BMO vs CME vs MKTX Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Cme and Marketaxess Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$172.12 -0.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$125.49B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins
CME Cme Group Inc.
$293.48 +11.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.25B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 9, Cme 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMOCMEMKTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.49B $105.25B $5.80B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 23.8x 19.8x BMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 25.0x 20.2x BMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +9.0% +3.9% CME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 63.3% — CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% 11.7% — BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 0.2x — BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +8.3% -1.4% BMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +6.1%/yr -16.4%/yr BMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 25.5% 36.4% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 45/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

BMOCMEMKTX

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

AxisBMOCMEMKTX
Valuation 39 #219 of 360 43 #55 of 96 28 #69 of 96
Growth 70 #59 of 191 23 #51 of 66 17 #55 of 66
Profitability 83 #29 of 168 92 #6 of 64 87 #9 of 64
Financial Health 53 #82 of 175 53 #44 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 59 #139 of 341 92 #4 of 38 49 #20 of 38
Overall 61 61 45
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MKTX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOCMEMKTXSPY
1 month -0.1%+11.0%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%+12.9%+35.3% +3.9%
6 months +13.6%+3.1%+4.2% +8.2%
Year to date +32.6%+7.5%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year +35.2%+8.3%-1.4% +12.3%
3 years +131.9%+40.4%-19.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%+12.0%-7.1% +23.3%
5 years +53.3%+34.4%-59.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+6.1%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years +165.0%+193.1%+9.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+11.4%+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMOCMEMKTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%25.5%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%27.7%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96-0.380.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.720.32-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-33.1%-73.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-10.1%-14.7% -1.2%
52-week high $185.81$326.46$193.61 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$218.58$109.09 $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.

MultipleBMOCMEMKTX
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 12.1x 23.8xmedian 28.3x 19.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 15.0xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 5.0x 21.8xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 10.9x 24.2xmedian 16.0x 29.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.65median 1.34 1.74median 0.54 2.50median 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 monthsBMOCMEMKTX
Revenue $44.39B $6.97B $871.61M
Operating income – $4.58B $341.21M
Net income $6.62B $4.42B –
Free cash flow $35.64B $4.33B –
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $12.31 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $52.88B $2.20B $381.05M
Total debt $13.94B $13.69B –
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 358.64M 35.24M
Enterprise value -$652.90B $93.59B $5.80B

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
MetricBMOCMEMKTX
P/E 18.8x 23.8x 19.9x
P/FCF 3.4x 24.2x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 23.7x –
P/S 2.7x 15.0x 6.7x
P/B 2.0x 3.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.3x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.6x 21.8x –
EV/EBIT -1.7x 23.2x –
EV/Revenue -1.4x 15.2x 6.7x
EV/FCF -1.8x 24.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x 23.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.65 1.74 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOCMEMKTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 9.0% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 9.2% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.1% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 17.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 13.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 19.4% 40.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 13.7% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOCMEMKTX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.3% 69.8% –
Operating margin – 65.7% –
Pretax margin 20.1% 82.8% –
Net margin 14.9% 63.3% –
FCF margin 80.3% 62.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% 63.5% –
Return on equity 10.6% 16.6% 23.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 2.3% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 36.3% 11.7% –
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOCMEMKTX
Debt / assets 1.3% 1.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 86.2% 43.3%
Equity / assets 5.6% 13.8% 56.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 26.2x –
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOCMEMKTX
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.4% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBMOCMEMKTX
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.11FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $8.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +19.0% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026 $944.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +7.0% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOCMEMKTX
Held by institutions 46.5% 88.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 656 1,691 394
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.4% +2.3%
Institutions buying 304 822 189
Institutions selling 211 655 164
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.25 1.15

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.

BMOCMEMKTX
BMO 1.00 -0.12 0.00
CME -0.12 1.00 0.30
MKTX 0.00 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, CME and MKTX?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $125.49B, Cme (CME) $105.25B, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) $5.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, CME and MKTX?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 19.0x, Cme (CME) 23.8x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.0x, Cme (CME) 25.0x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cme (CME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Cme (CME) +9.0%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of Montreal (BMO) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +35.2%, Cme (CME) +8.3%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -1.4%. Over five years, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +8.9%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 0.03%, Cme (CME) 0.00%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 0.00%. Cme (CME) and Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Cme (CME) 25.5%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMO, CME and MKTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads on 9. 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.