CME Group Inc. (CME)

CME Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts that cover CME Group stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $275.83, which forecasts a 3.59% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $219 and the highest is $312.

Price Target: $275.83 (+3.59%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$219	$275.83	$285	$312
Change	-17.75%	+3.59%	+7.04%	+17.18%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CME Group stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	1	1	0	0	1	1
Buy	5	5	4	4	4	4
Hold	7	7	8	8	7	5
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Strong Sell	2	1	1	1	1	0
Total	17	16	15	15	15	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $298 → $280	Hold	Maintains	$298 → $280	+5.16%	Oct 8, 2025
Patrick Moley Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $303 → $312	Buy	Maintains	$303 → $312	+17.18%	Oct 1, 2025
Kenneth Worthington JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Sell Maintains $246 → $252	Sell	Maintains	$246 → $252	-5.36%	Sep 25, 2025
Christopher Allen Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $275 → $300	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$275 → $300	+12.67%	Sep 25, 2025
Alex Kramm UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $305 → $285	Hold	Maintains	$305 → $285	+7.04%	Sep 8, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.56B

Increased by 7.22%

from 6.12B

Revenue Next Year

6.84B

Increased by 4.24%

from 6.56B

EPS This Year

11.27

Increased by 16.57%

from 9.67

EPS Next Year

11.73

Increased by 4.07%

from 11.27

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	6.56B	6.84B
Revenue Growth	0.32%	-3.97%	7.03%	10.95%	9.90%	7.22%	4.24%
EPS	5.87	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67	11.27	11.73
EPS Growth	-0.68%	24.19%	1.51%	19.73%	9.14%	16.57%	4.07%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.62	22.70
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	7.0B	7.6B
Avg	6.6B	6.8B
Low	6.3B	6.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.9%	15.7%
Avg	7.2%	4.2%
Low	2.8%	-3.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.11	12.75
Avg	11.27	11.73
Low	10.64	10.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	25.2%	13.1%
Avg	16.6%	4.1%
Low	10.1%	-4.7%

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.