CME Groupvs.MSCI
CME vs MSCI · 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 is about 2.5× larger than MSCI by market cap; CME Group trades at the lower P/E (23.5 vs 30.2); year to date, CME Group leads (+1.2% vs −2.1%).
Side by side
| CME | MSCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $101B | $41.1B |
| Price | $280.56 | $565.12 |
| Today | +1.5% | +0.6% |
| Return YTD | +1.2% | −2.1% |
| Return 1Y | +4.3% | −0.9% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | +14.5% | −8.9% |
| P/E | 23.5 | 30.2 |
| P/S | 8.0 | 12.3 |
| P/B | 3.8 | 108.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
CME GroupCME
Where interest-rate, equity, energy and commodity risk gets hedged, on the largest derivatives exchange there is. A fee is charged on every contract, and volumes climb when markets turn volatile.
Full CME profile →MSCIMSCI
ETFs and index funds track MSCI's global equity benchmarks and pay to do so. ESG, climate and portfolio-analytics data has grown quickly on top of that, sold much like a subscription.
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