CME Group (CME) stock
CME's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 11. It closed near its high of the day (2 chart checks started).
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Key facts on CME
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 23 |
CME catalysts
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.5% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Why CME scores 11
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
- +6Chart checks 6 of 14 firing right now, one point each
- +3Long-term trend above a rising 200-day average, near its 52-week high
- Size adds
- Profit adds
- Persistence adds
- Insider trades subtracts
How CME ranks in Exchanges & Trading
CME is #6 of 9 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: CME +9%, ICE +12%, NDAQ +11%.
When does CME report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Wed Feb 3, before the open (in 85 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What CME reported on Oct 21, 2026
The quarter
Revenue of $1.7B, 13% more than a year ago; a profit of $2.89 a share, from $2.49.
Where the sales came from
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest from Performance Bonds | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 23)
The outlook
No outlook figures read from this release.
The numbers
- $110B
- today
- $7B
- up 9% on the year
- $4.3B
- last 12 months
Sales grew 6% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.20 a share a year.
Close after the report, last 3
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.6% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | +4.3% | +5.0% | +9.5% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | -3.3% | +0.5% | +0.1% |
CME sales and profit by year
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $6.5B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
CME has 6 of 14 chart checks firing
CME RSI today: 65.9, above its 50-day and 200-day averages
RSI 65.9, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
The deep dive on CME
- What it does and how it makes moneyAnnual report, filed Feb 26, 2026
- Where it stands
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Oct 23, 2026SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026, against the one of Feb 27, 2025
- Who holds and trades it
- Against its closest peers
CME insider trades
8 insiders sold $21.9M across 11 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
CME trades by Congress and the executive branch
25 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
CME's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold CME?
In ETFs: CME is 0.5% of SPMO, 0.5% of DGRO, and 0.5% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
About CME Group
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.
What CME Group says it competes with
“The industry in which we operate is highly competitive and has seen multiple new entrants over time, and we expect competition to continue to intensify and become more global, especially in light of changes in the financial services industry driven by regulatory reforms such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), EMIR 3.0, Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), Capital Requirements Directive IV, Market Abuse Regulation, Benchmarks Regulation, Basel III and various other laws and regulations.”
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What does CME's Quality Score say?
CME scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #6 of 9 in Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is CME's Quality Score?
CME scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #6 of 9 in Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CME's 11.
Are insiders buying CME?
8 insiders sold $21.9M across 11 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Daniel G. Kaye, Director, who sold $162K on Nov 9. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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