# CME · CME Group Inc.

Snapshot 2026-10-26 · CIK 0001156375 · Nasdaq · Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services

Price 305.71 (2026-10-23, Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)) · Market cap 109.42 B

Machine-readable: https://theclaudetrader.com/s/CME.json · index: https://theclaudetrader.com/llms.txt

## Scores

### Graham Defensive: 45.3 (partial: 2b) · complete: False · missing tests: 2b · current inputs as of 2025-12-31 · stale inputs: Revenue · history 2013–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 14, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 22, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham
- 1 Adequate size: 6.52 revenue $B · threshold >= 1 · points 5.0/5
- 2a Current ratio: 1.02  · threshold >= 2.0 · points 0.3/15
- 2b Long-term debt vs working capital: 3.24 LTD / WC · threshold <= 1.0 · points None/15
- 3 Positive earnings each of 10 years: 10 of 10  · threshold 10 of 10 · points 15.0/15
- 4 Dividends every year for 20 years: 20 of 20  · threshold 20 of 20 · points 15.0/15
- 5 EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago: 3.86 -> 9.90 (+157%)  · threshold >= +33% · points 10.0/10
- 6 P/E on 3-year average EPS: 30.9  · threshold <= 15 · points 0.0/15
- 7 P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5: P/B 4.13, product 127.5  · threshold <= 1.5 or <= 22.5 · points 0.0/10

Inputs:
  - Price (close, per traded unit): 305.71 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1
  - Revenue: 6520600000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - liabilities: 168156200000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL Liabilities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_liabilities: 158717300000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_assets: 161631100000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_liabilities: 158717300000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - equity: 26520400000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2016: 1534100000.0 · 2016-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2017: 4063400000.0 · 2017-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000013/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2018: 1962200000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2019: 2116500000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2020: 2106000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2021: 2637000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2022: 2691000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2023: 3226000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2024: 3525800000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2025: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] ·  · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CME/history?filter=div · verified (partly: XBRL covers 13 of 20 years)
  - Dividends per share FY2013 (XBRL): 4.4 · 2013-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637516000116/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2014 (XBRL): 4.4 · 2014-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637517000016/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2015 (XBRL): 4.9 · 2015-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637518000026/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2016 (XBRL): 5.65 · 2016-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2017 (XBRL): 6.14 · 2017-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000013/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2018 (XBRL): 4.55 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2019 (XBRL): 5.5 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2020 (XBRL): 5.9 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637523000020/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2021 (XBRL): 5.9 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2022 (XBRL): 8.5 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2023 (XBRL): 9.65 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2024 (XBRL): 10.4 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · verified
  - Dividends per share FY2025 (XBRL): 5.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · verified
  - EPS diluted FY2014: 3.35 · 2014-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637517000016/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2015: 3.69 · 2015-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637518000026/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2016: 4.53 · 2016-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2023: 8.86 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2024: 9.67 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2025: 11.16 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Shares outstanding: 357933884.0 · 2026-10-14 · SEC cover page 10-Q 0001156375-26-000068 (sum of classes (Common Class A 357,930,746 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-1 625 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-2 813 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-3 1,287 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-4 413 x 1; class economics verified in https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/cme-20251231.htm)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/cme-20260930.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/R1.htm

### Magic Formula: — (insufficient data (debt unknown: only current debt is tagged (0); long-term borrowings, if any, are under a tag not read here, so total debt is unknown)) · complete: None · missing tests: none · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/magic_formula

### Momentum: 61.9 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price 2026-10-23 · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/momentum
-  12-1 month return: 4.6 % · threshold  · points 23.5/50
-  6 month return: 8.2 % · threshold  · points 12.1/20
-  Price / 52-week high: 0.968  · threshold  · points 14.5/15
-  Volatility penalty (60d annualised): 21.3 % · threshold  · points 11.7/15

Inputs:
  - Adjusted close series (14 months): 305.71 · 2026-10-23 · Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data daily history · 

