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 2.3× larger than MSCI by market cap; CME Group trades at the lower P/E (22.1 vs 29.9); year to date, CME Group leads (+1.6% vs −1.7%).
Side by side
| CME | MSCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $94.9B | $40.6B |
| Price | $280.98 | $564.22 |
| Today | +1.3% | +0.0% |
| Return YTD | +1.6% | −1.7% |
| Return 1Y | +2.2% | −1.7% |
| P/E | 22.1 | 29.9 |
| P/S | 7.5 | 12.2 |
| P/B | 3.6 | 107.4 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
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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