MORN vs SPGI vs CME Stock Comparison

Morningstar, S&P Global and Cme Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$215.78 +10.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.14B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.57B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$448.95 +11.3% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.29B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
CME Cme Group Inc.
$293.48 +11.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.05B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Morningstar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Morningstar 5, Cme 5, S&P Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMORNSPGICMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.14B $132.29B $105.05B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 23.6x 23.8x MORN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 23.8x 25.0x MORN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% — +9.0% MORN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% — 11.7% MORN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 0.2x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% -9.6% +8.3% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -0.9%/yr +6.1%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 30.8% 25.5% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 61/100 MORN

Percentile Scorecard

MORNSPGICME

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

AxisMORNSPGICME
Valuation 44 #530 of 940 9 #856 of 940 43 #55 of 96
Growth 80 #134 of 655 – 23 #51 of 66
Profitability 82 #114 of 633 – 92 #6 of 64
Financial Health 47 #377 of 714 – 53 #44 of 93
Shareholder Returns 77 #166 of 709 10 #641 of 709 92 #4 of 38
Overall 66 – 61
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMORNSPGICMESPY
1 month +10.1%+11.3%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +11.2%+5.8%+12.9% +3.9%
6 months +17.4%+3.6%+3.1% +8.2%
Year to date -0.7%-14.1%+7.5% +12.9%
1 year -1.2%-9.6%+8.3% +12.3%
3 years -10.7%+31.1%+40.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.7%+9.4%+12.0% +23.3%
5 years -32.8%-4.4%+34.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%-0.9%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +205.4%+265.4%+193.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.8%+13.8%+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMORNSPGICMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%30.8%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%35.4%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.32-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.310.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-40.2%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-17.8%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $225.29$546.35$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $141.84$386.35$218.58 $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.

MultipleMORNSPGICME
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x 23.6xmedian 13.0x 23.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 7.2xmedian 3.2x 15.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 7.4x —median 7.4x 21.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 10.8x 20.8xmedian 10.8x 24.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.87 —median 0.87 1.74median 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 monthsMORNSPGICME
Revenue $2.57B – $6.97B
Gross profit $1.60B – –
Operating income $603.90M – $4.58B
Net income $421.60M $5.37B $4.42B
Free cash flow $497.50M – $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $11.07 – $12.31
Cash & equivalents $489.50M $2.44B $2.20B
Total debt $1.71B – $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 38.10M 295.50M 358.64M
Enterprise value $6.04B $132.29B $93.39B

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
MetricMORNSPGICME
P/E 19.3x 23.6x 23.8x
P/FCF 16.3x 20.8x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x – 23.7x
P/S 3.2x 7.2x 15.0x
P/B 7.9x 6.7x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 17.8x 6.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x – 21.8x
EV/EBIT 15.4x – 23.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 15.2x
EV/FCF 18.7x – 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x – 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 – 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMORNSPGICME
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% – 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.5% – 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 69.6% – 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.3% 17.8% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.4% 25.1% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% – 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 174.9% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.6% – 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.9% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMORNSPGICME
Gross margin 62.2% – –
EBITDA margin 31.3% – 69.8%
Operating margin 23.5% – 65.7%
Pretax margin 21.9% – 82.8%
Net margin 16.4% – 63.3%
FCF margin 19.4% – 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% – 63.5%
Return on equity 41.3% 20.9% 16.6%
Return on assets 10.6% 9.7% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 16.6% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 20.2% – 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMORNSPGICME
Debt / assets 43.4% – 1.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 47.6% 86.2%
Equity / assets 25.9% 41.3% 13.8%
Interest coverage – – 26.2x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.68 – 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMORNSPGICME
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.9% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 11.9% – –
Shareholder yield 12.9% 0.9% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusMORNSPGICME
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.66FY2026 $18.86FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +12.9% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% +6.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMORNSPGICME
Held by institutions 64.1% 87.5% 88.9%
Institutions holding 419 2,002 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +1.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 199 872 822
Institutions selling 169 876 655
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.00 1.25

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.

MORNSPGICME
MORN 1.00 0.62 0.25
SPGI 0.62 1.00 0.22
CME 0.25 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MORN, SPGI and CME?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morningstar (MORN) $8.14B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.29B, Cme (CME) $105.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, MORN, SPGI and CME?

Morningstar (MORN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morningstar (MORN) 19.3x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.6x, Cme (CME) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morningstar (MORN) is cheapest (Morningstar (MORN) 17.0x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.8x, Cme (CME) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morningstar (MORN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morningstar (MORN) +9.3%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Morningstar (MORN) 16.4%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Morningstar (MORN) leads (Morningstar (MORN) 16.6%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Morningstar (MORN) -1.2%, S&P Global (SPGI) -9.6%, Cme (CME) +8.3%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Morningstar (MORN) -7.6%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) -0.9%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.8%, Cme (CME) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Morningstar (MORN) 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.