### Insider: 22.6 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/insider
-  Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers): 0.01 bp · threshold  · points 6.8/35
-  Distinct buyers: 1  · threshold  · points 6.2/25
-  Buyer seniority: 0.5  · threshold  · points 10.0/20
-  Recency (half-life 30d): 0.49  · threshold  · points 4.9/10
-  Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales): 0.4 bp · threshold  · points -5.3/0

Inputs:
  - Form 4 S GEPSMAN MARTIN J 2026-10-22: 121000.0 · 2026-10-22 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121281326000005/#live
  - Form 4 P SHEPARD WILLIAM R 2026-09-25: 78625.738 · 2026-09-25 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121285226000005/
  - Form 4 S Cook Elizabeth A 2026-09-14: 140055.0 · 2026-09-14 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000054/
  - Form 4 S DUFFY TERRENCE A 2026-09-10: 3943820.5200000005 · 2026-09-10 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000006/
  - Form 4 S DUFFY TERRENCE A 2026-09-10: 172718.84 · 2026-09-10 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000006/

### Buffett Quality: 50.2 (partial: 4) · complete: False · missing tests: 4 · current inputs as of 2026-10-14 · stale inputs: none · history 2016–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 46, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/buffett
- 1 Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity): 10.4% over 8 yrs  · threshold >= 15% · points 8.4/25
- 2 Profitable every year: 10 of 10  · threshold all years · points 15.0/15
- 3 Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window: +5.3% a year  · threshold >= +10% · points 5.3/10
- 4 Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay): None  · threshold <= 4 · points None/15
- 5 Operating margin, 5-yr average: 61.4%  · threshold >= 20% · points 10.0/10
- 6 Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex): 1.02  · threshold >= 1.0 · points 10.0/10
- 7 Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap): 3.4%  · threshold >= 7% · points 1.5/15

Inputs:
  - Price (close, per traded unit): 305.71 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1
  - Net income FY2018: 1962200000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2018 end: 25965300000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000119/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2019: 2116500000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2019 end: 26159300000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000167/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2020: 2106000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2020 end: 26351500000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000312/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2021: 2637000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2021 end: 27399300000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637523000020/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2022: 2691000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2022 end: 26878700000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2023: 3226000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2023 end: 26737900000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2024: 3525800000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2024 end: 26486900000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2025: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Equity at FY2025 end: 28728200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2016: 1534100000.0 · 2016-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2017: 4063400000.0 · 2017-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000013/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2018: 1962200000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2019: 2116500000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2020: 2106000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2021: 2637000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2022: 2691000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2023: 3226000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2024: 3525800000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2025: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Operating income FY2021: 2645200000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · unverified
  - Revenue FY2021: 4689700000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · unverified
  - Operating income FY2022: 3015900000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/ · unverified
  - Revenue FY2022: 5019400000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/ · unverified
  - Operating income FY2023: 3435700000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Revenue FY2023: 5578900000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Operating income FY2024: 3931500000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Revenue FY2024: 6130100000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Operating income FY2025: 4229500000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Revenue FY2025: 6520600000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Operating cash flow FY2021: 2402400000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · unverified
  - Capital expenditure FY2021: 127200000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/ · unverified
  - Operating cash flow FY2022: 3056000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/ · unverified

### Lynch GARP: 43.5 (partial: 4, 6) · complete: False · missing tests: 4, 6 · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history 2020–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 2, 'not_cross_checked': 1} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/lynch
- 1 PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points): 2.0  · threshold <= 1.0 · points 0.1/30
- 2 EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate: +13.7% a year  · threshold 12% to 35% a year · points 20.0/20
- 3 P/E on latest annual EPS: 27.4  · threshold <= 25 · points 8.4/10
- 4 Borrowings / equity: None  · threshold <= 0.5 · points None/15
- 5 Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose: 5 of 5  · threshold 5 of 5 · points 15.0/15
- 6 Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap: None  · threshold >= +10% · points None/10

Inputs:
  - Price (close, per traded unit): 305.71 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1
  - EPS diluted FY2025: 11.16 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2020: 5.87 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637523000020/ · unverified

