CBOE Global Markets (CBOE) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$345.21+0.93 (+0.3%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

CBOE reported October 2026 trading volume statistics this week, highlighting record average daily volume in proprietary index options, including SPX and mini-SPX contracts. Separately, Cboe and Citadel Securities, through the newly formed Capital Markets Alliance, filed suit against the CFTC over its approval of single-stock perpetual futures, a move tied to broader questions about stock perpetual futures trading in the U.S. Shares also underperformed on Tuesday, falling 1.41% to close at $344.28 even as the S&P 500 rose 0.36%, breaking a two-day winning streak.

CBOE closed at $345.21, up 0.3%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $297.02 and 200-day average of $293.62, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock's one-month return stands at 24.1% and its one-year return at 39.8%, with a 52-week range of $227.15 to $371.18. The GekkoIndex reads 48, placing it in the Neutral zone, while price sits 8.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $318.37.

The next earnings date falls on 5 February 2027, 92 days away, outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The prior report on 30 October 2026 showed adjusted diluted EPS of $3.63 against an estimate of $3.43, with a reaction of 11.1%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears within their respective windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 1.3% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Consensus among 13 firms includes 4 buy, 8 hold and 1 sell ratings, with a target of $351.47.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

CBOE Global Markets price vs fair value

$345.21$318.37Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $345.21200-day averageGekko Fair Value $318.37

CBOE Global Markets quick facts

Market cap
$36.14B
P/E ratio
24.9
Forward P/E
27.3
EPS, TTM
$14.05
Revenue, TTM
$5.28B
Profit margin
28.1%
Dividend yield
0.90%
Beta
0.36
Volume
1.15M avg 1.31M
1-year return
+39.8%
Typical daily move
±3.9%
Typical 20-day move
±3.7%
50-day average
$297.02
200-day average
$293.62
Next earnings
Feb 5 before open
Shares outstanding
104.3M
52-week range
$227.15$371.18

CBOE Global Markets swing-trade checklist

CBOE Global Markets scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $345.21 is above the 50-day ($297.02) and 200-day ($293.62) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    48, Neutral

    Reading 48 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    8.4% above

    Price is 8.4% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 92 days

    Next report Feb 5, 2027, 92 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +1.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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CBOE Global Markets stock chart and price history

CBOE Global Markets closed at $345.21 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $227.15 to $371.18.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
CBOE Global Markets share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$250$300DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct345.21

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+24.1%
3 months
+19.4%
6 months
−0.2%
1 year
+39.8%
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About CBOE Global Markets

CBOE Global Markets runs a group of financial exchanges around the world, with particular recognition for its options trading venues operated through a network of subsidiaries. Its markets bring together buyers and sellers across listed products, giving traders and institutions a place to execute transactions in indices, equities, futures, and related instruments.

The company organizes its work into five segments. Options covers trading in listed market indices, while North American Equities handles listed stock transactions in the United States and Canada along with trading and listing services for exchange-traded products. Futures trading forms its own segment, and the Europe and Asia Pacific division supports pan-European equities and derivatives, exchange-traded products, exchange-traded commodities, international depository receipts, and related listing and clearing work. A Global FX segment serves institutional foreign exchange and non-deliverable forward transactions. CBOE Global Markets also maintains partnerships with index and data providers including S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE International, Frank Russell Company, MSCI, and DJI Opco.

The company traces its roots to Chicago, Illinois, in 1973, and was formerly known as CBOE Holdings before adopting its current name in October 2017. Its shares trade under the ticker CBOE.

Sector
Finance
Website
cboe.com

CBOE Global Markets GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

CBOE Global Markets’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 48, in the Neutral zone, down 3.7 points over five sessions.

