CME Group vs Rocket Companies
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I put CME Group and Rocket Companies side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Rocket Companies is the larger business, with $6.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.5B for CME Group.
- Rocket Companies grew revenue faster (31.3%, against 6.4%).
- CME Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (64.3% FCF margin, against −60.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 6 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CME Group
CME
5/6
5-year growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
Rocket Companies
RKT
1/6
Revenue growth
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CME FY25 | RKT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $110.5B | $32.7B |
| Revenue | $6.5B | $6.7B |
| Free cash flow | $4.2B | −$4.0B |
| Net income | $4.1B | −$68.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 31.3% |
| 5-year growth | 6.0% | −15.6% |
| Share count change | 0.1% | 837.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 64.9% | — |
| Net margin | 62.5% | −1.0% |
| FCF margin | 64.3% | −60.0% |
| Return on capital | 11.9% | — |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | −0.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$1.1B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.9B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 25.3x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.