CME Group (BSP:CHME34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$11.77 (As of Mar. 2026)

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BSP:CHME34 CME Group Inc BSP:CHME34
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Price R$317.34
GF Value R$344.64
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is CME Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

CME Group BSP:CHME34 86 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$11.77 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CHME34 with a GF Score™ of 86/100 and a GF Value™ of R$344.64 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

CME Group's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$4.457. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$11.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, CME Group's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of CME Group was 11.90% per year. The lowest was 7.50% per year. And the median was 9.60% per year.

As of today (2026-07-24), CME Group's current stock price is R$317.34. CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was R$11.77. CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 26.96.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of CME Group was 48.60. The lowest was 24.37. And the median was 33.00.


CME Group  (BSP:CHME34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=317.34/11.77
=26.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of CME Group was 48.60. The lowest was 24.37. And the median was 33.00.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


CME Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


CME Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

CME Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

CME Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.94 8.54 8.89 12.88 12.47

CME Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.45 11.55 12.47 11.77 0.00

BSP:CHME34 vs MCO, ICE, NDAQ: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CME Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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CME Group Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, CME Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=4.457/330.2130*330.2130
=4.457

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

CME Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.516 241.018 0.707
201609 1.092 241.428 1.494
201612 1.163 241.432 1.591
201703 1.149 243.801 1.556
201706 0.597 244.955 0.805
201709 1.132 246.819 1.514
201712 1.044 246.524 1.398
201803 1.941 249.554 2.568
201806 1.414 251.989 1.853
201809 1.660 252.439 2.171
201812 1.253 251.233 1.647
201903 1.663 254.202 2.160
201906 1.080 256.143 1.392
201909 2.163 256.759 2.782
201912 1.871 256.974 2.404
202003 2.434 258.115 3.114
202006 3.439 257.797 4.405
202009 0.991 260.280 1.257
202012 2.117 260.474 2.684
202103 2.254 264.877 2.810
202106 1.612 271.696 1.959
202109 2.205 274.310 2.654
202112 2.524 278.802 2.989
202203 2.687 287.504 3.086
202206 2.107 296.311 2.348
202209 2.312 296.808 2.572
202212 3.495 296.797 3.888
202303 3.215 301.836 3.517
202306 2.127 305.109 2.302
202309 2.873 307.789 3.082
202312 3.486 306.746 3.753
202403 3.020 312.332 3.193
202406 2.839 314.175 2.984
202409 3.743 315.301 3.920
202412 4.201 315.605 4.395
202503 4.405 319.799 4.548
202506 4.002 322.561 4.097
202509 3.533 324.800 3.592
202512 4.170 324.054 4.249
202603 4.457 330.213 4.457

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$11.77 mean?
CME Group (BSP:CHME34) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$11.77 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on CME Group and its competitors.
Is CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
CME Group's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$11.77. Overall, CME Group has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to MCO and ICE?
CME Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$11.77 can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Capital Markets company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Capital Markets industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on CME Group and its competitors. CME Group's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$11.77. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CME Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CME Group (BSP:CHME34) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$344.64, compared to a current price of R$317.34 — trading 7.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$11.77. CME Group's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For CME Group (BSP:CHME34), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$11.77 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is CME Group (BSP:CHME34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CME Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$317.34 is trading 7.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$344.64. GuruFocus considers CME Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CHME34:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$11.77
  • GF Value™: R$344.64 vs. price of R$317.34 (7.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CHME34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CME Group Business Description

Address 20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indexes, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.
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