BGC vs MS vs CME Stock Comparison

Bgc, Morgan Stanley and Cme Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.79 -2.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$305.71 +12.9% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$110.23B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 5, Morgan Stanley 3, Cme 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCMSCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.61B $285.21B $110.23B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 14.6x 25.0x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 13.2x 26.2x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +18.0% +9.0% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 25.0% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 12.0% 11.7% MS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x 0.2x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +12.7% +13.7% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +12.0%/yr +7.0%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 28.5% 25.0% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 39/100 62/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCMSCME

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

AxisBGCMSCME
Valuation 80 #20 of 97 7 #337 of 361 42 #57 of 97
Growth 85 #11 of 69 88 #44 of 344 29 #49 of 69
Profitability 54 #33 of 70 25 #263 of 348 93 #6 of 70
Financial Health 34 #67 of 101 2 #332 of 340 54 #47 of 101
Shareholder Returns 69 #13 of 40 75 #88 of 352 90 #5 of 40
Overall 64 39 62
  • BGC ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CME ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCMSCMESPY
1 month -2.6%-9.5%+12.9% -1.0%
3 months +1.2%-16.3%+19.7% +2.9%
6 months +4.6%-4.6%+7.2% +6.4%
Year to date +32.0%+1.1%+11.9% +11.4%
1 year +25.2%+12.7%+13.7% +13.1%
3 years +97.8%+150.8%+42.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.6%+35.9%+12.6% +21.5%
5 years +113.6%+76.3%+40.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.4%+12.0%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +105.8%+436.8%+193.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.5%+18.3%+11.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBGCMSCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%28.5%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%29.8%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.42-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.450.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-35.3%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-21.5%-6.4% -2.5%
52-week high $12.65$228.55$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$154.37$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.

MultipleBGCMSCME
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.4x 14.3xmedian 12.5x 24.8xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 3.5x 15.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 12.8x 6.3xmedian 4.8x 22.7xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.9x -15.2xmedian 11.4x 25.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.51 0.49median 1.48 1.81median 0.51

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 monthsBGCMSCME
Revenue $3.29B $78.04B $6.97B
Operating income – – $4.58B
Net income $198.89M $20.37B $4.42B
Free cash flow $483.90M -$18.58B $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $12.46 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $160.14B $2.20B
Total debt $1.77B $392.56B $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 1.57B 358.64M
Enterprise value $2.44B -$223.89B $98.57B

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
MetricBGCMSCME
P/E 29.4x 14.3x 24.8x
P/FCF 11.6x -15.2x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x -18.1x 24.7x
P/S 1.7x 3.6x 15.7x
P/B 4.4x 2.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 6.3x 22.7x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 6.7x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 6.6x 15.8x
EV/FCF 13.7x -27.7x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x -33.0x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.49 1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCMSCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 18.0% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 13.3% 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% 36.7% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 26.0% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 40.3% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 29.4% 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 11.8% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% 27.6% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 11.3% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% 25.1% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCMSCME
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% 104.2% 69.8%
Operating margin – – 65.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 33.5% 82.8%
Net margin 5.8% 25.0% 63.3%
FCF margin 14.7% -23.8% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% -20.0% 63.5%
Return on equity 14.9% 17.5% 16.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 1.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 12.0% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 2.6% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCMSCME
Debt / assets 30.8% 23.4% 1.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 3.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.9x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.7x -21.1x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 93.0% 86.2%
Equity / assets 22.2% 7.0% 13.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.5x 26.2x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.0x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCMSCME
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 4.9% 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.

ConsensusBGCMSCME
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $13.63FY2026 $11.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -4.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +13.3% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCMSCME
Held by institutions 84.9% 85.7% 88.9%
Institutions holding 368 2,740 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 215 1,466 822
Institutions selling 86 939 655
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.56 1.25

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.

BGCMSCME
BGC 1.00 0.24 0.27
MS 0.24 1.00 -0.14
CME 0.27 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, MS and CME?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.61B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, Cme (CME) $110.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, MS and CME?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 29.4x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Cme (CME) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, Cme (CME) 26.2x). 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%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +25.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, Cme (CME) +13.7%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +16.4%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, Cme (CME) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%, Cme (CME) 0.00%. Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Cme (CME) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, MS 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, Bgc (BGC) 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.