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CME vs V // OPERATING MARGIN
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CME 5
— V 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: CME
LAST: $306.24 (+1.02%) • MKT CAP: $108.50B
operating-margins
64.90%
LAST: $425.51 (+2.88%) • MKT CAP: $738.98B
operating-margins
60.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CME VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CME | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.50% | 32.30% | -28.80 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 40.2x | 28.9x | +11.30 | V | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.95% | 2.90% | +1.05 | CME | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 64.90% | 60.00% | +4.90 | CME | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 62.50% | 50.10% | +12.40 | CME | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 11.30% | -4.90 | V | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.71% | 0.63% | +3.08 | CME | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 9.09 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.7 | 67.7 | -5.00 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.06 | -0.05 | V | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.3x | 34.0x | -9.70 | CME | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $108.50B | $738.98B | -$630.48B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CME REV | V REV | CME GROSS % | V GROSS % | CME FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.52B | $40.00B | — | — | $4.19B | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $6.13B | $35.93B | — | — | $3.60B | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $5.58B | $32.65B | — | — | $3.20B | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CME // BETA 1.01
V // BETA 1.06