CME vs ICE vs ZG Stock Comparison

Cme, Intercontinental Exchange and Zillow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$294.04 +11.7% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.72B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$31.87 +13.2% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31B
P/E
132.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cme leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cme 6, Zillow 4, Intercontinental Exchange 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEICEZGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.72B $92.26B $7.31B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 22.8x 132.8x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 18.0x 13.6x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +6.9% +17.7% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 30.1% 2.0% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 8.5% 0.2% CME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.6x -0.7x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% -0.8% -56.2% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +2.4%/yr -21.3%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 25.8% 51.8% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 55/100 69/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

CMEICEZG

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

AxisCMEICEZG
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 62 #37 of 96 57 #39 of 89
Growth 22 #51 of 65 45 #36 of 65 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 91 #7 of 65 86 #10 of 65 53 #36 of 76
Financial Health 54 #43 of 92 35 #60 of 92 74 #25 of 94
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 38 49 #20 of 38 96 #3 of 52
Overall 60 55 69
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEICEZGSPY
1 month +11.7%+2.0%+13.2% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%+1.1%-7.1% +5.9%
6 months +2.4%-0.1%-26.7% +8.5%
Year to date +7.7%-3.6%-53.3% +13.3%
1 year +10.4%-0.8%-56.2% +12.4%
3 years +40.7%+49.0%-15.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.1%+14.2%-5.5% +23.5%
5 years +33.3%+12.7%-69.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.9%+2.4%-21.3% +11.0%
10 years +194.3%+191.3%-0.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.4%+11.3%-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMEICEZGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%25.8%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%27.5%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.161.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.03-1.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-35.1%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-10.9%-56.9% -0.9%
52-week high $326.46$175.10$73.87 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$122.91$27.70 $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.

MultipleCMEICEZG
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 30.1x 21.8xmedian 30.1x 132.1xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.1x 15.0xmedian 14.1x 23.3xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 15.8x 17.2xmedian 15.8x 27.8xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.54 0.65median 0.54 4.10median 1.74

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 monthsCMEICEZG
Revenue $6.97B $13.43B $2.81B
Gross profit – – $2.05B
Operating income $4.58B $5.47B $12.00M
Net income $4.42B $4.10B $55.00M
Free cash flow $4.33B $5.08B $258.00M
R&D – – $611.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $7.13 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $1.07B $572.00M
Total debt $13.69B $19.85B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 566.00M 227.90M
Enterprise value $94.06B $86.00B $3.16B

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
MetricCMEICEZG
P/E 23.8x 21.8x 132.1x
P/FCF 24.3x 17.2x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 15.9x 18.5x
P/S 15.1x 6.5x 2.6x
P/B 4.0x 3.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 5.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 15.0x 23.3x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 19.3x 579.1x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 7.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF 24.5x 20.8x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 19.1x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 0.65 4.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEICEZG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 6.9% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 11.9% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 16.4% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 13.9% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 34.1% 188.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 33.1% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 36.6% 198.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 33.3% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 13.1% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 14.9% -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 13.9% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 14.1% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEICEZG
Gross margin – – 72.9%
EBITDA margin 69.8% 52.3% 10.6%
Operating margin 65.7% 40.7% 0.4%
Pretax margin 82.8% 39.7% 2.1%
Net margin 63.3% 30.1% 2.0%
FCF margin 62.1% 37.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 41.1% 13.8%
Return on equity 16.6% 13.9% 1.3%
Return on assets 2.3% 2.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 8.5% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 9.7% 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.0% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEICEZG
Debt / assets 1.8% 11.4% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.6x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.9x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 83.0% 18.8%
Equity / assets 13.8% 17.0% 81.2%
Interest coverage 26.2x 6.8x 0.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.56 0.73 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEICEZG
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 13.1%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.6% 13.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCMEICEZG
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% -3.2% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $3.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +16.0% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEICEZG
Held by institutions 88.9% 92.5% 18.3%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,653 263
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 822 735 124
Institutions selling 655 694 98
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.06 1.27

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.

CMEICEZG
CME 1.00 0.51 0.07
ICE 0.51 1.00 0.39
ZG 0.07 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, ICE and ZG?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $105.72B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $92.26B, Zillow (ZG) $7.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, ICE and ZG?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.8x, Zillow (ZG) 132.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.0x, Zillow (ZG) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Cme (CME) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Zillow (ZG) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Cme (CME) +10.4%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -0.8%, Zillow (ZG) -56.2%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +5.9%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.4%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cme (CME) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Zillow (ZG) 0.00%. Cme (CME) and Zillow (ZG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.4%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Zillow (ZG) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.