CME vs NDAQ vs SIFY Stock Comparison

Cme, Nasdaq and Sify Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$293.48 +11.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$104.90B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
3.41%
Exchanges Financial Services
8 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.28B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.11%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$12.30 -7.9% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$890.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cme 8, Nasdaq 3, Sify Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMENDAQSIFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.90B $58.28B $890.95M CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 28.0x -57.6x CME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 25.9x 615.0x CME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +11.5% +5.7% NDAQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.3% 22.8% -4.0% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 10.5% 5.4% CME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.4x -9.4x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.41% 1.11% 0.00% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% +17.5% +1.6% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +8.6%/yr -9.8%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 28.5% 61.0% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 54/100 53/100 CME

Percentile Scorecard

CMENDAQSIFY

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

AxisCMENDAQSIFY
Valuation 43 #55 of 96 42 #56 of 96 68 #13 of 38
Growth 23 #51 of 66 40 #40 of 66 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 92 #6 of 64 79 #14 of 64 61 #14 of 34
Financial Health 53 #44 of 93 47 #50 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 92 #4 of 38 62 #15 of 38 –
Overall 61 54 53
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMENDAQSIFYSPY
1 month +11.0%+11.6%-7.9% -0.2%
3 months +12.9%+8.8%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months +3.1%+14.3%-18.8% +8.2%
Year to date +7.5%+7.4%+0.9% +12.9%
1 year +8.3%+17.5%+1.6% +12.3%
3 years +40.4%+119.3%+41.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+29.9%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years +34.4%+51.2%-40.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%+8.6%-9.8% +10.9%
10 years +193.1%+389.6%+95.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.4%+17.2%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMENDAQSIFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%28.5%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%29.9%62.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.572.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.620.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-33.4%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-0.3%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $326.46$104.72$17.24 $779.14
52-week low $218.58$76.85$10.37 $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.

MultipleCMENDAQSIFY
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 28.3x 28.0xmedian 28.3x -57.6xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 13.5x 19.6xmedian 13.5x -23.3xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 16.0x 25.8xmedian 16.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 0.54 1.53median 0.54 1.16median 0.38

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 monthsCMENDAQSIFY
Revenue $6.97B $9.15B $384.50M
Gross profit – $5.78B $206.52M
Operating income $4.58B $2.73B $39.31M
Net income $4.42B $2.08B -$15.57M
Free cash flow $4.33B $2.26B –
EPS (diluted) $12.31 $3.70 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $2.20B $365.00M –
Total debt $13.69B $8.74B $599.45M
Shares (diluted) 358.64M 563.31M 72.46M
Enterprise value $93.23B $55.72B $890.95M

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
MetricCMENDAQSIFY
P/E 23.8x 28.0x -57.6x
P/FCF 24.2x 25.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 22.9x –
P/S 15.0x 6.4x 2.3x
P/B 3.9x 4.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 9.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 19.6x -23.3x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 24.4x 37.9x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 7.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 24.5x 29.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 26.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 1.53 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMENDAQSIFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 11.5% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 15.1% -65.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 65.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 23.1% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 20.1% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 28.2% 19.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 23.6% -73.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 31.8% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 18.3% -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 12.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 7.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMENDAQSIFY
Gross margin – 63.2% 53.7%
EBITDA margin 69.8% 37.0% -16.7%
Operating margin 65.7% 29.8% 10.2%
Pretax margin 82.8% 28.5% 3.1%
Net margin 63.3% 22.8% -4.0%
FCF margin 62.1% 24.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 63.5% 27.8% –
Return on equity 16.6% 17.4% -10.8%
Return on assets 2.3% 7.6% –
Return on invested capital 11.7% 10.5% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMENDAQSIFY
Debt / assets 1.8% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.4x -9.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 56.2% –
Equity / assets 13.8% 43.8% –
Interest coverage 26.2x 7.9x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 0.56 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMENDAQSIFY
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMENDAQSIFY
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 615.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +11.2% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.27BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $765.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +13.7% +30.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMENDAQSIFY
Held by institutions 88.9% 83.8% 4.6%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,082 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 822 538 27
Institutions selling 655 397 4
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.36 6.75

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.

CMENDAQSIFY
CME 1.00 0.36 -0.18
NDAQ 0.36 1.00 0.04
SIFY -0.18 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CME, NDAQ and SIFY?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cme (CME) $104.90B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.28B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $890.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, CME, NDAQ and SIFY?

Cme (CME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cme (CME) 23.8x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.0x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -57.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cme (CME) is cheapest (Cme (CME) 25.0x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 615.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cme (CME) +9.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Cme (CME) 63.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Cme (CME) leads (Cme (CME) 11.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Cme (CME) +8.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +1.6%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Cme (CME) 3.41%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.11%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 0.00%. Sify Technologies (SIFY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Cme (CME) 25.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CME, NDAQ and SIFY?

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 8. 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.