CME Group Inc. CME
- Market cap
- $96.5B
- P/E
- 22.3×
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CME Group Inc. (CME) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, CME Group Inc. (CME) trades at a price to free cash flow of 22.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.1× (June 2026) to 40.7× (July 2021); the current reading is higher than 23% of that period. That is above the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median of 18.8× and above the Financial sector median of 10.0×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 23.4× | 0.92% |
| FY2024 | 23.2× | 4.34% |
| FY2023 | 22.2× | 8.86% |
| FY2022 | 20.4× | (42.24%) |
| FY2021 | 35.4× | 36.75% |
| FY2020 | 25.9× | (12.43%) |
| FY2019 | 29.5× | 6.59% |
| FY2018 | 27.7× | (5.68%) |
| FY2017 | 29.4× | 24.81% |
| FY2016 | 23.5× | 9.60% |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 18.9× | (22.87%) |
| Mar 2026 | 24.5× | 4.67% |
| Dec 2025 | 23.4× | (1.58%) |
| Sep 2025 | 23.8× | (1.40%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. compare | 14.4× |
| TRU TransUnion compare | 16.9× |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. compare | 18.8× |
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. compare | 21.4× |
| CME CME Group Inc. | 22.7× |
| MSCI MSCI Inc compare | 26.9× |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. compare | 27.1× |
| MCO Moody's Corporation compare | 27.5× |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. compare | 47.1× |
| Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median | 18.8× |
| Financial sector median | 10.0× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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