74B | | Total Cash | 2.52B | | Free Cash Flow | 3.03B | | Operating Cash Flow | 4.42B |

| Price & Technical | | | 52W High | $329.16$ | | 52W Low | $244.56$ | | 50-Day Avg | $286.35$ | | 200-Day Avg | $281.98$ | | Beta | 0.24 | | Shares Outstanding | 0.36B | | Float Shares | 0.36B | | Insider Holdings | 0.41% | | Institutional Holdings | 92.65% | | Short Ratio | 1.86 | | Short % of Float | 1.41% |

| Analyst Targets | | | Target High | $353.0$ | | Target Low | $230.0$ | | Target Mean | $305.47$ | | Target Median | $310.0$ | | # of Analysts | 15 | | Recommendation | hold |

Disclaimer

This analysis is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.

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