CME Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover CME Group stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $306.38, which forecasts a 3.75% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $266 and the highest is $362.

Price Target: $306.38 (+3.75%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$266	$306.38	$303	$362
Change	-9.92%	+3.75%	+2.61%	+22.59%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	5	5	5	5	5	6
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	14	14	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Cyprys Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $340 → $362	Buy	Maintains	$340 → $362	+22.59%	Apr 10, 2026
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $312 → $344	Hold	Maintains	$312 → $344	+16.49%	Apr 8, 2026
Chris Allen Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Initiates $305	Hold	Initiates	$305	+3.28%	Apr 8, 2026
Stephen Biggar Argus Research	Argus Research	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Mar 4, 2026
Kenneth Worthington JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Sell Maintains $262 → $266	Sell	Maintains	$262 → $266	-9.92%	Feb 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

7.07B

from 6.51B

8.62%

from 6.51B

Revenue Next Year

7.40B

from 7.07B

4.64%

from 7.07B

EPS This Year

12.28

from 11.16

10.05%

from 11.16

EPS Next Year

12.93

from 12.28

5.25%

from 12.28

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	4.69B	5.02B	5.58B	6.12B	6.51B	7.07B	7.40B
Revenue Growth	-3.97%	7.03%	11.15%	9.70%	6.31%	8.62%	4.64%
EPS	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67	11.16	12.28	12.93
EPS Growth	24.19%	1.51%	19.73%	9.14%	15.41%	10.05%	5.25%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.04	22.84
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	7.8B	8.1B
Avg	7.1B	7.4B
Low	6.7B	6.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	20.2%	14.5%
Avg	8.6%	4.6%
Low	2.3%	-3.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	13.77	14.24
Avg	12.28	12.93
Low	11.51	11.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	23.3%	15.9%
Avg	10.1%	5.3%
Low	3.1%	-4.4%

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.