CME (CME)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $98.0B, CME's free cash flow of $4.2B (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 7% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is slower than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from CME's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from CME's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from CME's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $5.0B | $5.6B | $6.1B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $2.6B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $3.5B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $2.3B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $4.2B |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.29 | $7.40 | $8.86 | $9.67 | $11.16 |
| Operating margin | 56.4% | 60.1% | 61.6% | 64.1% | 64.9% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by products, fiscal 2025.
Superinvestors who own CME
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 10 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Added | $448M | 0.16% | Q2 2026 |
| PRIMECAP Management PRIMECAP Management Co |
Added | $421M | 0.25% | Q2 2026 |
| Seth Klarman Baupost Group |
New position | $137M | 2.5% | Q2 2026 |
| Murray Stahl Horizon Kinetics LLC |
Added | $63M | 0.71% | Q2 2026 |
| Hersh Cohen ClearBridge Investments |
Trimmed | $51M | 0.04% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $44M | 0.10% | Q2 2026 |
| Andreas Halvorsen Viking Global Investors |
New position | $34M | 0.10% | Q2 2026 |
| Ron Baron Baron Capital (BAMCO) |
Trimmed | $11M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
| Tom Gayner Markel Group Inc. |
Held | $11M | 0.08% | Q2 2026 |
| Mario Gabelli GAMCO Investors |
Trimmed | $596,683 | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by CME's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | William R Shepard Director |
293 | $268.76 | $78,626 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $289.83 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $289.83 | — |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. |
0 | $262.45 | — |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. |
0 | $262.45 | — |
| Dec 30, 2025 | William R Shepard |
251 | $278.37 | $69,871 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | William R Shepard |
11 | $278.37 | $3,062 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $264.16 | — |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $264.16 | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $263.60 | — |
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Questions
What growth does CME's stock price imply?
At a market value of $98.0B, CME would need its free cash flow to grow about 7% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 11% a year.
Are CME insiders buying the stock?
10 open-market insider purchases of CME in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own CME?
10 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold CME in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness, PRIMECAP Management, Seth Klarman.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.