### Graham Enterprising: 35.6 (partial: 2) · complete: False · missing tests: 2 · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2020–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 10, 'not_cross_checked': 3} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham_enterprising
- 1 Current ratio: 1.02  · threshold >= 1.5 · points 0.6/15
- 2 Borrowings vs working capital: None  · threshold <= 1.1x · points None/15
- 3 No earnings deficit in the last 5 years: 5 of 5 profitable  · threshold 5 of 5 · points 15.0/15
- 4 Pays a current dividend: yes  · threshold yes · points 10.0/10
- 5 EPS higher than five years earlier: 5.87 -> 11.16  · threshold higher · points 10.0/10
- 6 Price / book value per share: 4.13  · threshold <= 1.2 · points 0.0/20
- 7 Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities): None  · threshold <= 0.67 · points 0.0/15

Inputs:
  - Price (close, per traded unit): 305.71 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1
  - current_assets: 161631100000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_liabilities: 158717300000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2021: 2637000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2022: 2691000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2023: 3226000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2024: 3525800000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Net income FY2025: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] ·  · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CME/history?filter=div
  - EPS diluted FY2025: 11.16 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - EPS diluted FY2020: 5.87 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637523000020/ · unverified
  - equity: 26520400000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity (companyfacts) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - Shares outstanding: 357933884.0 · 2026-10-14 · SEC cover page 10-Q 0001156375-26-000068 (sum of classes (Common Class A 357,930,746 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-1 625 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-2 813 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-3 1,287 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-4 413 x 1; class economics verified in https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/cme-20251231.htm)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/cme-20260930.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/R1.htm

### Piotroski F-Score: 55.6 (partial: 5, 7) · complete: False · missing tests: 5, 7 · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history 2024–2025 · price None · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 21, 'not_cross_checked': 0} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/piotroski
- 1 Return on assets is positive: 2.1%  · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111
- 2 Operating cash flow is positive: 4,277M  · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111
- 3 Return on assets improved on the prior year: 2.6% -> 2.1%  · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111
- 4 Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals): 4,277M vs 4,072M  · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111
- 5 Long-term debt / assets fell: None  · threshold pass = 1 · points None/11.11111111111111
- 6 Current ratio improved: 1.01 -> 1.03  · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111
- 7 No new shares issued (share count did not rise): None  · threshold pass = 1 · points None/11.11111111111111
- 8 Operating margin improved (stand-in for gross margin, which the dataset does not carry): 64.1% -> 64.9%  · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111
- 9 Asset turnover (revenue / assets) improved: 0.04 -> 0.03  · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111

Inputs:
  - net_income 2025-12-31: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - total_assets 2025-12-31: 198424200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - cfo 2025-12-31: 4277100000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - net_income 2025-12-31: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - net_income 2024-12-31: 3525800000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - total_assets 2025-12-31: 198424200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - total_assets 2024-12-31: 137447000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - cfo 2025-12-31: 4277100000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - net_income 2025-12-31: 4072200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - current_assets 2025-12-31: 165359300000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_assets 2024-12-31: 103033500000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - current_liabilities 2025-12-31: 160296700000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - current_liabilities 2024-12-31: 102313900000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - operating_income 2025-12-31: 4229500000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - operating_income 2024-12-31: 3931500000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - revenue 2025-12-31: 6520600000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - revenue 2024-12-31: 6130100000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - revenue 2025-12-31: 6520600000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - revenue 2024-12-31: 6130100000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified
  - total_assets 2025-12-31: 198424200000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000047/ · unverified
  - total_assets 2024-12-31: 137447000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/ · unverified

## Market value, source trail

- Formula: market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used
- Traded price: 305.71 on 2026-10-23 (USD per traded unit (share or ADS)) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1
- SEC shares outstanding: 357,933,884 underlying shares, period 2026-10-14, SEC cover page 10-Q 0001156375-26-000068 (sum of classes (Common Class A 357,930,746 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-1 625 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-2 813 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-3 1,287 x 1; Class B Common Stock, Class B-4 413 x 1; class economics verified in https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/cme-20251231.htm)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/cme-20260930.htm, accession 0001156375-26-000068 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000068/R1.htm
- Depositary ratio: 1.0 (domestic; 10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units) · None
- Market value (price date x latest reported shares): 109,423,967,678 USD; 305.71 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 357,933,884 (shares at 2026-10-14) = 109,423,967,678

