CME vs MKTX vs TW Stock Comparison

Cme, Marketaxess Holdings and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$305.71 +12.9% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$110.23B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
MKTX Marketaxess Holdings Inc
$164.67 +0.6% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$870.03M
Div. yield
0.02%
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$122.57 +22.3% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marketaxess Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marketaxess Holdings 5, Cme 4, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEMKTXTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.23B $5.81B $26.23B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 19.0x 29.2x MKTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 20.2x 29.2x MKTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +3.9% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 35.2% 40.7% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 21.3% — MKTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.3x — MKTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% MKTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% -4.0% +10.7% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -16.9%/yr +7.4%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 36.5% 30.8% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 56/100 77/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

CMEMKTXTW

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

AxisCMEMKTXTW
Valuation 42 #57 of 97 53 #46 of 97 52 #47 of 97
Growth 29 #49 of 69 22 #54 of 69 74 #19 of 69
Profitability 93 #6 of 70 87 #10 of 70 97 #3 of 70
Financial Health 54 #47 of 101 84 #17 of 101 98 #3 of 101
Shareholder Returns 90 #5 of 40 36 #26 of 40 64 #15 of 40
Overall 62 56 77
  • CME ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • MKTX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEMKTXTWSPY
1 month +12.9%+0.6%+22.3% -1.0%
3 months +19.7%+41.1%+22.8% +2.9%
6 months +7.2%+0.9%+8.2% +6.4%
Year to date +11.9%-9.1%+14.0% +11.4%
1 year +13.7%-4.0%+10.7% +13.1%
3 years +42.7%-30.2%+46.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%-11.3%+13.7% +21.5%
5 years +40.3%-60.4%+43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.0%-16.9%+7.4% +10.9%
10 years +193.7%+8.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%+0.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMEMKTXTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%36.5%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%28.0%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.360.14-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.110.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-73.7%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-14.9%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $326.46$193.61$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$109.09$91.50 $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.

MultipleCMEMKTXTW
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 29.4x 18.9xmedian 29.4x 29.0xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 2.8x 13.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 12.8x 13.2xmedian 12.8x 22.0xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.9x 29.8xmedian 15.9x 25.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.5x 4.7xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.81median 0.51 2.09median 0.51 0.75median 0.51

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 monthsCMEMKTXTW
Revenue $6.97B $870.03M $2.21B
Operating income $4.58B $352.39M $963.90M
Net income $4.42B $307.10M $1.02B
Free cash flow $4.33B $194.30M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $8.69 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $245.79M $2.06B
Total debt $13.69B $564.16M –
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 35.24M 212.80M
Enterprise value $98.57B $4.20B $18.24B

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
MetricCMEMKTXTW
P/E 24.8x 18.9x 29.0x
P/FCF 25.2x 29.8x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 28.9x 24.0x
P/S 15.7x 6.7x 13.0x
P/B 4.1x 4.7x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 5.1x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 13.2x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 16.1x 27.6x
EV/Revenue 15.8x 6.5x 12.1x
EV/FCF 25.5x 29.2x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 28.3x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.81 2.09 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEMKTXTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 3.9% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 5.9% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 1.5% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 2.7% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 37.8% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 6.8% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 45.5% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 9.0% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% -50.5% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -15.5% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% -51.5% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -15.4% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEMKTXTW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 69.8% 49.4% 54.9%
Operating margin 65.7% 40.5% 43.7%
Pretax margin 82.8% 42.2% 58.9%
Net margin 63.3% 35.2% 40.7%
FCF margin 62.1% 22.3% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 23.0% 54.2%
Return on equity 16.6% 25.3% 13.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 13.0% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 21.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 4.1% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEMKTXTW
Debt / assets 1.8% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 48.9% 11.1%
Equity / assets 13.8% 51.1% 88.9%
Interest coverage 26.2x 59.9x 469.3x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEMKTXTW
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 7.8% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.9% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 58.4% 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.2% 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 15.9%

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.

ConsensusCMEMKTXTW
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.67FY2026 $8.16FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +10.5% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $947.30MFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -1.9% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEMKTXTW
Held by institutions 88.9% 100.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 1,691 394 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.3% +0.3%
Institutions buying 822 189 300
Institutions selling 655 164 211
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.15 1.42

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.

CMEMKTXTW
CME 1.00 0.32 0.51
MKTX 0.32 1.00 0.12
TW 0.51 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, MKTX and TW?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $110.23B, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) $5.81B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $26.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, MKTX and TW?

Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 19.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 26.2x, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 20.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) +3.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 35.2%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Cme (CME) +13.7%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -4.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.7%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +7.0%/yr, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) -16.9%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 0.00%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 0.02%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.0%, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) 36.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) leads on 5. 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.