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CME Stock Forecast: CME Group, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 12 Aug 2026
$262
+1.10% on the day

The 16 Wall Street analysts covering CME Group, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $286 — +9.1% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 59 of 100 as at 12 Aug 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$94.3B
Ticker Nerd rank
59 / 100
Median analyst target
$286
Analysts covering
16
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−1.0%
1M
+9.1%
YTD
−1.2%
1Y
−1.3%
From 52W high
−17.4%
From 52W low
+19.9%
$219
$317
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

CME stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores CME Group, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 12 Aug 2026
59 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
99
Quality
81
Value
72
Issuance
67
Revisions
64
Growth
58
Momentum
48
Accruals
23
Size
3

Volatility (99): The share price has been relatively steady.

Accruals (23): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (3): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

CME stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on CME, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$220$240$260$280$300$320$340Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26CMEHigh $330Median $286Low $230

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says16 analysts
9 Buy4 Hold3 Sell
Low $230Median $286High $330

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +9.1% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
23 July 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainsUnderperform$226 → $230
23 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight$249 → $250
23 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$324 → $330
15 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$329 → $295
15 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight—
10 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$353 → $324
10 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$316 → $270
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
8 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
8 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$273 → $270
6 July 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$310 → $260
6 July 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral—
2 July 2026Raymond JamesReiteratesOutperform—
22 June 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
18 June 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsUpgradeOutperform—
11 June 2026Rothschild & CoUpgradeBuy—
5 June 2026Erste GroupDowngradeHold—
23 Apr 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
23 Apr 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. CME appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

CME analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+0.1%
Analysts raising
5
Analysts cutting
6
Fundamentals

CME Group, Inc. (CME) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
22.2×

Cheaper than 36% of US stocks

Price / sales
14.0×

Cheaper than 12% of US stocks

Price / book
3.6×

Cheaper than 30% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
19.9×

Cheaper than 16% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.8%

Higher than 29% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
1.6%

Higher than 38% of US stocks

Gross margin
86.3%

Higher than 95% of US stocks

Operating margin
65.0%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Net margin
63.4%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
15.8%

Higher than 76% of US stocks

Return on assets
1.5%

Higher than 55% of US stocks

Dividend yield
2.0%

Higher than 45% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

CME vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
CMECME Group, Inc.$94.3B
59
ICEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc.$86.3B
69
MCOMoody's Corp.$85.2B
72
SPGIS&P Global, Inc.$125.2B
47
NDAQNasdaq, Inc.$54.6B
98
MSCIMSCI, Inc.$41.4B
60
COINCoinbase Global, Inc.$40.2B
4

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

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News

Latest CME news & analysis

CME Group: 'Buy' The Market's Infrastructure

Seeking Alpha · 13 Aug 2026positive

A Seeking Alpha article describes CME Group as the world's leading derivatives marketplace and essential infrastructure for stock and fixed income markets. It highlights the company's benefits from interest rate volatility, proprietary benchmark products, and a recurring, high-margin revenue model with 33 consecutive quarters of market data growth.

Why it matters — The article underscores CME's structural role in global markets and the durability of its recurring revenue and market data growth, key factors for investors tracking the company.

CME Group Averaged a Record 27 Million Contracts a Day in July. Here's Why an Unsettled Fed Is Its Best Customer.

The Motley Fool · 12 Aug 2026positive

CME Group recorded its highest-ever average daily volume (ADV) for July, reaching 27 million contracts per day. The article suggests that uncertainty and debate about the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path likely drove the surge in trading activity.

Why it matters — Record trading volumes directly boost CME's transaction-based revenue, and ongoing Fed policy uncertainty may sustain elevated volumes going forward.

CME Group to Launch World's First NHL Futures Based on CME FutureSports Performance Indexes on September 28

PRNewsWire · 11 Aug 2026positive

CME Group announced it will launch the world's first index-based NHL futures contracts on September 28, pending regulatory review. The new standard-sized and micro-sized contracts will be benchmarked to CME FutureSports Performance Indexes, which incorporate exclusive real-time NHL statistics beginning with the 2026-2027 season.

Why it matters — A CME watcher would care because the launch expands CME's product lineup into a new sports-derivatives category built on official NHL data, potentially broadening its derivatives marketplace.

AI computing power is becoming a tradable asset class as CME launches futures contracts

CNBC · 11 Aug 2026positive

CME Group, in partnership with Silicon Data, plans to launch two compute futures contracts on Oct. 5, subject to regulatory approval, allowing trading and hedging of AI computing capacity as a new asset class.

Why it matters — The move positions CME at the forefront of commoditizing AI computing power, opening a new market similar to how the exchange pioneered trading in energy and other commodities.

Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

Reuters · 6 Aug 2026negative

Reuters reports that ransom-seeking hackers using phone calls to compromise victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and businesses over the past month, including private equity firm Blackstone and exchange operator CME, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters.

Why it matters — CME watchers would care because the company has been identified as a target in a recent wave of ransomware attacks on U.S. financial institutions, raising cybersecurity risk concerns for its trading operations.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CME stock

What is the CME stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 16 Wall Street analysts covering CME Group, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $286, with estimates ranging from $230 to $330. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is CME stock a buy right now?

Of the 16 analysts covering CME Group, Inc., 9 rate it a Buy, 4 a Hold and 3 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks CME Group, Inc. 59 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank CME?

As at 12 Aug 2026, CME Group, Inc. ranks 59 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (99 of 100).

Will CME stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 16 analysts implies +9.1% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks CME Group, Inc. 59 out of 100 as at 12 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the CME stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering CME Group, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for CME are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $230 to $330 over the next 12 months.

How has CME stock performed over the past year?

CME Group, Inc. returned -1.3% over the 12 months to 12 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does CME Group, Inc. do?

CME Group Inc. is a global financial market infrastructure company that operates one of the world’s leading derivatives marketplaces.

What is the latest news on CME?

The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 13 Aug 2026): "CME Group: 'Buy' The Market's Infrastructure". A Seeking Alpha article describes CME Group as the world's leading derivatives marketplace and essential infrastructure for stock and fixed income markets. It highlights the company's benefits from interest rate volatility, proprietary benchmark products, and a recurring, high-margin revenue model with 33 consecutive quarters of market data growth.

Company

About CME Group, Inc.

CME Group Inc. is a global financial market infrastructure company that operates one of the world’s leading derivatives marketplaces. The company provides platforms for trading futures, options, cash, and over-the-counter products, enabling participants to manage risk across major asset classes such as interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, and metals. CME Group also offers central counterparty clearing services, helping reduce counterparty and systemic risk in the financial system. In addition, it delivers market data, analytics, and information services that support price discovery and trading decisions for institutions, corporations, and professional traders worldwide. Through its designated contract markets and electronic trading systems, CME Group plays a central role in global price formation and risk transfer, supporting liquidity and transparency in both developed and emerging markets. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, it serves a broad range of financial, commercial, and industrial clients around the world.

CEO Mr. Terrence A. Duffy · 3,875 employees · United States · https://www.cmegroup.com