CBOE vs CME vs MA Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Cme and Mastercard Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$308.27 +14.2% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$110.18B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.24%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$672.46 +19.1% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$582.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
0.52%
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 6, Mastercard 4, Cme 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOECMEMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.16B $110.18B $582.08B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 25.0x 35.0x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 26.3x 32.0x CBOE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +9.0% +15.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% 63.3% 46.7% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 11.7% 56.6% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.2x 0.5x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.87% 3.24% 0.52% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +15.1% +21.7% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr +6.8%/yr +14.0%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 25.4% 23.4% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 61/100 51/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOECMEMA

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

AxisCBOECMEMA
Valuation 64 #38 of 103 43 #59 of 103 14 #831 of 963
Growth 68 #23 of 70 23 #54 of 70 64 #297 of 823
Profitability 96 #4 of 74 90 #8 of 74 99 #12 of 845
Financial Health 80 #21 of 99 56 #44 of 99 53 #421 of 896
Shareholder Returns 44 #23 of 40 92 #4 of 40 25 #549 of 731
Overall 70 61 51
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MA ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBOECMEMASPY
1 month +24.2%+14.2%+19.1% -1.0%
3 months +21.7%+16.4%+17.9% -0.4%
6 months +0.1%+6.9%+36.7% +4.5%
Year to date +38.0%+12.9%+17.8% +12.4%
1 year +38.4%+15.1%+21.7% +13.6%
3 years +104.4%+47.8%+74.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.9%+13.9%+20.3% +20.8%
5 years +159.9%+39.0%+92.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +21.1%+6.8%+14.0% +10.4%
10 years +446.4%+199.7%+552.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.5%+11.6%+20.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCBOECMEMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%25.4%23.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%27.7%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.49-0.380.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.590.92 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-33.1%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-5.6%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $366.70$326.46$672.46 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$218.58$471.55 $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.

MultipleCBOECMEMA
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 29.7x 25.0xmedian 29.7x 35.0xmedian 13.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.0x 15.8xmedian 3.0x 16.0xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 13.6x 22.9xmedian 13.6x 23.7xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 15.1x 25.4xmedian 15.1x 36.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 2.4x 86.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.55 1.82median 0.55 1.91median 0.95

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 monthsCBOECMEMA
Revenue $5.28B $6.97B $36.29B
Gross profit $2.84B – –
Operating income $1.92B $4.58B $21.27B
Net income $1.48B $4.42B $16.96B
Free cash flow $2.53B $4.33B $16.08B
EPS (diluted) $14.09 $12.31 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $2.20B $10.15B
Total debt $1.44B $3.43B $23.94B
Shares (diluted) 104.70M 358.64M 883.00M
Enterprise value $26.64B $98.52B $542.16B

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
MetricCBOECMEMA
P/E 24.5x 25.0x 35.0x
P/FCF 14.3x 25.4x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 24.9x 34.5x
P/S 6.9x 15.8x 16.0x
P/B 6.1x 4.1x 86.2x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 4.6x 554.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 22.9x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 24.3x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 16.0x 16.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 25.7x 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 25.1x 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 1.82 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOECMEMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 9.0% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 9.2% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.0% 10.1% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 12.2% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.6% 17.3% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 13.1% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.1% 19.4% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 13.7% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.5% 6.4% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 9.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 311.1% 6.1% -5.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 9.4% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOECMEMA
Gross margin 53.9% – –
EBITDA margin 38.6% 69.8% 69.2%
Operating margin 36.4% 65.7% 58.6%
Pretax margin 38.2% 82.8% 57.6%
Net margin 27.9% 63.3% 46.7%
FCF margin 47.9% 62.1% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 49.7% 63.5% 46.5%
Return on equity 25.6% 16.6% 274.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 2.3% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 11.7% 56.6%
Return on capital employed 28.1% 12.3% 63.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOECMEMA
Debt / assets 12.9% 1.8% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 86.2% 88.4%
Equity / assets 52.8% 13.8% 11.6%
Interest coverage 36.3x 26.2x 26.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.95 0.58 10.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOECMEMA
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.2% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCBOECMEMA
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +19.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +7.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOECMEMA
Held by institutions 88.4% 88.9% 87.5%
Institutions holding 988 1,694 3,588
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 525 824 1,590
Institutions selling 342 656 1,530
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.26 1.04

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.

CBOECMEMA
CBOE 1.00 0.62 0.08
CME 0.62 1.00 0.18
MA 0.08 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, CME and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.16B, Cme (CME) $110.18B, Mastercard (MA) $582.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, CME and MA?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x, Cme (CME) 25.0x, Mastercard (MA) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.1x, Cme (CME) 26.3x, Mastercard (MA) 32.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%, Cme (CME) +9.0%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%, Cme (CME) 63.3%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%, Cme (CME) 11.7%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +38.4%, Cme (CME) +15.1%, Mastercard (MA) +21.7%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.8%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.87%, Cme (CME) 3.24%, Mastercard (MA) 0.52%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%, Cme (CME) 25.4%, Mastercard (MA) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBOE, CME and MA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 6. 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.