CME vs MSCI vs MIAX Stock Comparison

Cme, Msci and Miami International Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$294.04 +11.7% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.10B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.40%
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$604.83 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.37B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.31%
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, Miami International Holdings 5, Msci 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMEMSCIMIAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.10B $43.37B $3.15B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 31.5x 21.4x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 29.1x 20.0x MIAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +12.3% +16.8% MIAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 40.3% 9.7% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 44.1% 10.5% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.1x -4.4x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.40% 1.31% — CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% +1.9% -25.9% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -1.9%/yr — CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 29.8% 43.3% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 69/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

CMEMSCIMIAX

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

AxisCMEMSCIMIAX
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 23 #728 of 941 85 #15 of 96
Growth 22 #51 of 65 58 #269 of 636 94 #5 of 65
Profitability 91 #7 of 65 97 #18 of 612 66 #23 of 65
Financial Health 54 #43 of 92 27 #508 of 693 95 #6 of 92
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 38 61 #273 of 706 8 #35 of 38
Overall 60 53 69
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMEMSCIMIAXSPY
1 month +11.7%+11.4%-5.7% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%+3.7%-31.2% +5.9%
6 months +2.4%+1.1%-32.9% +8.5%
Year to date +7.7%+5.4%-28.0% +13.3%
1 year +10.4%+1.9%-25.9% +12.4%
3 years +40.7%+27.0%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.1%+8.3%— +23.5%
5 years +33.3%-9.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.9%-1.9%— +11.0%
10 years +194.3%+666.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.4%+22.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMEMSCIMIAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%29.8%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%31.9%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.280.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.06-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-43.9%-48.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-6.1%-43.8% -0.9%
52-week high $326.46$643.83$56.84 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$511.84$29.53 $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.

MultipleCMEMSCIMIAX
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 30.1x 31.5xmedian 12.9x 21.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 3.0x 12.6xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.1x 23.6xmedian 7.5x 16.6xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 15.8x 27.5xmedian 10.8x 12.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x -14.4xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.54 1.90median 0.87 —median 0.54

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 monthsCMEMSCIMIAX
Revenue $6.97B $3.43B $1.47B
Gross profit – $2.85B $503.69M
Operating income $4.58B $1.91B $116.15M
Net income $4.42B $1.38B $142.30M
Free cash flow $4.33B $1.58B $251.48M
R&D – $184.30M –
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $19.14 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $261.00M $660.46M
Total debt $13.69B $6.72B $1.51M
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 72.30M 110.71M
Enterprise value $93.43B $41.85B $605.24M

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
MetricCMEMSCIMIAX
P/E 23.8x 31.5x 21.4x
P/FCF 24.3x 27.5x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 26.9x 11.0x
P/S 15.1x 12.6x 2.1x
P/B 4.0x -14.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -11.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 23.6x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 26.1x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 14.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 24.5x 31.6x 9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 30.9x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 1.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMEMSCIMIAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 12.3% 16.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 12.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 44.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 15.4% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 13.1% 7,836%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 13.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 19.8% 5,521%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 16.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 11.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 6.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 11.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMEMSCIMIAX
Gross margin – 82.9% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 69.8% 61.6% 10.2%
Operating margin 65.7% 55.7% 7.9%
Pretax margin 82.8% 47.3% 3.9%
Net margin 63.3% 40.3% 9.7%
FCF margin 62.1% 45.9% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 47.0% 19.5%
Return on equity 16.6% – 12.8%
Return on assets 2.3% 24.7% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 44.1% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 47.5% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 3.7% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMEMSCIMIAX
Debt / assets 1.8% 120.0% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.1x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.3x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 153.9% 28.1%
Equity / assets 13.8% -53.9% 71.9%
Interest coverage 26.2x 6.9x 31.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.56 6.22 5.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMEMSCIMIAX
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 4.7% -12.6%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.0% -12.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% –

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.

ConsensusCMEMSCIMIAX
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 29.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $20.78FY2026 $1.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 -12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +5.3% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $511.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +9.7% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMEMSCIMIAX
Held by institutions 88.9% 92.4% 72.8%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,080 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +3.6% +42.4%
Institutions buying 822 512 142
Institutions selling 655 407 46
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.26 3.09

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.

CMEMSCIMIAX
CME 1.00 0.30 0.36
MSCI 0.30 1.00 0.26
MIAX 0.36 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, MSCI and MIAX?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $105.10B, Msci (MSCI) $43.37B, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, MSCI and MIAX?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.8x, Msci (MSCI) 31.5x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Msci (MSCI) 29.1x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Cme (CME) +10.4%, Msci (MSCI) +1.9%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -25.9%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +5.9%/yr, Msci (MSCI) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.40%, Msci (MSCI) 1.31%. Miami International Holdings (MIAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.4%, Msci (MSCI) 29.8%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, MSCI and MIAX?

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.