CME Quick Ratio Analysis

The quick ratio measures a company's most liquid assets—cash, marketable securities, and receivables—against its current liabilities, indicating whether it can cover short-term obligations without selling inventory.

At 0.02x, CME holds only $0.02 of liquid assets for every $1 of current liabilities, a very thin buffer. This sits far below the sector median of 0.72x and lands in the 0th percentile among peers, meaning essentially every comparable firm has a higher quick ratio. The year-over-year change is N/A, and the quarter-over-quarter change is N/A, so no trend can be established from the data provided. The combination of an extremely low level with no observable trend implies elevated short-term liquidity risk, though a single snapshot cannot confirm deterioration or improvement. This metric contradicts the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as the 0.02x reading is a clear red flag for balance-sheet flexibility, but it does not by itself overturn the broader assessment.

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