CME Group Inc. (CME)

CME Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts that cover CME Group stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $283.42, which forecasts a 1.37% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $219 and the highest is $314.

Price Target: $283.42 (+1.37%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$219	$283.42	$300	$314
Change	-21.67%	+1.37%	+7.30%	+12.31%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CME Group stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25
Strong Buy	1	0	0	1	2	2
Buy	5	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	7	8	8	7	4	4
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Total	16	15	15	15	12	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Alex Kramm UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $285 → $280	Hold	Maintains	$285 → $280	+0.15%	Oct 23, 2025
Patrick Moley Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $312 → $314	Buy	Maintains	$312 → $314	+12.31%	Oct 23, 2025
Brian Bedell Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $266 → $300	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$266 → $300	+7.30%	Oct 23, 2025
Patrick O'Shaughnessy Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy Maintains $309 → $307	Buy	Maintains	$309 → $307	+9.81%	Oct 13, 2025
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $298 → $280	Hold	Maintains	$298 → $280	+0.15%	Oct 8, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.54B

Increased by 6.87%

from 6.12B

Revenue Next Year

6.85B

Increased by 4.79%

from 6.54B

EPS This Year

11.22

Increased by 16.06%

from 9.67

EPS Next Year

11.72

Increased by 4.42%

from 11.22

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	4.88B	4.69B	5.02B	5.57B	6.12B	6.54B	6.85B
Revenue Growth	0.32%	-3.97%	7.03%	10.95%	9.90%	6.87%	4.79%
EPS	5.87	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67	11.22	11.72
EPS Growth	-0.68%	24.19%	1.51%	19.73%	9.14%	16.06%	4.42%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.91	23.86
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	20

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	6.9B	7.5B
Avg	6.5B	6.9B
Low	6.3B	6.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.1%	14.6%
Avg	6.9%	4.8%
Low	2.4%	-1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.85	12.66
Avg	11.22	11.72
Low	10.76	10.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	22.6%	12.8%
Avg	16.1%	4.4%
Low	11.3%	-3.7%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.