COMP <GO>
CME vs SCHW // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CME 7
— SCHW 3
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CME
LAST: $296.42 (+0.81%) • MKT CAP: $106.10B
dividend-safety
3.71%
LAST: $89.47 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $154.72B
dividend-safety
1.51%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CME VS. SCHW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CME | SCHW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.50% | 0.00% | +3.50 | CME | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 40.2x | 95.0x | -54.80 | CME | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.95% | 5.66% | -1.71 | SCHW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 64.90% | 0.00% | +64.90 | CME | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 62.50% | 0.00% | +62.50 | CME | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 22.00% | -15.60 | SCHW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.71% | 1.51% | +2.20 | CME | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.6 | 34.4 | +23.20 | CME | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 0.99 | +0.02 | CME | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $106.10B | $154.72B | -$48.63B | SCHW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CME REV | SCHW REV | CME GROSS % | SCHW GROSS % | CME FCF | SCHW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.52B | $23.92B | — | — | $4.19B | $8.76B |
| FY 2024 | $6.13B | $19.61B | — | — | $3.60B | $2.05B |
| FY 2023 | $5.58B | $18.84B | — | — | $3.20B | $18.74B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CME // BETA 1.01
SCHW // BETA 0.99