BMO vs CME vs VIRT Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Cme and Virtu Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.25B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 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
1 win
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$55.92 +4.7% 1M +66.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 7, Bank Of Montreal 3, Cme 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMOCMEVIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.25B $104.98B $4.82B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 23.8x 8.8x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 26.2x 8.1x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +9.0% +20.8% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 63.3% 13.5% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% 11.7% 39.4% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 0.2x 0.6x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.7% +14.3% +66.7% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +7.3%/yr +16.7%/yr VIRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 25.0% 37.4% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 63/100 VIRT

Percentile Scorecard

BMOCMEVIRT

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

AxisBMOCMEVIRT
Valuation 41 #214 of 362 42 #57 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Growth 69 #69 of 221 27 #50 of 68 55 #31 of 68
Profitability 83 #34 of 200 92 #6 of 67 77 #16 of 67
Financial Health 54 #95 of 203 55 #44 of 97 32 #66 of 97
Shareholder Returns 60 #137 of 342 92 #4 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Overall 61 62 63
  • BMO ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CME ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOCMEVIRTSPY
1 month -1.1%+16.5%+4.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.4%+20.6%-5.0% +3.5%
6 months +11.9%+9.3%+17.4% +7.0%
Year to date +31.4%+12.8%+67.8% +12.2%
1 year +34.7%+14.3%+66.7% +13.0%
3 years +129.7%+47.4%+205.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.0%+13.8%+45.2% +23.1%
5 years +53.8%+41.9%+116.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%+7.3%+16.7% +11.0%
10 years +163.2%+199.6%+317.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+11.6%+15.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMOCMEVIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%25.0%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%26.8%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96-0.360.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.690.571.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-33.1%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-5.6%-17.7% -1.8%
52-week high $185.81$326.46$67.93 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$218.58$32.53 $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.

MultipleBMOCMEVIRT
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 12.1x 25.0xmedian 29.4x 8.9xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 15.8xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 5.0x 22.9xmedian 13.7x 4.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 11.0x 25.4xmedian 16.0x 16.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.61median 1.36 1.82median 0.52 0.15median 0.52

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 monthsBMOCMEVIRT
Revenue $44.39B $6.97B $4.08B
Operating income – $4.58B –
Net income $6.62B $4.42B $1.06B
Free cash flow $35.64B $4.33B $521.11M
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $12.31 $6.29
Cash & equivalents $52.88B $2.20B $1.07B
Total debt $13.94B $13.69B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 358.64M 87.60M
Enterprise value -$654.14B $93.32B $1.01B

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
MetricBMOCMEVIRT
P/E 18.6x 25.0x 8.9x
P/FCF 3.4x 25.4x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 24.9x 15.6x
P/S 2.7x 15.8x 2.1x
P/B 2.0x 4.1x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 22.9x 4.4x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 24.3x 4.6x
EV/Revenue -1.4x 15.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF -1.8x 25.7x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 25.1x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.61 1.82 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOCMEVIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 9.0% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 9.2% 23.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 17.3% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 13.1% 60.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 19.4% 32.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 13.7% 61.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% 6.4% -4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 9.3% -3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% 6.1% -7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 9.4% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOCMEVIRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.3% 69.8% 55.7%
Operating margin – 65.7% –
Pretax margin 20.1% 82.8% 31.3%
Net margin 14.9% 63.3% 13.5%
FCF margin 80.3% 62.1% 12.8%
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% 63.5% 13.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 16.6% 46.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 2.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 36.3% 11.7% 39.4%
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOCMEVIRT
Debt / assets 1.3% 1.8% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 0.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.8x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 86.2% 91.5%
Equity / assets 5.6% 13.8% 8.5%
Interest coverage 1.3x 26.2x 2.5x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOCMEVIRT
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.9% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.2% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusBMOCMEVIRT
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.11FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $6.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +19.0% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +7.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOCMEVIRT
Held by institutions 46.5% 88.9% 52.9%
Institutions holding 656 1,691 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.4% +6.7%
Institutions buying 304 822 282
Institutions selling 211 655 142
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.25 1.99

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.

BMOCMEVIRT
BMO 1.00 -0.11 0.10
CME -0.11 1.00 0.27
VIRT 0.10 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, CME and VIRT?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.25B, Cme (CME) $104.98B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $4.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, CME and VIRT?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x, Cme (CME) 23.8x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Cme (CME) 26.2x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Cme (CME) +9.0%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Cme (CME) 63.3%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Cme (CME) 11.7%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%, Cme (CME) +14.3%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +66.7%. Over five years, Virtu Financial (VIRT) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr, Cme (CME) +7.3%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.7%/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%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 0.00%. Cme (CME) and Virtu Financial (VIRT) 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) 25.0%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads on 7. 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.