CME vs BMO vs ICE Stock Comparison

Cme, Bank Of Montreal and Intercontinental Exchange Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$308.06 +16.5% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.60B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.27B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
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 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEBMOICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.60B $124.27B $88.16B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 18.8x 21.8x BMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 16.9x 18.4x BMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% -4.6% +6.9% CME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 14.9% 30.1% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% 8.5% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -4.8x 2.6x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +34.7% +1.5% BMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +9.0%/yr +3.8%/yr BMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 20.5% 25.7% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 61/100 56/100 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 42 #57 of 97 41 #214 of 362 59 #40 of 97
Growth 27 #50 of 68 69 #69 of 221 52 #33 of 68
Profitability 92 #6 of 67 83 #34 of 200 83 #12 of 67
Financial Health 55 #44 of 97 54 #95 of 203 35 #63 of 97
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 40 60 #137 of 342 49 #21 of 40
Overall 62 61 56
  • CME ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • BMO ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • ICE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEBMOICESPY
1 month +16.5%-1.1%+3.7% -0.8%
3 months +20.6%-4.4%+7.7% +3.5%
6 months +9.3%+11.9%+2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +12.8%+31.4%-1.2% +12.2%
1 year +14.3%+34.7%+1.5% +13.0%
3 years +47.4%+129.7%+52.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.8%+32.0%+15.2% +23.1%
5 years +41.9%+53.8%+20.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+9.0%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+163.2%+200.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+10.2%+11.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMEBMOICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%20.5%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%22.7%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.360.960.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.571.690.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-39.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-8.2%-8.6% -1.8%
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 25.0xmedian 29.4x 18.6xmedian 12.1x 22.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 2.9x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 13.7x -1.7xmedian 5.0x 15.3xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 16.0x 3.4xmedian 11.0x 17.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.52 4.61median 1.36 0.67median 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 monthsCMEBMOICE
Revenue $6.97B $44.39B $13.43B
Operating income $4.58B – $5.47B
Net income $4.42B $6.62B $4.10B
Free cash flow $4.33B $35.64B $5.08B
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $9.14 $7.13
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $52.88B $1.07B
Total debt $13.69B $13.94B $19.85B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 723.27M 566.00M
Enterprise value $93.94B -$654.11B $81.89B

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 25.0x 18.6x 22.4x
P/FCF 25.4x 3.4x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 3.3x 16.3x
P/S 15.8x 2.7x 6.7x
P/B 4.1x 2.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.1x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x -1.7x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 24.3x -1.7x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 15.9x -1.4x 8.0x
EV/FCF 25.7x -1.8x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x -1.8x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 4.61 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% -4.6% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 6.7% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% – 16.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 5.6% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.0% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 6.4% 36.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 4.0% 33.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 2,208% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 26.2% 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 9,217% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 27.0% 14.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 69.8% 86.3% 52.3%
Operating margin 65.7% – 40.7%
Pretax margin 82.8% 20.1% 39.7%
Net margin 63.3% 14.9% 30.1%
FCF margin 62.1% 80.3% 37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 81.9% 41.1%
Return on equity 16.6% 10.6% 13.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.6% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 12.3% – 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 5.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Debt / assets 1.8% 1.3% 11.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -4.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 94.4% 83.0%
Equity / assets 13.8% 5.6% 17.0%
Interest coverage 26.2x 1.3x 6.8x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.58 – 0.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEBMOICE
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.9% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.0% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 56.1% 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% 22.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 23.0% 8.3%

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 26.2xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
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 1,691 656 1,651
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.3% +1.4%
Institutions buying 822 304 734
Institutions selling 655 211 694
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.44 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 -0.11 0.50
BMO -0.11 1.00 0.10
ICE 0.50 0.10 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) $105.60B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.27B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $88.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, BMO and ICE?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.9x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 26.2x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cme (CME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of Montreal (BMO) returned the most: Cme (CME) +14.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +1.5%. Over five years, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +7.3%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 0.00%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 0.03%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%. Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.0%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.7%). 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.