CME Group vs Coinbase
Coinbase reported revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as CME Group's $6.5 billion in fiscal 2025. CME Group's revenue grew 6.4% in its latest year, and Coinbase's grew 9.4%. CME Group had an operating margin of 64.9%, against 20.0% at Coinbase. Free cash flow was $4.2 billion at CME Group and $2.3 billion at Coinbase.
Side by side
| CME Group | Coinbase | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $6.5B | $7.2B |
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 9.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.0% | 41.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 64.9% | 20.0% |
| Net margin | 62.5% | 17.6% |
| Free cash flow | $4.2B | $2.3B |
| Free cash flow margin | 64.3% | 31.9% |
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.3x | −2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.9B | $790M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| Last close | $308.06 | $159.60 |
| P/E at the last close | 25.3× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $666,921, sold $30.2 million | sold $327.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 4 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the CME Group and Coinbase pages.