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CME

CME GroupD
Nasdaq / Financial Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-17
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Current thesis
Sustained derivatives volatility and higher clearing volumes drive above-consensus revenue and margin expansion; premium multiple persists for market-share leaders.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-22 · BMO.
What can break
Competition from alternative trading/clearing venues
Momentum
8
Value
53
Sentiment
62
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $293.75 · Bull $327.00 · Bear $229.00
Earnings
2026-07-22 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-17 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-05 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-17
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $281.93
Why
Momentum8 · Δ7d -1.0
Value53 · Δ7d -0.2
Sentiment62 · Δ7d -8.6
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
8
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-1.0
Δ21d
-6.2
Value
53
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.2
Δ21d
+0.2
Sentiment
62
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-8.6
Δ21d
-10.8
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 8.3 / Value 52.6 / Sentiment 61.9

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$88.8B
Beta
0.29
Shares Out
362.36M
P/E (TTM)
26.7
P/S (TTM)
8.78
P/FCF (TTM)
530.12
Rev YoY
+14.5%
EPS YoY
+21.3%
Gross Margin
+82.9%
Op Margin
+80.2%
Net Debt
-$791.2M
Current Ratio
1.02
As of 2026-07-17 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology