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CME Group came into this Q3 2026 earnings print with its stock already on a strong run, and buyers then pushed it another 3.6% higher intraday to about US$306. The headline story is simple: record third quarter revenue of US$1.7b and adjusted earnings per share of US$3.02 put fresh fuel under a futures and options powerhouse that was already priced for quality. The market is responding to volume and fee strength, not a turnaround. Average daily volume reached 29.4 million contracts, and...

UBS analyst Alex Kramm maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $270 to $310.

Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $337 to $359.

Analysts upgraded Ionis, CME Group, DigitalOcean, Prologis and Zions Bancorporation, issuing new or revised price targets.

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $281 to $321.

Wells Fargo analyst Daniel Welden maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $315 to $333.

Financial derivatives exchange CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q3 2026, with sales up 13% year on year to $1.74 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.02 per share was 1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

JP Morgan analyst Kenneth Worthington upgrades CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) from Underweight to Overweight and announces $367 price target.

CME CEO Terry Duffy calls crypto perps swaps while CME sues the CFTC over their approval. Here is how the regulator answers.

Market data has now grown for 34 straight quarters, cementing a predictable revenue engine independent of trading swings.

Moby summary of CME Group Inc.'s Q3 2026 earnings call

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) reported record third-quarter activity and financial results, citing broad-based demand for risk-management products amid shifting central-bank policies, geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility. Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy said average daily volume reached 29.4 millio

The CME Group imposed the second-lowest level of aggregate monetary penalties since 2018, while disciplinary activity remained steady, according to a new report by Cornerstone Research.

CME's record trading volumes and higher transaction fees fuel double-digit revenue and earnings growth in the third quarter of 2026.

Financial derivatives exchange CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) reported Q3 2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 13% year on year to $1.74 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.02 per share was 1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

CME (CME) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +1.34% and +1.43%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

CME Group (NasdaqGS:CME) plans to launch its first tungsten futures contract, targeting the critical minerals market for the first time. The exchange executed initial block trades in newly listed Bitcoin Cash futures, expanding its regulated cryptocurrency derivatives suite. CME Group also completed first block trades in Uniswap futures, adding a DeFi linked token to its digital asset offerings. The new tungsten futures and first Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures trades give only part of the...

Scott Melker discusses how CME Group (CME) is challenging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) approval of perpetual futures in the US, and the CFTC has pushed back by requesting evidence of harm, which CME has not provided. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) has already shown that market data can cushion softer trading. Second-quarter 2026 market-data and information-services revenue rose 20% to $238.1 million. Its $40 million increase exceeded the $35.5 million decline in clearing and transaction fees, helping total revenue rise 1%. The next test is whether that stability reaches earnings and cash. […]

The CFTC says CME can't sue over U.S. perps because it hasn't been hurt, pointing to a 23% rise in CME's own crypto futures volume since May.

CME trades at a cheaper earnings multiple with fortress-like margins, while Coinbase scales faster but carries regulatory uncertainty.

CME Group is poised for Q3 earnings growth, fueled by higher trading volumes, strong clearing fees and market data revenues. Will it deliver an earnings beat?

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch new European dairy futures and options contracts before the end of 2026, pending all regulatory reviews.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch Tungsten futures to meet rising demand for its metals complex, which registered record volume this year. Trading will start by early Q1 2027, pending all relevant regulatory reviews.

CME expects Q3 EPS of $2.98 and revenue of $1.71B, with international volume up 22%; analysts mostly raised price targets.

With annual production between 85,000 and 95,000 metric tons, the global tungsten market is worth over $20 billion based on current spot prices. It has been identified as a critical mineral by the U.S., the E.U., Japan,

Darkfost said that Uniswap's TVL surpassed $4 billion in September, as DEX trading volume hit an all-time high of $93.6 billion.

CME Group has launched Baseball futures tied to its CMEFutureSports Performance Indexes, while also facing new competition from Intercontinental Exchange in U.S. cattle and hog futures. The mix of a new sports contract line and fresh pressure in livestock derivatives highlights how CME Group’s product breadth is both a potential lever for expansion and a cost of defending core franchises. We will now look at how CME Group’s earnings driven investment narrative could be affected by ICE’s push...
Polymarket put the odds of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate hike in October at 23%, with $43 million traded, while CME FedWatch pricing ranged from roughly 37% to 44%, and the gap formed as Bitcoin fell below $82,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data, though it is recovering. Polymarket vs. CME Fedwatch ...

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of CME (CME) for the quarter ended September 2026 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
CME Group has ridden a powerful five year run, and the question now is whether that price momentum lines up with the returns the business earns on the capital tied up in its clearinghouses and trading infrastructure. Over the past 5 years the stock has returned 64.5%, which puts real weight on whether those gains are backed by strong profitability on the equity and cash invested in the exchange platform. The planned futures tied to AI computing power, along with expanding contracts in areas...

CME Group has launched the world’s first regulated Baseball futures, based on its CME FutureSports Performance Indexes that convert official team statistics into tradable benchmarks on standard and micro contracts. This move links professional sports performance with traditional derivatives infrastructure, potentially widening CME’s user base to include fans, sponsors and non‑traditional market participants seeking regulated exposure. Next, we’ll examine how this innovative sports contract...
CME just launched a new crypto index that deliberately leaves out Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the ten coins it chose reveal exactly which assets institutions are willing to put their stamp of approval on right now.

Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $330 to $337.

CME Group (NasdaqGS:CME) reported a 22% year-on-year rise in international average daily trading volumes in Q3 2026. Management cited climate-related disruptions and geopolitical events as key drivers of increased activity across major commodity contracts. The exchange introduced new agricultural futures contracts aimed at pricing weather-driven and supply chain risks in global food markets. The surge in international trading and new climate-linked agricultural futures at CME Group deserves...

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it achieved international average daily volume (ADV) of 9 million contracts in Q3 2026, up 22% from a year earlier.
UBS analyst Alex Kramm maintains CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $260 to $270.

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) plans to introduce futures contracts linked to artificial intelligence computing capacity, creating a standardised derivatives product based on the cost of renting AI processing power. The exchange announced the planned contracts in August.

Today, CME Group provided the following statement about its plans to suspend launch of a new 10-Barrel Crude Oil futures contract:

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its average daily volume (ADV) reached new records for September, with 31.8 million contracts, up 22% year-over-year, and Q3 with 29.4 million contracts, up 16% year-over-year. Both September and Q3 volumes exceeded prior records set in 2024. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.
CME Group just triggered a 30% spike in Bitcoin Cash, but the last three coins to get the same futures announcement lost over a third of their value before trading even began. A surprise Grayscale filing may be the only thing standing between BCH and the same fate.

Bitcoin price (BTC USD) is trading at $86,378.81, up 1.26%, and sitting on track to complete something it hasn’t done since 2012: a three-month winning streak from July through September. July closed up 4.8%, August surged 25.2%, and September is currently 10.9% higher at roughly $86,140, according to CoinDesk’s data. ...
The exchange operator is adding standard and micro contracts for BCH and UNI, extending a pattern of altcoin rollouts that already covers Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar, Avalanche, and Sui.

CME Group (NASDAQ: $CME) plans to launch futures contracts for Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: $BCH) and Uniswap (CRYPTO: $UNI) on Octo...

Bitcoin Cash jumps 21% on Tuesday after CME unveils BCH and Uniswap futures, expanding regulated crypto derivatives as institutional demand grows.

CME Group just opened 2 altcoins to Wall Street. Both spiked in minutes — but history has a warning for anyone buying this news.
Record revenue and trading volumes drove 13% EPS growth as international markets surged.

Although the revenue and EPS for CME (CME) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.







