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CME Group Inc.Opportunity Rank #221(CME) Intrinsic Value & DCF Analysis (2026)

Current Price

$240.27

Last updated: Jul 13, 2026

Price vs Intrinsic Value

$240.27
Price
$237.82
Intrinsic Value
Overvalued by 1%MOS: $190.26

Fundamental Score

53/100
Neutral

Weighted across 6 signals

Narrative Score

56/100
Improving

No change vs previous

Trend Score

20/100
Weak

As of 2026-07-10

The intrinsic value of CME Group Inc. (CME) is estimated at $237.82 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $240.27, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a 4.97% long-term growth rate and an 8.50% discount rate (calculated: 7.64%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.

The intrinsic value of CME Group Inc. (CME) is estimated at $237.82 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $240.27, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a 4.97% long-term growth rate and an 8.50% discount rate (calculated: 7.64%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.

Valuation Details

$237.82
-1.02% downside
20% margin of safety: $190.26
Years: 10Growth Rate: 4.97%
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Capital Efficiency

Average Quarterly ROIC
3.85%
Cost of Capital (estimated)11%
Value StatusUnderperforming Capital

The company is earning below its required return. This may indicate inefficient use of capital or excess cash that isn't being reinvested.

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Fundamental Details

53/100
NeutralWeighted across 6 signals
DCF Discount
1.0% premium to price
48
FCF Yield
5.2% trailing FCF yield
80
ROIC vs WACC
ROIC 3.9% vs WACC 11.0% (0.4x)
18
Net Debt / FCF
0.2x net debt to FCF
96
Buybacks
Share count growing
30
FCF CAGR (5Y)
9.1% 5Y FCF CAGR
71
Strengths: FCF Yield, Net Debt / FCF. Concerns: ROIC vs WACC, Buybacks.

Narrative Details

56/100
Improving
Vs 6-Month Baseline:Low (19th pct)Weighted across 5 recent drivers
Trend: StableConfidence: 93%Updated: 2d ago
Sources: 74 (65 News · 9 Analyst)
Drivers(last 30 days)
12 regulatory scrutiny+0.4
52 news sentiment+0.1
2 analyst upgrades+0.1
Macro headwinds+0.0
7 analyst reiterations0.0

Trend Details

20/100
WeakAs of 2026-07-10309 daily bars used
3M Relative Strength vs SPY-30.7%
6M Relative Strength vs SPY-19.4%
21 EMA vs 50 EMA-6.1%
Price vs 21 EMA43 · -1.1%
Price vs 50 EMA19 · -7.1%
21 EMA vs 50 EMA11 · -6.1%
3M RS vs SPY1 · -30.7%
6M RS vs SPY10 · -19.4%
Distance from 52W High47 · -26.4%

Investment Coach

Updating... 32d ago
AVOIDConfidence: 54%
Thesis
CME Group Inc. is currently trading near fair value with returns trailing its estimated cost of capital, suggesting limited upside potential. The company's fundamentals indicate a bearish outlook with a negative spread between ROIC and WACC, favoring a patient approach.
Key Risk
The key risk is that CME fails to improve its return on invested capital relative to its cost of capital, which could further depress valuation and returns.
Signals To Watch
  • Price moving to at least a mid-teens discount to fair value.
  • Sustained improvement in ROIC versus WACC spread.
  • Meaningful shifts in the narrative trend or score direction.
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Historical Growth Rates
Free Cash Flow- - -Trend CAGR: 4.97%5 Year CAGR: 12.27%

Free Cash Flow (in millions)

TTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006
$4,512$4,361$3,785$3,530$3,146$2,530$2,913$2,918$2,558$1,922$1,808$1,630$1,432$1,406$1,359$1,519$1,516$1,241$1,397$978$560

How Intrinziq Estimates Fair Value

Intrinziq estimates CME Group Inc.'s intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow (DCF) model based on free cash flow trends and a market-based discount rate. The model projects future cash flows over ten years and discounts them using a market return assumption to estimate fair value.

CME Group Inc.Financial Services

CME Group Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages international marketplaces for the exchange of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. Its extensive array of product offerings includes futures and options linked to a broad spectrum of underlying assets, such as interest rates, equity indices, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, alongside fixed-income products. The company additionally furnishes essential clearinghouse services, which entail the verification, settlement, and guarantee of futures, options, and cleared swap agreements traded across its venues. It also offers services for transaction processing and risk mitigation. Furthermore, the organization provides diverse market data services, encompassing both real-time and historical data feeds. Its wide-ranging client base consists of professional traders, financial institutions, both institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. Founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1898, the enterprise was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. before rebranding as CME Group Inc. in July 2007.

CME Group Inc. (CME) Intrinsic Value & DCF (2026) | Intrinziq