CME Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover CME Group stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $286.21, which forecasts a 2.56% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $219 and the highest is $319.

Price Target: $286.21 (+2.56%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$219	$286.21	$300	$319
Change	-21.53%	+2.56%	+7.50%	+14.31%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	0	1	2	2	2	3
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	9	8	5	5	5	5
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Strong Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total	16	16	13	13	13	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Cyprys Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $320 → $319	Buy	Maintains	$320 → $319	+14.31%	Jan 15, 2026
Bill Katz TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $290 → $305	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$290 → $305	+9.29%	Jan 14, 2026
Michael Cyprys Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $314 → $320	Buy	Maintains	$314 → $320	+14.67%	Dec 22, 2025
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $280 → $304	Hold	Maintains	$280 → $304	+8.93%	Dec 12, 2025
Patrick Moley Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $296 → $313	Buy	Maintains	$296 → $313	+12.16%	Nov 13, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.58B

from 6.12B

7.49%

from 6.12B

Revenue Next Year

6.90B

from 6.58B

4.85%

from 6.58B

EPS This Year

11.29

from 9.67

16.74%

from 9.67

EPS Next Year

11.83

from 11.29

4.77%

from 11.29

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	6.58B	6.90B
Revenue Growth	0.32%	-3.97%	7.03%	10.95%	9.90%	7.49%	4.85%
EPS	5.87	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67	11.29	11.83
EPS Growth	-0.68%	24.19%	1.51%	19.73%	9.14%	16.74%	4.77%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.72	23.60
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	6.9B	7.4B
Avg	6.6B	6.9B
Low	6.3B	6.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	12.4%	12.7%
Avg	7.5%	4.8%
Low	3.2%	-2.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	11.79	12.61
Avg	11.29	11.83
Low	10.85	10.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	21.9%	11.7%
Avg	16.7%	4.8%
Low	12.2%	-3.2%

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.