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CME

Low riskNext report: Around Feb 3, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 13% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales growth speeding up

Money moves

Insiders sold $121K in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (796 bought, 895 sold)
Held by George Soros (Soros Fund), Seth Klarman (Baupost)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$308.08+0.8% that day

Company value: $110.5B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 25.3x; You pay about $25 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 15.8x; Company value is 15.8 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.6%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value

From CME's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$1.7B+13% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $7.0B, up 9.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of CME. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+9% a yearRecently: +9.0% a yearProfit margin50%Last 12 months: 63.3%P/E at the end25xToday: 25.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$10.7B

Profit in 5 years$5.4B

Price these guesses point to$373.90+21% vs $308.08 todayAbout +3.9% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 50% margin and a 25x P/E, sales would have to grow about 4.9% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/5Strong

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.8%
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.62.5%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$4.2B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+0.3% in 3 years

Revenue: $6.5B; +6.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Free cash flow: $4.2B; 64.3% of revenue

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Gross margin doesn't apply to banks and insurers, so it isn't scored. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Reported Oct 21Before open7:13 am ET

Revenue: $1.7B; +13.0% YoY
EPS: $2.89; vs $2.49
Op. margin: 65.7%; +2.4 pts
Free cash flow: $1.1B
Share count: -0.5%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

45Mixed

1 insider bought $79K
1 insider sold $121K (not pre-planned)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

70/ 100

This week: 4
Normal week: 1.7
vs normal: 2.3x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+0.2%

Institutions added 0.2% to their holdings. 796 bought, 895 sold.

Shares held by institutions322.0M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+0.1%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

Total liabilities $165.5B

Shares outstandingLatest reported

67M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Feb 3, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedOct 21
Results filedJul 22
Results filedApr 22
Results filedFeb 4
Results filedOct 22, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$79K1 insider

Sold$121K1 insider, 0 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Martin J GepsmanDirector	Sell	400	$302.50	$121K	25K	Oct 22Filing ↗
-1.6% of their holdings Not a pre-planned sale Filed same day
William R ShepardDirector	Buy	293	$268.76	$79K	263K	Sep 25Filing ↗
+0.1% of their holdings Held via Trust Filed 3 days after