CME vs MRX vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Cme, Marex and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$296.42 +12.6% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.95B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.37%
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
MRX Marex Group Ltd
$65.05 -9.8% 1M +111.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.74B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.95%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.02%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cme 6, Marex 5, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEMRXVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.95B $4.74B $24.82B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 10.9x 28.2x MRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 9.9x 23.9x MRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +37.8% +5.0% MRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 17.4% 28.2% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% — 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 2.3x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.37% 0.95% 1.02% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +111.2% -8.3% MRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr — -1.9%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 45.1% 35.8% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 64/100 56/100 MRX

Percentile Scorecard

CMEMRXVRSK

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

AxisCMEMRXVRSK
Valuation 43 #55 of 96 96 #5 of 96 32 #640 of 941
Growth 22 #51 of 65 80 #14 of 65 47 #328 of 615
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 56 #29 of 65 97 #21 of 586
Financial Health 59 #39 of 93 – 33 #447 of 667
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 40 26 #30 of 40 72 #197 of 704
Overall 61 64 56
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MRX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK 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

PeriodCMEMRXVRSKSPY
1 month +12.6%-9.8%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months +10.9%-1.3%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months +3.0%+21.9%+3.4% +7.1%
Year to date +8.5%+69.6%-14.7% +12.8%
1 year +13.3%+111.2%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years +40.3%—-15.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.9%—-5.3% +22.8%
5 years +34.4%—-9.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.1%—-1.9% +10.9%
10 years +196.7%—+134.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%—+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMEMRXVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%45.1%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%40.2%36.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.78-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.532.47-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-41.6%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-16.9%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $326.46$78.27$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$30.20$156.84 $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.

MultipleCMEMRXVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 29.6x 10.9xmedian 29.6x 28.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 3.1x 1.9xmedian 3.1x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 13.0x 0.8xmedian 13.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 20.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x -20.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.48 —median 0.48 1.12median 0.90

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 monthsCMEMRXVRSK
Revenue $6.97B $2.45B $3.14B
Gross profit – – $2.20B
Operating income $4.58B – $1.38B
Net income $4.42B $426.20M $885.50M
Free cash flow $4.33B – $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $5.59 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $3.85B $551.40M
Total debt $13.69B – $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 76.13M 130.85M
Enterprise value $94.29B -$8.18B $19.46B

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
MetricCMEMRXVRSK
P/E 24.0x 10.9x 28.2x
P/FCF 24.5x – 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x – 16.5x
P/S 15.2x 1.9x 7.9x
P/B 4.0x – -20.9x
P/Tangible book 4.4x – -16.5x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x 0.8x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 0.8x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 15.4x 0.4x 9.2x
EV/FCF 24.7x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x – 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 – 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEMRXVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 37.8% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 61.3% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 59.2% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% – 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEMRXVRSK
Gross margin – – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 69.8% 45.1% 55.0%
Operating margin 65.7% – 43.9%
Pretax margin 82.8% 21.7% 37.0%
Net margin 63.3% 17.4% 28.2%
FCF margin 62.1% – 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% – 47.9%
Return on equity 16.6% – –
Return on assets 2.3% 1.1% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 11.7% – 31.9%
Return on capital employed 12.3% – 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEMRXVRSK
Debt / assets 1.8% – 99.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% – 126.4%
Equity / assets 13.8% – -26.4%
Interest coverage 26.2x 1.9x 7.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.56 – 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEMRXVRSK
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 7.5%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.0% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusCMEMRXVRSK
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $6.59FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +1.5% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +12.1% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEMRXVRSK
Held by institutions 88.9% 79.7% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,692 220 954
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +8.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 822 146 488
Institutions selling 656 53 349
Buyers to sellers 1.25 2.75 1.40

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.

CMEMRXVRSK
CME 1.00 0.07 0.23
MRX 0.07 1.00 -0.07
VRSK 0.23 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, MRX and VRSK?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $105.95B, Marex (MRX) $4.74B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, MRX and VRSK?

Marex (MRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 24.0x, Marex (MRX) 10.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marex (MRX) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.2x, Marex (MRX) 9.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marex (MRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Marex (MRX) +37.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Marex (MRX) 17.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marex (MRX) returned the most: Cme (CME) +13.3%, Marex (MRX) +111.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.37%, Marex (MRX) 0.95%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.3%, Marex (MRX) 45.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, MRX and VRSK?

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.