CME Group Inc. (CME)
NASDAQ: CME · Real-Time Price · USD
289.54
+1.72 (0.60%)
At close: May 1, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
289.55
+0.01 (0.00%)
After-hours: May 1, 2026, 7:58 PM EDT

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 $307.42, which forecasts a 6.18% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $266 and the highest is $353.

Price Target: $307.42 (+6.18%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$266$307.42$305$353
Change-8.13%+6.18%+5.34%+21.92%

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

RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26
Strong Buy233333
Buy444444
Hold555565
Sell222211
Strong Sell000000
Total131414141413

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Maintains
$362$353
BuyMaintains$362$353+21.92%Apr 23, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$343$316
HoldMaintains$343$316+9.14%Apr 23, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Maintains
$313$329
BuyMaintains$313$329+13.63%Apr 15, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$344$343
HoldMaintains$344$343+18.46%Apr 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Maintains
$340$362
BuyMaintains$340$362+25.03%Apr 10, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
7.16B
from 6.51B
Increased by 10.08%
Revenue Next Year
7.48B
from 7.16B
Increased by 4.40%
EPS This Year
12.28
from 11.16
Increased by 10.05%
EPS Next Year
12.93
from 12.28
Increased by 5.25%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
4.69B5.02B5.58B6.12B6.51B7.16B7.48B
Revenue Growth
-3.97%7.03%11.15%9.70%6.31%10.08%4.40%
EPS
7.297.408.869.6711.1612.2812.93
EPS Growth
24.19%1.51%19.73%9.14%15.41%10.05%5.25%
Forward PE
-----23.5822.40
No. Analysts
-----1818
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High7.8B8.1B
Avg7.2B7.5B
Low6.7B6.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
20.3%
12.9%
Avg
10.1%
4.4%
Low
3.5%
-4.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High13.7714.24
Avg12.2812.93
Low11.5111.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
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 sources.