CME Groupvs.Nasdaq
CME vs NDAQ · 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 1.7× larger than Nasdaq by market cap; CME Group trades at the lower P/E (20.4 vs 26.1).
Side by side
| CME | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $87.1B | $49.8B |
| Price | $242.92 | $88.89 |
| Today | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| Return YTD | −12.0% | −9.3% |
| Return 1Y | −12.7% | −2.9% |
| P/E | 20.4 | 26.1 |
| P/S | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| P/B | 3.3 | 4.1 |
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 →NasdaqNDAQ
Operator of the Nasdaq stock market, increasingly a financial-technology and data company selling listing, index, analytics and anti-financial-crime software.
Full NDAQ profile →More comparisons in Exchanges & market data
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