CME vs MORN vs TRU Stock Comparison

Cme, Morningstar and TransUnion Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CME Cme Group Inc.
$306.24 +16.4% 1M +15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$109.46B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.27%
Exchanges Financial Services
7 wins
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$238.73 +30.1% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.86B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
0.84%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
TRU TransUnion
$79.21 +24.8% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.11B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.64%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cme 7, TransUnion 3, Morningstar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEMORNTRULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.46B $8.86B $15.11B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 20.0x 19.0x TRU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 18.9x 15.4x TRU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +9.4% +13.4% TRU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 17.0% 15.8% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 17.8% 7.7% MORN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.4x 2.9x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.27% 0.84% 0.64% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% +12.4% -2.4% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr -5.2%/yr -6.9%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 41.9% 43.3% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 63/100 61/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

CMEMORNTRU

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

AxisCMEMORNTRU
Valuation 41 #57 of 96 37 #595 of 939 39 #574 of 939
Growth 22 #53 of 68 81 #153 of 814 91 #73 of 814
Profitability 93 #6 of 70 76 #198 of 828 56 #368 of 828
Financial Health 56 #44 of 99 46 #487 of 898 54 #413 of 898
Shareholder Returns 93 #4 of 41 77 #166 of 725 66 #245 of 725
Overall 61 63 61
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEMORNTRUSPY
1 month +16.4%+30.1%+24.8% -2.3%
3 months +15.1%+20.0%-1.0% -0.7%
6 months +5.5%+42.4%+14.7% +4.8%
Year to date +12.1%+9.9%-7.6% +10.3%
1 year +15.3%+12.4%-2.4% +10.3%
3 years +46.8%-9.0%+57.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.7%-3.1%+16.3% +20.1%
5 years +38.9%-23.2%-30.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.8%-5.2%-6.9% +10.1%
10 years +202.6%+248.7%+157.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.7%+13.3%+9.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMEMORNTRUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%41.9%43.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%43.4%43.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.400.010.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.30-0.06 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-60.5%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%0.0%-10.0% -3.5%
52-week high $326.46$238.73$87.97 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$141.84$61.15 $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.

MultipleCMEMORNTRU
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 29.1x 20.0xmedian 13.6x 19.0xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 3.3x 3.0xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 13.6x 11.8xmedian 6.0x 12.3xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 16.8x 18.0xmedian 11.0x 16.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 8.6xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.81median 0.52 0.22median 0.92 0.21median 0.92

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 monthsCMEMORNTRU
Revenue $6.97B $2.62B $5.04B
Gross profit – $1.65B –
Operating income $4.58B $643.50M $973.60M
Net income $4.42B $445.50M $812.20M
Free cash flow $4.33B $492.80M $910.10M
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $11.79 $4.14
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $496.70M $883.10M
Total debt $3.43B $1.68B $5.46B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 37.80M 192.60M
Enterprise value $97.80B $6.75B $11.95B

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
MetricCMEMORNTRU
P/E 24.8x 20.0x 19.0x
P/FCF 25.3x 18.0x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 13.8x 12.5x
P/S 15.7x 3.4x 3.0x
P/B 4.1x 8.6x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 18.6x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 11.8x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 15.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 15.9x 3.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF 25.5x 20.3x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 15.6x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.81 0.22 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEMORNTRU
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 9.4% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 9.9% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 20.2% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 55.3% 66.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 18.5% 86.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 84.5% 93.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 32.6% 94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 92.5% 89.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 19.1% 31.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 31.5% 21.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 25.0% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 46.4% 36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEMORNTRU
Gross margin – 63.1% –
EBITDA margin 69.8% 32.4% 31.7%
Operating margin 65.7% 24.5% 19.3%
Pretax margin 82.8% 22.6% 19.5%
Net margin 63.3% 17.0% 15.8%
FCF margin 62.1% 18.8% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 24.5% 24.0%
Return on equity 16.6% 43.5% 16.2%
Return on assets 2.3% 11.3% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 17.8% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 21.9% 8.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 2.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEMORNTRU
Debt / assets 1.8% 42.5% 45.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.4x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 74.0% 58.6%
Equity / assets 13.8% 26.0% 41.4%
Interest coverage 26.2x – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.57 3.91 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEMORNTRU
Dividend yield 3.3% 0.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 10.1% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 10.9% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusCMEMORNTRU
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $12.66FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +7.8% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026 $4.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +19.2% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEMORNTRU
Held by institutions 88.9% 64.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,693 421 525
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.1% +0.0%
Institutions buying 823 199 242
Institutions selling 656 169 212
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.18 1.14

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.

CMEMORNTRU
CME 1.00 0.26 0.14
MORN 0.26 1.00 0.55
TRU 0.14 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, MORN and TRU?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $109.46B, Morningstar (MORN) $8.86B, TransUnion (TRU) $15.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, MORN and TRU?

TransUnion (TRU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 24.8x, Morningstar (MORN) 20.0x, TransUnion (TRU) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransUnion (TRU) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 26.1x, Morningstar (MORN) 18.9x, TransUnion (TRU) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransUnion (TRU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%, TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Morningstar (MORN) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%, TransUnion (TRU) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Cme (CME) +15.3%, Morningstar (MORN) +12.4%, TransUnion (TRU) -2.4%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.8%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -5.2%/yr, TransUnion (TRU) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.27%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.84%, TransUnion (TRU) 0.64%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.5%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.9%, TransUnion (TRU) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, MORN and TRU?

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 7. 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.