CME vs NDAQ
CME: CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace, providing the essential infrastructure for global risk management and price discovery across all major asset classes. NDAQ: Nasdaq is the technology backbone of the world's financial markets, providing the essential infrastructure, data, and software that power global economic exchange and regulatory integrity.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | CME | NDAQ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $249.24 | $90.90 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $91.1B | $51.5B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 21.34 | 26.94 | CME lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 2.43 | 1.93 | NDAQ lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +33.7% | +23.0% | CME higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +96.0% | +65.2% | CME higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +84.2% | +31.5% | CME higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +15.3% | +15.9% | NDAQ higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +2.2% | +6.4% | NDAQ higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.13 | 0.74 | CME lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +24.6% | +6.3% | CME higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +9.1% | +9.9% | NDAQ higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +2.1% | +1.4% | CME higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 1 | 5 | NDAQ higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.29 | 0.99 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -13.7% | +2.2% | NDAQ higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.