CME vs MA vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Cme, Mastercard and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$308.27 +14.2% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$110.52B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
MA Mastercard Inc
$672.46 +19.1% 1M +21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$596.19B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMEMACBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.52B $596.19B $36.58B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 35.2x 24.8x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.3x 32.0x 26.1x CBOE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +15.3% +14.3% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 46.7% 27.9% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 56.6% 19.5% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x -0.6x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.1% +21.7% +38.4% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +14.0%/yr +21.1%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 23.4% 36.8% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 51/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CMEMACBOE

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

AxisCMEMACBOE
Valuation 43 #59 of 103 14 #831 of 963 64 #38 of 103
Growth 23 #54 of 70 64 #297 of 823 68 #23 of 70
Profitability 90 #8 of 74 99 #12 of 845 96 #4 of 74
Financial Health 56 #44 of 99 53 #421 of 896 80 #21 of 99
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 40 25 #549 of 731 44 #23 of 40
Overall 61 51 70
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MA ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEMACBOESPY
1 month +14.2%+19.1%+24.2% -1.0%
3 months +16.4%+17.9%+21.7% -0.4%
6 months +6.9%+36.7%+0.1% +4.5%
Year to date +12.9%+17.8%+38.0% +12.4%
1 year +15.1%+21.7%+38.4% +13.6%
3 years +47.8%+74.2%+104.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +13.9%+20.3%+26.9% +20.8%
5 years +39.0%+92.8%+159.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +6.8%+14.0%+21.1% +10.4%
10 years +199.7%+552.7%+446.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.6%+20.6%+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCMEMACBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%23.4%36.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%22.7%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.28-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.921.04 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-28.6%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%0.0%-5.5% -1.6%
52-week high $326.46$672.46$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$471.55$231.51 $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.

MultipleCMEMACBOE
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 29.7x 35.0xmedian 13.8x 24.5xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 3.0x 16.0xmedian 3.3x 6.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 13.6x 23.7xmedian 6.0x 17.1xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 15.1x 36.2xmedian 11.0x 14.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.4x 86.2xmedian 1.3x 6.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.55 1.91median 0.95 0.86median 0.55

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 monthsCMEMACBOE
Revenue $6.97B $36.29B $5.28B
Gross profit – – $2.84B
Operating income $4.58B $21.27B $1.92B
Net income $4.42B $16.96B $1.48B
Free cash flow $4.33B $16.08B $2.53B
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $19.20 $14.09
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $10.15B $2.66B
Total debt $3.43B $23.94B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 883.00M 104.70M
Enterprise value $98.86B $556.28B $27.06B

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
MetricCMEMACBOE
P/E 25.0x 35.0x 24.5x
P/FCF 25.4x 36.2x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 34.5x 13.8x
P/S 15.8x 16.0x 6.9x
P/B 4.1x 86.2x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 554.9x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 23.7x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 28.0x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 16.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 25.7x 37.1x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 35.3x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 1.91 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEMACBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 15.3% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 14.2% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 18.6% 41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 15.4% 23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 19.0% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 15.8% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 22.0% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 18.3% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% -3.5% 280.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 15.5% 32.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -5.4% 311.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 15.2% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEMACBOE
Gross margin – – 53.9%
EBITDA margin 69.8% 69.2% 38.6%
Operating margin 65.7% 58.6% 36.4%
Pretax margin 82.8% 57.6% 38.2%
Net margin 63.3% 46.7% 27.9%
FCF margin 62.1% 44.3% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 46.5% 49.7%
Return on equity 16.6% 274.4% 25.6%
Return on assets 2.3% 29.3% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 56.6% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 63.1% 28.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEMACBOE
Debt / assets 1.8% 41.2% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 3.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 1.5x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 88.4% 47.2%
Equity / assets 13.8% 11.6% 52.8%
Interest coverage 26.2x 26.2x 36.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.58 10.93 5.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEMACBOE
Dividend yield 3.2% 0.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 21.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.5%
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.

ConsensusCMEMACBOE
Forward P/E 26.3xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +14.7% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +0.4% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEMACBOE
Held by institutions 88.9% 87.5% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,694 3,588 988
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 824 1,590 525
Institutions selling 656 1,530 342
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.04 1.54

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.

CMEMACBOE
CME 1.00 0.18 0.62
MA 0.18 1.00 0.08
CBOE 0.62 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, MA and CBOE?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $110.52B, Mastercard (MA) $596.19B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, MA and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Mastercard (MA) 35.2x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 26.3x, Mastercard (MA) 32.0x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Mastercard (MA) 46.7%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Mastercard (MA) 56.6%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cme (CME) +15.1%, Mastercard (MA) +21.7%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +38.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.8%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +14.0%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cme (CME) 0.00%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. Cme (CME) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.4%, Mastercard (MA) 23.4%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, MA and CBOE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 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.