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CME Group Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €69k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 28 Sept 2026.
CME Group Inc.: what insiders have been doing
CME Group Inc., founded in 2007, is a Finance & Banking company based in London, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for CME Group Inc. logged 114 filings by 34 insiders.
On the market, 1 insider bought (5 purchases totalling €434k) while 8 insiders sold (12 sales totalling €11.8M). The amount is not disclosed for 2 filings. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. The buyers include 1 senior executive. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €3.4M from Duffy Terrence A, disclosed on 11 September 2026, or 0.0040% of market capitalisation.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,811 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 114 filings here. Since 2021, the database holds 21 purchases and 95 sales by insiders of the company. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 6.52 bn USD and net income of 4.07 bn USD, with a dividend of 5.00 USD per share.
The most recent open-market purchase was published on 28 September 2026, 20 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
500
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€2M
21 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€71M
95 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleWilliam R. Shepard10 buys
Jonathan L. Marcus4 sales
Terrence A. Duffy4 sales
Elizabeth A. Cook3 sales
Martin J. Gepsman3 sales
Charles P. Carey2 sales
+13 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +31.1%Entry US$220.83 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$289.46
- +19.1%Entry US$179.89 · Close at T+365 US$214.25
- -22.9%Entry US$221.73 · Close at T+365 US$171.00
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate CME Group Inc. Hold (neutral), based on 16 analysts. Average price target: US$292.94.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 4,649 of 24,161 companies
67.3
score / 100
Value48
Quality87
FCF yld4.0%
Earn yld3.9%
EV/EBITDA18.7x
ROE16%
Gross mgn86%
Net mgn62%
Debt/EBITDA0.6x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$289.46
Analyst consensus
16 analystsHold
US$218.00Target US$292.94(+1%)US$337.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$6.5B
Gross profitUS$5.6B86% margin
EBITDAUS$5.8B89% margin
Net incomeUS$4.1B63.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)23.9x
PER (forward)22.3x
P/Book3.9x
Beta0.27
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$104.1B
Total debtUS$3.4B
Free Cash FlowUS$4.2B
Debt / Equity15%
Profitability & ownership
ROE15.8%
ROA1.5%
% insiders0.4%
% institutions91.9%
Last declaration on 28 September 2026
Declarations500 total
2,553.779 shares0Common Stock Class ASEC:0001212852-26-000005:0
2,553.779 shares0Common Stock Class ASEC:0001212852-26-000005:1
292.55 shares@ US$268.760.0001% mcap3.5% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001212852-26-000005:2
Canonical exit: 24 Dec 2026 (T+90)
2,592 shares@ US$275.090.0007% mcap6.9% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001429863-26-000003:0
320 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.9% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001429863-26-000003:1
309 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.8% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001429863-26-000003:2
2,864 shares@ US$275.090.0008% mcap6.0% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:2
373 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.8% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:3
361 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001619400-26-000003:2
700 shares@ US$275.090.0002% mcap17.3% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001638430-26-000004:0
361 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001692514-26-000003:2
274 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap2.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001811883-26-000003:1
275 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap1.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001915955-26-000003:2
302 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap1.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001917308-26-000003:1
57 shares@ US$275.090.0000% mcap5.6% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0002153052-26-000002:3
4,629 shares0Common Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:1
320 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:5
205 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap5.1% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001638430-26-000004:3
21,812 shares@ US$275.090.0061% mcap5.8% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001212809-26-000008:0
274 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001429863-26-000003:3
308 shares@ US$272.460.0001% mcap0.8% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001429863-26-000003:4
4,629 shares0Common Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:0
361 shares@ US$275.090.0001% mcap0.8% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:4
359 shares@ US$272.460.0001% mcap0.7% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001475318-26-000003:6
2,864 shares@ US$275.090.0008% mcap5.2% of flowCommon Stock Class ASEC:0001619400-26-000003:0
25 of 500 declarations
About CME Group Inc.
CME Group Inc. (ticker: CME) is a leading U.S. exchange operator and derivatives marketplace listed on the NYSE/NASDAQ and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The company’s roots go back to 1848 through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange heritage, while the modern CME Group was built through the combination of CME and CBOT and the later integration of additional franchise assets. Today, CME Group operates four major exchanges under one umbrella: CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX. For international equity investors, the name represents critical market infrastructure rather than a conventional cyclical financial stock, although earnings are still influenced by trading volumes, volatility, interest rates, FX moves and commodity market activity.
CME Group’s business model is centered on clearing and transaction fees, complemented by market data and information services. It provides futures and options on futures across a broad set of asset classes, including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities and metals. Its electronic trading platform, CME Globex, is a core distribution and execution channel, while BrokerTec supports fixed income trading and EBS is a key venue for foreign exchange trading. This broad product architecture gives CME Group one of the widest ranges of global benchmark contracts in the industry and creates meaningful network effects through liquidity, standardization and participant breadth.
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From a competitive standpoint, CME Group is one of the strongest global derivatives venues, supported by deep liquidity pools, a trusted clearing franchise and a highly recognizable brand among institutional hedgers, banks, asset managers, commodity users and active traders. Its U.S. interest-rate complex is particularly important, as it is widely used by market participants to hedge and express macro views across the Treasury and rates landscape. The company also has an increasingly international footprint, with meaningful non-U.S. trading activity and access across Europe and Asia, underlining its status as a global market platform rather than a purely domestic exchange operator.
Recent operating momentum has been solid. CME Group reported record 2025 annual average daily volume of 28.1 million contracts, up 6% year over year, and also set a single-day volume record of 67.1 million contracts in February 2025. In 2026, the company reported record first-quarter revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share, which points to resilient fundamentals and strong demand for hedging and risk-transfer products. CME has also continued to highlight product innovation and expansion, including initiatives tied to digital assets and broader access to trading. For investors, CME combines high-quality market infrastructure, durable competitive advantages and a recurring revenue profile tied to global risk management needs.
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