CME vs GS vs SNEX Stock Comparison

Cme, Goldman Sachs and StoneX Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$294.04 +11.7% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.10B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.40%
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$926.20 +1.1% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$269.93B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.94%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.04 -15.0% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cme 6, StoneX 4, Goldman Sachs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEGSSNEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.10B $269.93B $6.72B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 13.0x 12.3x SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 12.3x 12.3x SNEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +18.7% +20.6% SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% — 0.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 6.6% CME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 10.3x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.40% 1.94% — CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% +16.9% -12.5% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +17.5%/yr +22.3%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 31.9% 60.4% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 47/100 53/100 CME

Percentile Scorecard

CMEGSSNEX

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

AxisCMEGSSNEX
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 16 #302 of 361 97 #4 of 96
Growth 22 #51 of 65 97 #6 of 172 89 #8 of 65
Profitability 91 #7 of 65 – 44 #37 of 65
Financial Health 54 #43 of 92 – 13 #80 of 92
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 38 28 #243 of 338 22 #30 of 38
Overall 60 47 53
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEGSSNEXSPY
1 month +11.7%+1.1%-15.0% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%-5.6%-22.2% +5.9%
6 months +2.4%+2.3%-45.9% +8.5%
Year to date +7.7%+5.4%-11.6% +13.3%
1 year +10.4%+16.9%-12.5% +12.4%
3 years +40.7%+219.5%+105.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.1%+47.3%+27.1% +23.5%
5 years +33.3%+124.1%+173.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.9%+17.5%+22.3% +11.0%
10 years +194.3%+422.9%+421.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.4%+18.0%+18.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMEGSSNEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%31.9%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%32.2%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.381.631.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.53-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-34.0%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-19.6%-59.7% -0.9%
52-week high $326.46$1,152.07$139.01 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$773.70$55.75 $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.

MultipleCMEGSSNEX
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 30.1x 13.0xmedian 12.1x 12.3xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.4x 0.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.1x —median 5.1x 12.2xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 15.8x -6.4xmedian 10.8x 1.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.54 0.26median 1.32 0.54median 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 monthsCMEGSSNEX
Revenue $6.97B $69.70B $157.71B
Gross profit – – $5.68B
Operating income $4.58B – $3.50B
Net income $4.42B – $526.90M
Free cash flow $4.33B – $3.78B
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $69.89 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $177.00B $2.19B
Total debt $13.69B – $39.34B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 304.90M 124.48M
Enterprise value $93.43B $269.93B -$790.84M

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
MetricCMEGSSNEX
P/E 23.8x 13.0x 12.3x
P/FCF 24.3x -6.4x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x – 1.7x
P/S 15.1x 3.9x 0.0x
P/B 4.0x 2.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 2.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 23.2x – 12.5x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 3.9x 0.3x
EV/FCF 24.5x – 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x – 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 0.26 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEGSSNEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 18.7% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 15.3% 37.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% – 51.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% – 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 39.0% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 49.3% 22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% – 266.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 217.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% – 282.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 188.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEGSSNEX
Gross margin – – 3.6%
EBITDA margin 69.8% – 2.3%
Operating margin 65.7% – 2.2%
Pretax margin 82.8% – 0.4%
Net margin 63.3% – 0.3%
FCF margin 62.1% – 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% – 2.4%
Return on equity 16.6% – 19.0%
Return on assets 2.3% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 12.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEGSSNEX
Debt / assets 1.8% – 72.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 10.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 94.3% 94.7%
Equity / assets 13.8% 5.7% 5.3%
Interest coverage 26.2x – 1.9x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.56 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEGSSNEX
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.9% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusCMEGSSNEX
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% -6.8% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +4.5% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEGSSNEX
Held by institutions 88.9% 72.1% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,691 3,150 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.1% +2.5%
Institutions buying 822 1,553 277
Institutions selling 655 1,124 145
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.38 1.91

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.

CMEGSSNEX
CME 1.00 -0.17 0.02
GS -0.17 1.00 0.34
SNEX 0.02 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, GS and SNEX?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $105.10B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $269.93B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, GS and SNEX?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.8x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.0x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneX (SNEX) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.3x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneX (SNEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Cme (CME) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Cme (CME) +10.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.9%, StoneX (SNEX) -12.5%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +5.9%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.5%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.40%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.94%. StoneX (SNEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.4%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, GS and SNEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cme (CME) leads on 6. 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.