CME Group Inc.

CME Group Inc.

CMEยทNASDAQ

$252.64

+0.84%
Financial ServicesFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges

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, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income products. The company also provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges; and trade processing and risk mitigation services. 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. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$91.55B
EPS11.1800
P/E Ratio22.60
Earnings Date07/22/2026
CME Group Inc.

CME Group Inc. Fair Value Envelope

CME ยท NASDAQ

Our analysis suggests that CME has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $252.64, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for CME Group Inc..

Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $252.64

Owner Earnings Valuation Tool

Warren Buffett's Owner Earnings DCF analysis for intrinsic value calculation

Historical Financial Data

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$222.4B
+ Cash & Equivalents$4.4B
Firm Value$226.8B
- Debt$3.8B
Equity Value$223.0B
/ Shares Outstanding360,596,647B
DCF Value$619
UNDERVALUED BY 145%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$5.0B
$5.8B
$6.8B
$7.9B
$9.2B
$10.7B
$12.5B
$14.6B
$17.0B
$19.9B
Maintenance CapEx
-$19.5M
-$22.7M
-$26.5M
-$30.9M
-$36.0M
-$42.0M
-$48.9M
-$57.1M
-$66.5M
-$77.6M
Owner Earnings
$5.0B
$5.8B
$6.8B
$7.9B
$9.2B
$10.7B
$12.5B
$14.6B
$17.0B
$19.8B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$4.6B
$5.0B
$5.4B
$5.8B
$6.2B
$6.7B
$7.3B
$7.9B
$8.5B
$9.2B
Terminal Value represents 70.1% of Enterprise Value