CME Groupvs.Moody’s
CME vs MCO · both in Exchanges & market data, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The exchanges, index owners and ratings agencies that run — and price — the markets.
CME Group and Moody’s are similar in size by market cap; CME Group trades at the lower P/E (20.4 vs 34.1); year to date, Moody’s leads (−4.6% vs −12.0%).
Side by side
| CME | MCO | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $87.1B | $85.1B |
| Price | $242.92 | $493.72 |
| Today | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| Return YTD | −12.0% | −4.6% |
| Return 1Y | −12.7% | −3.6% |
| P/E | 20.4 | 34.1 |
| P/S | 6.9 | 10.8 |
| P/B | 3.3 | 28.4 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
CME GroupCME
The world's largest derivatives exchange, where investors hedge interest rates, equities, energy and commodities. Earns a fee on every contract; volumes rise with volatility.
Full CME profile →Moody’sMCO
One half of the credit-ratings duopoly with S&P, plus a fast-growing analytics business selling risk, data and modelling tools. A toll on corporate borrowing.
Full MCO profile →More comparisons in Exchanges & market data
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