CBOE vs MIAX vs CME Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Miami International Holdings and Cme Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$294.04 +11.7% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.88B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Miami International Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Miami International Holdings 4, Cboe Global Markets 4, Cme 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOEMIAXCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.84B $3.00B $105.88B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 21.1x 24.0x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 20.0x 25.0x MIAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +16.8% +9.0% MIAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.6% 9.7% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 11.7% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -4.4x 0.2x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% -25.9% +10.4% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr — +5.9%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 43.3% 25.4% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 69/100 60/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOEMIAXCME

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

AxisCBOEMIAXCME
Valuation 55 #44 of 96 85 #15 of 96 44 #54 of 96
Growth 70 #20 of 65 94 #5 of 65 22 #51 of 65
Profitability 97 #3 of 65 66 #23 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Financial Health 82 #17 of 92 95 #6 of 92 54 #43 of 92
Shareholder Returns 46 #21 of 38 8 #35 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Overall 70 69 60
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • 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

PeriodCBOEMIAXCMESPY
1 month +26.7%-5.7%+11.7% +0.9%
3 months +4.3%-31.2%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +5.0%-32.9%+2.4% +8.5%
Year to date +27.8%-28.0%+7.7% +13.3%
1 year +34.5%-25.9%+10.4% +12.4%
3 years +98.9%—+40.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.8%—+12.1% +23.5%
5 years +143.1%—+33.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.5%—+5.9% +11.0%
10 years +407.2%—+194.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.6%—+11.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBOEMIAXCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%43.3%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%46.8%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.430.58-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.600.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-48.0%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-43.8%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $366.70$56.84$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$29.53$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.

MultipleCBOEMIAXCME
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 30.1x 21.4xmedian 30.1x 23.8xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x 15.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 14.1x 16.6xmedian 14.1x 21.8xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.8x 12.5xmedian 15.8x 24.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.54 —median 0.54 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 monthsCBOEMIAXCME
Revenue $5.06B $1.47B $6.97B
Gross profit $2.74B $503.69M –
Operating income $1.76B $116.15M $4.58B
Net income $1.35B $142.30M $4.42B
Free cash flow $1.87B $251.48M $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $12.84 $1.29 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $2.28B $660.46M $2.20B
Total debt $1.44B $1.51M $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 104.90M 110.71M 358.64M
Enterprise value $24.50B $452.87M $94.22B

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
MetricCBOEMIAXCME
P/E 24.9x 21.4x 23.8x
P/FCF 17.9x 12.5x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 11.0x 23.7x
P/S 6.6x 2.1x 15.1x
P/B 6.0x 2.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 3.2x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 16.6x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 21.5x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 1.7x 15.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x 9.9x 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 8.7x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOEMIAXCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 16.8% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% – 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% 44.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.2% 109.0% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.2% 7,836% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.5% 5,521% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4,740% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.5% – 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,757% – 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOEMIAXCME
Gross margin 54.1% 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 37.1% 10.2% 69.8%
Operating margin 34.7% 7.9% 65.7%
Pretax margin 37.4% 3.9% 82.8%
Net margin 26.6% 9.7% 63.3%
FCF margin 37.0% 17.1% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 19.5% 63.5%
Return on equity 24.6% 12.8% 16.6%
Return on assets 12.5% 9.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 10.6% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 3.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOEMIAXCME
Debt / assets 13.6% 0.1% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -4.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 28.1% 86.2%
Equity / assets 53.0% 71.9% 13.8%
Interest coverage 33.1x 31.9x 26.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.85 5.50 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOEMIAXCME
Dividend yield 0.9% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -12.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% -12.6% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.1% – –
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.

ConsensusCBOEMIAXCME
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $1.60FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -12.1%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +24.4% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $511.19MFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +11.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOEMIAXCME
Held by institutions 88.4% 72.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 985 207 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +42.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 523 142 822
Institutions selling 342 46 655
Buyers to sellers 1.53 3.09 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.

CBOEMIAXCME
CBOE 1.00 0.41 0.62
MIAX 0.41 1.00 0.36
CME 0.62 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, MIAX and CME?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $32.84B, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.00B, Cme (CME) $105.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, MIAX and CME?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.4x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.1x, Cme (CME) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.2x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.0x, 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?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +34.5%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -25.9%, Cme (CME) +10.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.5%/yr, Cme (CME) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 0.00%, Cme (CME) 0.00%. Miami International Holdings (MIAX) and Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%, Cme (CME) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBOE, MIAX 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, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) leads on 4. 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.