MSCI vs VRSK vs CME Stock Comparison

Msci, Verisk Analytics and Cme Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$618.71 +14.6% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.36B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.28%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 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
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
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cme leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Cme 9, Msci 2, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCIVRSKCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.36B $24.82B $105.95B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 28.2x 24.0x CME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 23.9x 25.2x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +5.0% +9.0% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 28.2% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% 11.7% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x 0.2x CME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 1.02% 3.37% CME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -8.3% +13.3% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -1.9%/yr +6.1%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 35.8% 25.3% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 56/100 61/100 CME

Percentile Scorecard

MSCIVRSKCME

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

AxisMSCIVRSKCME
Valuation 23 #727 of 941 32 #640 of 941 43 #55 of 96
Growth 58 #258 of 615 47 #328 of 615 22 #51 of 65
Profitability 97 #19 of 586 97 #21 of 586 89 #8 of 65
Financial Health 27 #485 of 667 33 #447 of 667 59 #39 of 93
Shareholder Returns 62 #272 of 704 72 #197 of 704 92 #4 of 40
Overall 53 56 61
  • MSCI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK 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

PeriodMSCIVRSKCMESPY
1 month +14.6%+14.9%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.5%-4.8%+10.9% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+3.4%+3.0% +7.1%
Year to date +7.8%-14.7%+8.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.0%-8.3%+13.3% +11.9%
3 years +28.4%-15.0%+40.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.7%-5.3%+11.9% +22.8%
5 years -6.9%-9.3%+34.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%-1.9%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +683.7%+134.4%+196.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.9%+8.9%+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSCIVRSKCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%35.8%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%36.3%27.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.28-0.48-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-0.230.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-51.2%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-15.3%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $643.83$225.07$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$156.84$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.

MultipleMSCIVRSKCME
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 13.0x 28.2xmedian 13.0x 24.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 3.2x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 15.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 7.7x 16.7xmedian 7.7x 22.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 10.7x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 24.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -14.7xmedian 1.2x -20.9xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.90 1.12median 0.90 1.75median 0.48

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 monthsMSCIVRSKCME
Revenue $3.43B $3.14B $6.97B
Gross profit $2.85B $2.20B –
Operating income $1.91B $1.38B $4.58B
Net income $1.38B $885.50M $4.42B
Free cash flow $1.58B $1.24B $4.33B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $6.77 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $551.40M $2.20B
Total debt $6.72B $11.77B $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 130.85M 358.64M
Enterprise value $42.84B $19.46B $94.29B

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
MetricMSCIVRSKCME
P/E 32.2x 28.2x 24.0x
P/FCF 28.2x 20.1x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 16.5x 23.9x
P/S 12.9x 7.9x 15.2x
P/B -14.7x -20.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -11.3x -16.5x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 16.7x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 20.9x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 14.8x 9.2x 15.4x
EV/FCF 32.3x 23.2x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 19.1x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 1.12 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 5.0% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 6.9% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 4.8% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 6.6% 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% -3.3% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.7% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 3.7% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 25.0% 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 21.1% 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 11.4% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 21.2% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 14.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKCME
Gross margin 82.9% 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 61.6% 55.0% 69.8%
Operating margin 55.7% 43.9% 65.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 37.0% 82.8%
Net margin 40.3% 28.2% 63.3%
FCF margin 45.9% 39.4% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 47.9% 63.5%
Return on equity – – 16.6%
Return on assets 24.7% 19.5% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 31.9% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 47.5% 40.1% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKCME
Debt / assets 120.0% 99.5% 1.8%
Debt / equity -2.2x -3.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.3x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.6x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 126.4% 86.2%
Equity / assets -53.9% -26.4% 13.8%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.0x 26.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.29 6.86 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCIVRSKCME
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 4.6% 7.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 8.6% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusMSCIVRSKCME
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +5.1% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.7% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCIVRSKCME
Held by institutions 92.4% 97.6% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,081 954 1,692
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 513 488 822
Institutions selling 407 349 656
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.40 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.

MSCIVRSKCME
MSCI 1.00 0.55 0.30
VRSK 0.55 1.00 0.23
CME 0.30 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, VRSK and CME?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $44.36B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B, Cme (CME) $105.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, VRSK and CME?

Cme (CME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 32.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x, Cme (CME) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.8x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, Cme (CME) 25.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Msci (MSCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +9.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Cme (CME) +13.3%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.4%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cme (CME) has the highest dividend yield: Msci (MSCI) 1.28%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%, Cme (CME) 3.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 29.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Cme (CME) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSCI, VRSK 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, Cme (CME) leads on 9. 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.