CME vs CM vs MKTX Stock Comparison

Cme, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce and Marketaxess Holdings 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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 9, Cme 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMECMMKTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.90B $107.92B $5.81B CM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 15.6x 19.9x CM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 16.6x 20.2x CM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +15.7% +3.9% CM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 29.9% — CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 26.3% — CM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x — CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.41% 3.67% 1.88% CM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% +40.4% -1.4% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +13.8%/yr -16.4%/yr CM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 21.7% 36.4% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 52/100 45/100 CME

Percentile Scorecard

CMECMMKTX

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

AxisCMECMMKTX
Valuation 43 #55 of 96 26 #268 of 360 28 #69 of 96
Growth 23 #51 of 66 75 #48 of 191 17 #55 of 66
Profitability 92 #6 of 64 89 #20 of 168 87 #9 of 64
Financial Health 53 #44 of 93 13 #153 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 38 58 #143 of 341 49 #20 of 38
Overall 61 52 45
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MKTX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMECMMKTXSPY
1 month +11.0%+2.5%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months +12.9%-2.8%+35.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.1%+6.3%+4.2% +8.2%
Year to date +7.5%+28.5%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year +8.3%+40.4%-1.4% +12.3%
3 years +40.4%+235.4%-19.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+49.7%-7.1% +23.3%
5 years +34.4%+90.9%-59.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%+13.8%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years +193.1%+209.3%+9.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.4%+12.0%+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMECMMKTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%21.7%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%23.0%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.830.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.321.86-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-47.4%-73.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-5.9%-14.7% -1.2%
52-week high $326.46$123.74$193.61 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$82.39$109.09 $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.

MultipleCMECMMKTX
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 28.3x 15.6xmedian 12.1x 19.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 13.5x 4.3xmedian 5.0x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 16.0x 10.5xmedian 10.9x 29.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 4.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.54 0.59median 1.34 2.50median 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 monthsCMECMMKTX
Revenue $6.97B $23.35B $871.61M
Operating income $4.58B – $341.21M
Net income $4.42B $7.33B –
Free cash flow $4.33B $10.29B –
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $7.41 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $10.94B $381.05M
Total debt $13.69B $45.66B –
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 940.68M 35.24M
Enterprise value $93.23B $67.21B $5.83B

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
MetricCMECMMKTX
P/E 23.8x 15.6x 19.9x
P/FCF 24.2x 10.5x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 10.5x –
P/S 15.0x 4.6x 6.7x
P/B 3.9x 2.3x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 2.4x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 4.3x –
EV/EBIT 23.2x 4.6x –
EV/Revenue 15.2x 6.1x 6.7x
EV/FCF 24.5x 13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 13.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 0.59 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMECMMKTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 15.7% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 11.1% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% – -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 25.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 27.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 24.8% 40.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 26.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% -16.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 15.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 15.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMECMMKTX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 69.8% 142.0% –
Operating margin 65.7% – –
Pretax margin 82.8% 39.0% –
Net margin 63.3% 29.9% –
FCF margin 62.1% 44.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 44.1% –
Return on equity 16.6% 15.3% 23.3%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.9% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 26.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMECMMKTX
Debt / assets 1.8% 5.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 94.3% 43.3%
Equity / assets 13.8% 5.7% 56.0%
Interest coverage 26.2x 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.56 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMECMMKTX
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.7% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.0% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusCMECMMKTX
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $8.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +12.4% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $25.13BFY2026 $944.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -5.9% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMECMMKTX
Held by institutions 88.9% 45.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,691 566 394
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% 0.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 822 291 189
Institutions selling 655 172 164
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.69 1.15

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.

CMECMMKTX
CME 1.00 0.00 0.31
CM 0.00 1.00 0.06
MKTX 0.31 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, CM and MKTX?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $104.90B, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $107.92B, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) $5.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, CM and MKTX?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.8x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.6x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: Cme (CME) +8.3%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -1.4%. Over five years, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.41%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 3.67%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 1.88%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.5%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.7%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, CM and MKTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 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.