010048Neutral

Down 3.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying12+1.6%−1.1%+1.8%+7.9%
Accumulation158+1.1%+2.5%+6.2%+11.3%
Neutral (current zone)436+0.4%+0.8%+1.1%+2.7%
Distribution44+0.3%−0.4%−3.7%−0.1%
Selling0Not available

Average CBOE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is CBOE Global Markets stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

CBOE Global Markets trades 8.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $318.37, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what CBOE Global Markets shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$318.37

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

8.4% Overvalued

At the end of Sep 2026 the price was 12.5% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$318$344Sep 2026OctNov 2026

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CBOE Global Markets insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CBOE Global Markets, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CBOE in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CBOE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

CBOE Global Markets has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$34.40M
As a share of market cap
0.10%
Trailing four quarters
$81.50M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CBOE.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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CBOE Global Markets earnings: next date and track record

CBOE Global Markets reports on Feb 5, 2027, before the open (92 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.1%average move across the report
8 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.3%Feb ’25+4.7%May ’25+4.1%Aug ’25+4.3%Oct ’25+2.0%Feb ’26+12.9%May ’26+0.4%Jul ’26+11.1%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Cboe delivered strong Q3 results with net revenue up 18% YoY to $712M and adjusted diluted EPS rising 36% to $3.63. Derivatives net revenue grew 22% to $402M, led by index options ADV up 24% to 6.1M contracts. 0DTE SPX options hit record 65% of SPX activity, with retail volume surging 46% YoY. Cboe signed a 25-year S&P DJI licensing extension through 2051 and received approvals for securities-based KPI contracts on 23 companies.
Guidance
Management updated 2026 financial guidance, citing broad-based momentum across segments. Early Q4 shows elevated VIX activity with call volume hitting two-year highs, suggesting improved derivatives revenue potential heading into year-end.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 30, 2026$3.63
est $3.43
+5.8%$712.2M
est $708.9M
+0.5%+11.1%
Jul 31, 2026$3.56
est $3.49
+2.0%$731.6M
est $718.6M
+1.8%+0.4%
May 1, 2026$3.66
est $3.31
+10.6%$728.9M
est $689.7M
+5.7%+12.9%
Feb 6, 2026$3.06
est $2.95
+3.7%$671.1M
est $659.5M
+1.8%+2.0%
Oct 31, 2025$2.67
est $2.53
+5.5%$1.14B
est $624.3M
+82.9%+4.3%
Aug 1, 2025$2.46
est $2.42
+1.7%$1.17B
est $574.3M
+104.3%+4.1%
May 2, 2025$2.50
est $2.36
+5.9%$1.20B
est $560.7M
+113.1%+4.7%
Feb 7, 2025$2.10
est $2.13
−1.4%$1.11B
est $530.7M
+108.7%+1.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

CBOE Global Markets stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CBOE Global Markets is $351.47, +1.8% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$351.47consensus 12-month target, +1.8% from the last close
Low $300High $461
Buy4
Hold8
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 2BarclaysBuy, maintained$392+13.6%
Nov 2TD CowenBuy, maintained$417+20.8%
Nov 2Bank of America SecuritiesHold, reiterated$350+1.4%
Nov 2Wells FargoHold, reiterated$357+3.4%
Nov 2Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$461+33.5%
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

CBOE Global Markets seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, CBOE Global Markets averaged +1.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−2.6%2021−0.8%2022+4.5%2023+1.2%2024+1.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−2.1%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.3%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.2%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.7%2 of 5

For scale, CBOE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.7%.

CBOE Global Markets market cap and key statistics

CBOE Global Markets’s market cap is $36.14B, with a P/E ratio of 24.9 and revenue of $5.28B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$36.14B
P/E ratio
24.9
Forward P/E
27.3
EPS, TTM
$14.05
Gekko Fair Value
$318.37

Trading

Volume
1.15M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.31M
52-week high
$371.18
52-week low
$227.15
Shares outstanding
104.3M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$5.28B
Profit margin
28.1%
Return on equity
27.4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+43.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.36
Typical daily move
±3.9%
Typical 20-day move
±3.7%
Dividend yield
0.90%

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CBOE Global Markets stock FAQ

What is CBOE Global Markets’s market cap?

CBOE Global Markets’s market cap is $36.14B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $345.21, with 104.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 24.9.

What is the CBOE Global Markets stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CBOE Global Markets is $351.47, +1.8% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is CBOE Global Markets stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate CBOE Global Markets is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $345.21 is 8.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $318.37. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does CBOE Global Markets report earnings next?

CBOE Global Markets is expected to report on Feb 5, 2027, before the market opens (92 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.57 per share on revenue of $723.2M. CBOE Global Markets beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.1% on average across the report.

What is CBOE Global Markets’s 52-week high and low?

CBOE Global Markets’s 52-week high is $371.18 and its 52-week low is $227.15; it closed at $345.21 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.8% over the past year.

Is CBOE Global Markets stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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