BGC vs CME vs UBS Stock Comparison

Bgc, Cme and UBS Group AG Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.79 -0.4% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
4 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$308.06 +16.5% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$104.98B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins
UBS UBS Group AG
$46.47 -6.4% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$147.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cme leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cme 5, Bgc 4, UBS Group AG 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCCMEUBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.40B $104.98B $147.28B UBS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 23.8x — CME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 26.2x 12.2x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +9.0% — BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 63.3% — CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 11.7% — CME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.2x — CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% +14.3% +22.2% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +7.3%/yr +20.8%/yr UBS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 25.0% 27.0% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 — BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCCMEUBS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBGCCMEUBS
Valuation 82 #18 of 97 42 #57 of 97 –
Growth 85 #11 of 68 27 #50 of 68 –
Profitability 58 #29 of 67 92 #6 of 67 –
Financial Health 34 #64 of 97 55 #44 of 97 23 #157 of 203
Shareholder Returns 69 #13 of 40 92 #4 of 40 9 #311 of 342
Overall 66 62 –
  • BGC ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CME ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • UBS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBGCCMEUBSSPY
1 month -0.4%+16.5%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%+20.6%-11.6% +3.5%
6 months +3.3%+9.3%+10.2% +7.0%
Year to date +32.0%+12.8%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year +25.0%+14.3%+22.2% +13.0%
3 years +104.3%+47.4%+98.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+13.8%+25.8% +23.1%
5 years +115.5%+41.9%+157.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+7.3%+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +104.7%+199.6%+237.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.4%+11.6%+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBGCCMEUBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%25.0%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%26.8%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.34-0.361.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.570.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-33.1%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-5.6%-16.6% -1.8%
52-week high $12.65$326.46$55.73 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$218.58$36.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBGCCMEUBS
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.4x 25.0xmedian 29.4x —median 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.9x 15.8xmedian 2.9x —median 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 13.7x 22.9xmedian 13.7x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 16.0x 25.4xmedian 16.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.3x 4.1xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.52 1.82median 0.52 —median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBGCCMEUBS
Revenue $3.29B $6.97B –
Operating income – $4.58B –
Net income $198.89M $4.42B –
Free cash flow $483.90M $4.33B –
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $12.31 –
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $2.20B $215.72B
Total debt $1.77B $13.69B $104.15B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 358.64M 3.29B
Enterprise value $2.23B $93.32B -$782.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBGCCMEUBS
P/E 29.4x 25.0x –
P/FCF 11.6x 25.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 24.9x –
P/S 1.7x 15.8x –
P/B 4.4x 4.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 4.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 22.9x –
EV/EBIT 16.3x 24.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 15.9x –
EV/FCF 13.7x 25.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 25.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 1.82 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCCMEUBS
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 9.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 9.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% 17.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 13.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 19.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 13.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCCMEUBS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% 69.8% –
Operating margin – 65.7% –
Pretax margin 8.3% 82.8% –
Net margin 5.8% 63.3% –
FCF margin 14.7% 62.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 63.5% –
Return on equity 14.9% 16.6% –
Return on assets 3.3% 2.3% –
Return on invested capital 9.2% 11.7% –
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCCMEUBS
Debt / assets 30.8% 1.8% 1.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 86.2% 94.8%
Equity / assets 22.2% 13.8% 5.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x 26.2x –
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCCMEUBS
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 3.2% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBGCCMEUBS
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +19.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +7.0% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCCMEUBS
Held by institutions 84.9% 88.9% 40.4%
Institutions holding 368 1,691 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.4% +10.4%
Institutions buying 215 822 427
Institutions selling 86 655 218
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.25 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BGCCMEUBS
BGC 1.00 0.27 0.23
CME 0.27 1.00 -0.09
UBS 0.23 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, CME and UBS?

UBS Group AG (UBS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.40B, Cme (CME) $104.98B, UBS Group AG (UBS) $147.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, CME and UBS?

Cme (CME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.3x, Cme (CME) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.5x, Cme (CME) 26.2x, UBS Group AG (UBS) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bgc (BGC) +27.6%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Cme (CME) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +25.0%, Cme (CME) +14.3%, UBS Group AG (UBS) +22.2%. Over five years, UBS Group AG (UBS) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +16.6%/yr, Cme (CME) +7.3%/yr, UBS Group AG (UBS) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Cme (CME) 0.00%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 0.00%. Cme (CME) and UBS Group AG (UBS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.3%, Cme (CME) 25.0%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, CME and UBS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cme (CME) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.