CME Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CME Group stock have an average target of 307.42, with a low estimate of 266 and a high estimate of 353. The average target predicts an increase of 8.04% from the current stock price of 284.53.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$266	$307.42	$305	$353
Change	-6.51%	+8.04%	+7.19%	+24.06%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CME Group stock from 13 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	14	14	14	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Cyprys Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $362 → $353	Buy	Maintains	$362 → $353	+24.06%	Apr 23, 2026
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $343 → $316	Hold	Maintains	$343 → $316	+11.06%	Apr 23, 2026
Patrick Moley Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $313 → $329	Buy	Maintains	$313 → $329	+15.63%	Apr 15, 2026
Benjamin Budish Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $344 → $343	Hold	Maintains	$344 → $343	+20.55%	Apr 13, 2026
Michael Cyprys Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $340 → $362	Buy	Maintains	$340 → $362	+27.23%	Apr 10, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

7.16B

from 6.51B

10.08%

from 6.51B

Revenue Next Year

7.48B

from 7.16B

4.40%

from 7.16B

EPS This Year

12.28

from 11.16

10.05%

from 11.16

EPS Next Year

12.93

from 12.28

5.25%

from 12.28

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	4.69B	5.02B	5.58B	6.12B	6.51B	7.16B	7.48B
Revenue Growth	-3.97%	7.03%	11.15%	9.70%	6.31%	10.08%	4.40%
EPS	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67	11.16	12.28	12.93
EPS Growth	24.19%	1.51%	19.73%	9.14%	15.41%	10.05%	5.25%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.17	22.01
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	7.8B	8.1B
Avg	7.2B	7.5B
Low	6.7B	6.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	20.3%	12.9%
Avg	10.1%	4.4%
Low	3.5%	-4.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	13.77	14.24
Avg	12.28	12.93
Low	11.51	11.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	23.3%	15.9%
Avg	10.1%	5.3%
Low	3.1%	-4.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.