BGC vs WFC vs CME Stock Comparison

Bgc, Wells Fargo & Company and Cme Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.44 -2.8% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$254.91B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$294.04 +11.7% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.72B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 5, Wells Fargo & Company 4, Cme 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCWFCCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.42B $254.91B $105.72B WFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 11.6x 23.9x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 10.7x 25.0x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +5.4% +9.0% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 25.2% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 15.1% 11.7% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.8x 0.2x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% WFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -3.6% +10.4% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +10.4%/yr +5.9%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 25.6% 25.4% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 51/100 60/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCWFCCME

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

AxisBGCWFCCME
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 47 #193 of 361 44 #54 of 96
Growth 84 #11 of 65 52 #84 of 172 22 #51 of 65
Profitability 58 #28 of 65 65 #53 of 149 91 #7 of 65
Financial Health 36 #59 of 92 12 #140 of 158 54 #43 of 92
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 79 #71 of 338 92 #4 of 38
Overall 67 51 60
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WFC 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

PeriodBGCWFCCMESPY
1 month -2.8%+3.6%+11.7% +0.9%
3 months -2.8%-0.2%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +2.3%+2.7%+2.4% +8.5%
Year to date +28.1%-10.2%+7.7% +13.3%
1 year +23.4%-3.6%+10.4% +12.4%
3 years +98.3%+116.0%+40.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.6%+29.3%+12.1% +23.5%
5 years +113.0%+63.7%+33.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.3%+10.4%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years +106.1%+81.1%+194.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.5%+6.1%+11.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBGCWFCCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%25.6%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%29.1%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.67-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.140.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-38.7%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-13.1%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $12.65$96.39$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$73.42$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.

MultipleBGCWFCCME
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 30.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x 23.8xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 15.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.1x 6.0xmedian 5.1x 21.8xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 15.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x 24.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 0.80median 1.32 1.74median 0.54

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 monthsBGCWFCCME
Revenue $3.29B $87.23B $6.97B
Operating income – – $4.58B
Net income $198.89M $22.97B $4.42B
Free cash flow $483.90M $28.91B $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $7.20 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $766.85M – $2.20B
Total debt $1.77B $221.04B $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 3.05B 358.64M
Enterprise value $2.25B $254.91B $94.06B

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
MetricBGCWFCCME
P/E 28.5x 11.5x 23.8x
P/FCF 11.2x 8.7x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 8.7x 23.7x
P/S 1.7x 2.9x 15.1x
P/B 4.3x 1.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 1.4x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 6.0x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 6.7x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.4x 15.2x
EV/FCF 13.3x 16.3x 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 16.3x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.80 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCWFCCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 5.4% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 2.0% 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% 9.1% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 6.8% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 16.2% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 14.4% 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 303.3% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% -0.6% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 303.3% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% -0.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCWFCCME
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% 89.8% 69.8%
Operating margin – – 65.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 31.7% 82.8%
Net margin 5.8% 25.2% 63.3%
FCF margin 14.7% 33.1% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 33.1% 63.5%
Return on equity 14.9% 12.9% 16.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 1.0% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 15.1% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCWFCCME
Debt / assets 30.8% 9.8% 1.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 7.6x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 92.1% 86.2%
Equity / assets 22.2% 7.9% 13.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.6x 26.2x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.0x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCWFCCME
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.2% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 5.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.8% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% 19.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusBGCWFCCME
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +7.3% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +4.3% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCWFCCME
Held by institutions 65.4% 76.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 368 2,878 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 215 1,293 822
Institutions selling 86 1,134 655
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.14 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.

BGCWFCCME
BGC 1.00 0.23 0.28
WFC 0.23 1.00 0.01
CME 0.28 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, WFC and CME?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.42B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.91B, Cme (CME) $105.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, WFC and CME?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x, Cme (CME) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x, Cme (CME) 25.0x). 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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +23.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%, Cme (CME) +10.4%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +16.3%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr, Cme (CME) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest dividend yield: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%, Cme (CME) 0.00%. 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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%, Cme (CME) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, WFC 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.