CME vs BMO vs ICE Stock Comparison

Cme, Bank Of Montreal and Intercontinental Exchange Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$296.42 +12.6% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.95B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.37%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$175.93 +3.7% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$124.72B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
3.80%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 9, Cme 2, Intercontinental Exchange 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEBMOICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.95B $124.72B $91.46B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 19.2x 22.1x BMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 17.4x 18.8x BMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% -4.6% +12.1% ICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 14.9% — CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% — BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -4.8x — BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.37% 3.80% 1.25% BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +39.6% +8.2% BMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +10.2%/yr +3.3%/yr BMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 20.5% 25.8% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 60/100 50/100 CME

Percentile Scorecard

CMEBMOICE

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

AxisCMEBMOICE
Valuation 43 #55 of 96 36 #232 of 361 53 #46 of 96
Growth 22 #51 of 65 65 #54 of 153 45 #36 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 82 #24 of 128 58 #28 of 65
Financial Health 59 #39 of 93 57 #61 of 140 53 #44 of 93
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 40 58 #140 of 335 41 #24 of 40
Overall 61 60 50
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEBMOICESPY
1 month +12.6%+3.7%+7.1% +0.7%
3 months +10.9%-1.5%+4.3% +3.7%
6 months +3.0%+15.7%+3.1% +7.1%
Year to date +8.5%+35.5%+0.7% +12.8%
1 year +13.3%+39.6%+8.2% +11.9%
3 years +40.3%+132.7%+53.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.9%+32.5%+15.4% +22.8%
5 years +34.4%+62.1%+17.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.1%+10.2%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +196.7%+175.9%+204.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%+10.7%+11.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMEBMOICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%20.5%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%22.8%26.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.960.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.930.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-39.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-5.3%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $326.46$185.81$175.10 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$119.92$122.91 $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.

MultipleCMEBMOICE
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 29.6x 19.2xmedian 12.2x 22.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.4x 6.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 13.0x -1.6xmedian 5.3x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.5x 3.5xmedian 10.8x 16.8xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.48 4.76median 1.34 1.12median 0.48

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 monthsCMEBMOICE
Revenue $6.97B $44.39B $14.05B
Operating income $4.58B – $5.70B
Net income $4.42B $6.62B –
Free cash flow $4.33B $35.64B –
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $9.14 $7.35
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $52.88B $936.00M
Total debt $13.69B $13.94B –
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 723.27M 566.00M
Enterprise value $94.29B -$653.63B $91.51B

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
MetricCMEBMOICE
P/E 24.0x 19.2x 22.1x
P/FCF 24.5x 3.5x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 3.4x 15.9x
P/S 15.2x 2.8x 6.5x
P/B 4.0x 2.0x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 2.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x -1.6x –
EV/EBIT 23.4x -1.6x –
EV/Revenue 15.4x -1.4x 6.5x
EV/FCF 24.7x -1.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x -1.7x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 4.76 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% -4.6% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 6.7% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% – 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 5.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 6.4% 33.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 4.0% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 2,208% 17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 26.2% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 9,217% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 27.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 69.8% 86.3% –
Operating margin 65.7% – –
Pretax margin 82.8% 20.1% –
Net margin 63.3% 14.9% –
FCF margin 62.1% 80.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 81.9% 41.0%
Return on equity 16.6% 10.6% 14.2%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 5.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Debt / assets 1.8% 1.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -4.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 94.4% 83.1%
Equity / assets 13.8% 5.6% 16.9%
Interest coverage 26.2x 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.56 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusCMEBMOICE
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $10.11FY2026 $8.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +24.6% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +5.6% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEBMOICE
Held by institutions 88.9% 46.5% 92.5%
Institutions holding 1,692 657 1,654
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.3% +1.4%
Institutions buying 822 304 736
Institutions selling 656 212 694
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.43 1.06

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.

CMEBMOICE
CME 1.00 -0.12 0.51
BMO -0.12 1.00 0.09
ICE 0.51 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, BMO and ICE?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $105.95B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.72B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $91.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, BMO and ICE?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 24.0x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 19.2x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.2x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.4x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of Montreal (BMO) returned the most: Cme (CME) +13.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +39.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +8.2%. Over five years, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +10.2%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.37%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 3.80%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.