## Revenue by fiscal year (SEC XBRL; FY = calendar year in which the fiscal year ends)

- FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): 2936300000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637516000116/
- FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): 3112500000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637517000016/
- FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): 3326800000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637518000026/
- FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): 3595200000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/
- FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 3644700000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000013/
- FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 4309400000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/
- FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 4868000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/
- FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 4883600000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637523000020/
- FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 4689700000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637524000010/
- FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 5019400000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637525000021/
- FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 5578900000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 6130100000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 6520600000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/

## Net income by fiscal year (SEC XBRL)

- FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): 976800000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637516000116/
- FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): 1127100000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637517000016/
- FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): 1247000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637517000016/
- FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): 1534100000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637519000010/
- FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 4063400000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637520000013/
- FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 1962200000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637521000020/
- FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 2116500000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637522000076/
- FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 2106000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 2637000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 2691000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 3226000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 3525800000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/
- FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 4072200000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000009/

## EPS diluted by fiscal year (split-adjusted to today's share basis; as filed in brackets)

- FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): 2.92 [filed 2.92, split factor 1.0]
- FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): 3.35 [filed 3.35, split factor 1.0]
- FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): 3.69 [filed 3.69, split factor 1.0]
- FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): 4.53 [filed 4.53, split factor 1.0]
- FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 11.94 [filed 11.94, split factor 1.0]
- FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 5.71 [filed 5.71, split factor 1.0]
- FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 5.91 [filed 5.91, split factor 1.0]
- FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 5.87 [filed 5.87, split factor 1.0]
- FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 7.29 [filed 7.29, split factor 1.0]
- FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 7.4 [filed 7.4, split factor 1.0]
- FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 8.86 [filed 8.86, split factor 1.0]
- FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 9.67 [filed 9.67, split factor 1.0]
- FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 11.16 [filed 11.16, split factor 1.0]

## Dividend years (Yahoo history)

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

## Insider transactions (SEC Form 4 data set, latest 40)

- 2026-10-22 S GEPSMAN MARTIN J (director) 400 @ 302.50 = 121000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121281326000005/#live
- 2026-09-25 P SHEPARD WILLIAM R (director) 293 @ 268.76 = 78626 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121285226000005/
- 2026-09-14 S Cook Elizabeth A (director) 500 @ 280.11 = 140055 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000054/
- 2026-09-10 S DUFFY TERRENCE A (CEO) 14372 @ 274.41 = 3943821 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000006/
- 2026-09-10 S DUFFY TERRENCE A (CEO) 628 @ 275.03 = 172719 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000006/
- 2026-06-25 P SHEPARD WILLIAM R (director) 14 @ 230.57 = 3302 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121285226000003/
- 2026-06-25 P SHEPARD WILLIAM R (director) 325 @ 230.57 = 74885 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121285226000003/
- 2026-05-18 S Piell Hilda Harris (officer) 5753 @ 304.63 = 1752536 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000115637526000029/
- 2026-05-15 S DUFFY TERRENCE A (CEO) 25996 @ 298.14 = 7750447 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000004/
- 2026-05-15 S DUFFY TERRENCE A (CEO) 9004 @ 299.58 = 2697418 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000121280926000004/

## Links

- sec_filings: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=0001156375
- sec_xbrl_companyfacts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001156375.json
- sec_form4: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001156375&type=4
- sec_8k: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001156375&type=8-K
- yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CME
- stooq: https://stooq.com/q/d/?s=cme.us
- morningstar (link only, nothing stored): https://www.morningstar.com/search?query=CME
- finviz (link only, nothing stored): https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=CME
- stockanalysis (link only, nothing stored): https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/cme/
- seeking_alpha (link only, nothing stored): https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CME
- openinsider (link only, nothing stored): http://openinsider.com/search?q=CME
- google_news (link only, nothing stored): https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=CME+stock

Cite as: The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/CME; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23.

Scores are deterministic rule outputs from public filings. fair_value_model is a labelled model estimate from the same filings (method at /fair-value), not an opinion or recommendation.