CME Group Inc. (CME) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$296.42 +0.81% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

CME Group Inc. (CME) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 61/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $106.10B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk C+
Cash (12)Whales (10)SEC (13)Macro (14)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.3% Base Target
$355 Bull$300 Base$234 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($10.9M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $290.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
5.51% Total Yield
3.71% Cash ($11.00/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
68/100 • SAFE COVERAGE
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
61.1% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (9% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $23,674

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $1,304/yr
$10.9K
Yr 1
$11.9K
Yr 2
$13.0K
Yr 3
$14.1K
Yr 4
$15.4K
Yr 5
$16.8K
Yr 6
$18.3K
Yr 7
$19.9K
Yr 8
$21.7K
Yr 9
$23.7K
Yr 10
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CME // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +5.32%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $302.8H $306.7L $301.7C $303.1VOL 1.96M
RES: $311.5SUP: $260.5SMA50: $280.3SMA200: $280.2
$315.8$289.4$262.9$236.5$210.1RES $311.5SUP $260.5$303.12026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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CME Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
19.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on CME today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →
CME → IBIT Confirmed Filing
Hedge funds executing delta-neutral cash-and-carry basis trades purchase spot IBIT shares while shorting regulated CME Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin futures contracts, driving record CME crypto clearing volumes.
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CME Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FRED

Does CME pay a dividend and is it safe?

CME Group Inc. (CME) offers a 3.71% cash dividend yield ($11.00 annualized) and 5.51% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as SAFE COVERAGE.