CM vs CME vs VIRT Stock Comparison

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Cme and Virtu Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$293.48 +11.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$104.90B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.41%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$54.96 +2.9% 1M +62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.75%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 7, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 3, Cme 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCMEVIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $107.92B $104.90B $8.53B CM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 23.8x 8.7x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 25.0x 8.0x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +9.0% +20.8% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.9% 63.3% 13.5% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.3% 11.7% 39.4% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.67% 3.41% 1.75% CM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +8.3% +62.3% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +6.1%/yr +16.3%/yr VIRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 25.5% 37.4% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 61/100 VIRT

Percentile Scorecard

CMCMEVIRT

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

AxisCMCMEVIRT
Valuation 26 #268 of 360 43 #55 of 96 92 #9 of 96
Growth 75 #48 of 191 23 #51 of 66 51 #33 of 66
Profitability 89 #20 of 168 92 #6 of 64 76 #16 of 64
Financial Health 13 #153 of 175 53 #44 of 93 30 #65 of 93
Shareholder Returns 58 #143 of 341 92 #4 of 38 57 #17 of 38
Overall 52 61 61
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCMEVIRTSPY
1 month +2.5%+11.0%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -2.8%+12.9%-6.2% +3.9%
6 months +6.3%+3.1%+12.4% +8.2%
Year to date +28.5%+7.5%+64.9% +12.9%
1 year +40.4%+8.3%+62.3% +12.3%
3 years +235.4%+40.4%+200.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +49.7%+12.0%+44.3% +23.3%
5 years +90.9%+34.4%+112.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%+6.1%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +209.3%+193.1%+317.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.0%+11.4%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCMEVIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%25.5%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%27.7%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.83-0.380.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.860.321.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-33.1%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-10.1%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $123.74$326.46$67.93 $779.14
52-week low $82.39$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.

MultipleCMCMEVIRT
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 12.1x 23.8xmedian 28.3x 8.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.4x 15.0xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.0x 21.8xmedian 13.5x 4.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 10.9x 24.2xmedian 16.0x 16.4xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.34 1.74median 0.54 0.14median 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 monthsCMCMEVIRT
Revenue $23.35B $6.97B $4.08B
Operating income – $4.58B –
Net income $7.33B $4.42B $1.06B
Free cash flow $10.29B $4.33B $521.11M
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $12.31 $6.29
Cash & equivalents $10.94B $2.20B $1.07B
Total debt $45.66B $13.69B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 940.68M 358.64M 87.60M
Enterprise value $67.21B $93.23B $5.17B

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
MetricCMCMEVIRT
P/E 15.6x 23.8x 8.7x
P/FCF 10.5x 24.2x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 23.7x 15.3x
P/S 4.6x 15.0x 2.1x
P/B 2.3x 3.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.3x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 21.8x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 4.6x 23.2x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 15.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 24.5x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 23.9x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 1.74 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCMEVIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 9.0% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 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) 25.5% 17.3% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 13.1% 60.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 19.4% 32.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 13.7% 61.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% 6.4% -4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 9.3% -3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% 6.1% -7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 9.4% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCMEVIRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 142.0% 69.8% 55.7%
Operating margin – 65.7% –
Pretax margin 39.0% 82.8% 31.3%
Net margin 29.9% 63.3% 13.5%
FCF margin 44.1% 62.1% 12.8%
Operating cash flow margin 44.1% 63.5% 13.7%
Return on equity 15.3% 16.6% 46.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 26.3% 11.7% 39.4%
Return on capital employed – 12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCMEVIRT
Debt / assets 5.4% 1.8% 8.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 0.8x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 86.2% 91.5%
Equity / assets 5.7% 13.8% 8.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x 26.2x 2.5x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCMEVIRT
Dividend yield 3.7% 3.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –

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.

ConsensusCMCMEVIRT
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $6.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +19.0% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.13BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +7.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCMEVIRT
Held by institutions 45.6% 88.9% 93.0%
Institutions holding 566 1,691 472
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +0.4% +6.7%
Institutions buying 291 822 282
Institutions selling 172 655 142
Buyers to sellers 1.69 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.

CMCMEVIRT
CM 1.00 0.00 0.14
CME 0.00 1.00 0.27
VIRT 0.14 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CM, CME and VIRT?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $107.92B, Cme (CME) $104.90B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $8.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CM, CME and VIRT?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x, Cme (CME) 23.8x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.6x, Cme (CME) 25.0x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.0x). 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: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Cme (CME) +9.0%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%, Cme (CME) 63.3%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 26.3%, Cme (CME) 11.7%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Cme (CME) +8.3%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +62.3%. Over five years, Virtu Financial (VIRT) compounded fastest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 3.67%, Cme (CME) 3.41%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 1.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.7%, Cme (CME) 25.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CM, 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.