BGC vs GS vs CME Stock Comparison

Bgc, Goldman Sachs and Cme Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.15 -5.3% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
4 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$895.85 -0.8% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$274.53B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$304.06 +15.6% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$110.05B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBGCGSCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $274.53B $110.05B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 12.9x 24.9x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 11.9x 25.9x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +18.7% +9.0% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 30.6% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 13.9% 11.7% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -5.6x 0.2x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.7% +14.0% +15.1% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +17.0%/yr +6.6%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 32.1% 25.4% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 36/100 61/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCGSCME

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

AxisBGCGSCME
Valuation 87 #14 of 103 15 #305 of 360 44 #58 of 103
Growth 81 #14 of 70 50 #172 of 344 23 #54 of 70
Profitability 49 #38 of 74 17 #288 of 345 90 #8 of 74
Financial Health 37 #63 of 99 12 #298 of 339 56 #44 of 99
Shareholder Returns 70 #13 of 41 87 #47 of 352 90 #5 of 41
Overall 65 36 61
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCGSCMESPY
1 month -5.3%-0.8%+15.6% -2.0%
3 months +0.4%-15.0%+15.8% -2.2%
6 months +0.5%-2.5%+6.0% +4.2%
Year to date +24.9%+1.9%+11.3% +10.6%
1 year +18.7%+14.0%+15.1% +10.4%
3 years +82.5%+173.4%+45.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +22.2%+39.9%+13.4% +20.2%
5 years +119.1%+119.5%+37.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.0%+17.0%+6.6% +10.1%
10 years +107.2%+408.4%+195.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +7.6%+17.7%+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCGSCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%32.1%25.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%32.8%27.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.341.66-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.440.59 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.1%-31.5%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-22.2%-6.9% -3.2%
52-week high $12.65$1,152.07$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$773.70$218.58 $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.

MultipleBGCGSCME
P/E now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 29.4x 12.4xmedian 12.4x 24.7xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 15.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 13.1x -3.0xmedian 4.9x 22.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 14.8x -6.5xmedian 11.0x 25.1xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.55 0.25median 1.33 1.80median 0.55

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 monthsBGCGSCME
Revenue $3.29B $69.70B $6.97B
Operating income – – $4.58B
Net income $198.89M $22.17B $4.42B
Free cash flow $483.90M -$39.98B $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $70.77 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $176.77B $2.20B
Total debt $1.77B $444.82B $3.43B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 301.10M 358.64M
Enterprise value $2.21B -$3.47T $98.38B

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
MetricBGCGSCME
P/E 27.8x 12.4x 24.7x
P/FCF 11.0x -6.5x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x -6.8x 24.6x
P/S 1.6x 3.7x 15.6x
P/B 4.2x 2.1x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x -3.0x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 15.6x -3.1x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x -4.4x 15.7x
EV/FCF 13.0x 7.6x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.1x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.25 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCGSCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 18.7% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 15.3% 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% 33.0% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 41.4% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 40.7% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 49.9% 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% -311.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% -29.6% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -353.5% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% -26.2% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCGSCME
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% 144.7% 69.8%
Operating margin – – 65.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 40.0% 82.8%
Net margin 5.8% 30.6% 63.3%
FCF margin 14.7% -57.4% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% -54.3% 63.5%
Return on equity 14.9% 17.9% 16.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 1.0% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 13.9% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 5.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCGSCME
Debt / assets 30.8% 20.4% 1.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 3.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -5.6x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.7x -11.1x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 94.3% 86.2%
Equity / assets 22.2% 5.7% 13.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.4x 26.2x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.0x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCGSCME
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.0% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 5.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 8.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusBGCGSCME
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -6.8% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +4.5% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCGSCME
Held by institutions 84.9% 72.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 370 3,153 1,694
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 215 1,555 824
Institutions selling 86 1,125 656
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.38 1.26

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.

BGCGSCME
BGC 1.00 0.22 0.28
GS 0.22 1.00 -0.18
CME 0.28 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, GS and CME?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.39B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $274.53B, Cme (CME) $110.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, GS and CME?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x, Cme (CME) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.0x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x, Cme (CME) 25.9x). 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%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +18.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +14.0%, Cme (CME) +15.1%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +17.0%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.0%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Cme (CME) 0.00%. Goldman Sachs (GS) and Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%, Cme (CME) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Goldman Sachs (GS) 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.