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CME vs Coinbase: which stock is doing better?

CME and Coinbase are business rivals. Where they compete: crypto derivatives exchange (Bitcoin/Ether futures and options); institutional crypto price discovery. Here is how the two stocks, and the businesses behind them, compare over the past year.

Updated Oct 9, 2026

13
CME P3

CME ahead

On Stox’s P3 score, which combines market beat, staying power and business growth, CME rates 13 and Coinbase 6. Over the past year CME is +6% and Coinbase −54%, against +16% for the S&P 500. CME has grown revenue faster, +8% against −17%. CME swings less, about 2.3% on a typical day against 6.3%. By type, CME is a Speculative Pop and Coinbase a Bottom Fished.

CME P3 13COIN P3 61Y: CME +6%, COIN −54%

The past year

CME against COIN, each set to $100 a year ago. Select a measure in the table below to chart it for both.

CME against COIN, past year
$100 a year ago. CME +6%, COIN −54%.
5075100125NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
CMECOIN

CME and COIN side by side

Ahead marks the stronger reading on each line; for the typical day and the deepest fall it marks the steadier stock. Select a row with a chart to see both over the year.

MeasureCMECOINAhead
Past 3 months
Share price change
+14%+14%Level
Past month
Share price change
+2%+4%COIN
Revenue growth
Past four quarters against the year before
+8%−17%CME
Operating margin
Operating profit as a share of revenue, past four quarters
66%0%CME
Deepest fall
From a high, past year
−33%−64%CME, held up
Market value
What the market values the company at
$100.9B$47.3B
Type
Its Stox Atlas type
Speculative PopBottom Fished
Group
Stocks it moves with
Data & analyticsSpec growth

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Scores from Stox rank each stock against about 1,200 large US stocks and funds, where 100 is best; P3 combines market beat, staying power and business growth. Returns are share-price changes. The typical day is the average true range over 14 days as a share of the price, averaged over the past year.

Sources. Daily prices and company financial statements from Financial Modeling Prep; scores and curated rivals from Stox.

A higher score describes a stronger past year, not what comes next.

Rivals are chosen by the markets the two businesses compete in, not by sector labels.

For financial statements, valuation and news, see CME and COIN on Stox.

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