CME Group Inc. (CME)
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, and foreign exchange; and agricultural, energy, and metals commodities, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. CME Group Inc. partners with FutureSports to futures on sports indexes. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Symbol
- CME
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
- Market cap
- $94.91B
- 52 week range
- 218.31 - 329.16
Valuation
- Share price
- $263.14 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.15x
- Price to book
- 3.58x
- Price to free cash flow
- 22.53x
- Enterprise value
- $96.19B
- Book value per share
- $73.53
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.74% |
| 5 days | -0.51% |
| 1 month | -5.27% |
| 3 months | +11.22% |
| 6 months | -13.76% |
| Year to date | -3.64% |
| 1 year | -0.86% |
| 3 years | +31.47% |
| 5 years | +33.85% |
| 10 years | +151.76% |
| All time | +2966.90% |
Members of Congress who disclosed CME trades
Julie Johnson · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Val Hoyle · Alan Armstrong · Carol Miller · Jefferson Shreve · Robert Bresnahan
Super investors holding CME
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Seth Klarman (Baupost Group) · Mairs & Power (Mairs & Power Inc) · Andreas Halvorsen (Viking Global Investors) · William Von Mueffling (Cantillon Capital Management LLC) · George Soros (Soros Fund Mgmt)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 14.17%
- Return on invested capital
- 10.71%
- Return on assets
- 2.05%
- Return on capital employed
- 11.09%
- Gross margin
- 64.86%
- Net margin
- 62.45%
- EBITDA margin
- 66.51%
- Revenue growth
- 6.37%
- Net income growth
- 15.50%
- Free cash flow growth
- 16.60%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 4.44%
- Current ratio
- 1.02x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 0.21x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $6.52B
- Cost of revenue
- $2.29B
- Gross profit
- $4.23B
- EBITDA
- $4.34B
- Net income
- $4.07B
- Earnings per share
- $11.18
- Interest expense
- $173.40M
- Shares outstanding
- 359.65M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $6.52B | $4.23B | $4.07B | $11.18 |
| 2024-12-31 | $6.13B | $3.93B | $3.53B | $9.69 |
| 2023-12-31 | $5.58B | $3.44B | $3.23B | $8.87 |
| 2022-12-31 | $5.02B | $3.02B | $2.69B | $7.41 |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.69B | $2.65B | $2.64B | $7.30 |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.88B | $2.64B | $2.11B | $5.88 |
| 2019-12-31 | $4.87B | $2.59B | $2.12B | $5.93 |
| 2018-12-31 | $4.31B | $2.61B | $1.96B | $5.73 |
| 2017-12-31 | $3.64B | $2.31B | $4.06B | $12.00 |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.60B | $2.20B | $1.53B | $4.55 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 64.86% | 62.45% | 14.17% | 10.71% |
| 2024-12-31 | 64.13% | 57.52% | 13.31% | 10.79% |
| 2023-12-31 | 61.58% | 57.83% | 12.07% | 9.20% |
| 2022-12-31 | 60.08% | 53.61% | 10.01% | 8.03% |
| 2021-12-31 | 56.40% | 56.23% | 9.62% | 7.54% |
| 2020-12-31 | 54.01% | 43.12% | 7.99% | 8.15% |
| 2019-12-31 | 53.16% | 43.48% | 8.09% | 7.97% |
| 2018-12-31 | 60.51% | 45.53% | 7.56% | 7.13% |
| 2017-12-31 | 63.40% | 111.49% | 18.13% | 11.27% |
| 2016-12-31 | 61.21% | 42.67% | 7.54% | 7.83% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $4.42B |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.89B |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.91B |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.72B |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.83B |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.63B |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.55B |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.37B |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.90B |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.87B |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $4.19B | $94.80M |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.60B | $89.50M |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.38B | $82.90M |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.97B | $84.30M |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.28B | $75.20M |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.52B | $96.00M |
| 2019-12-31 | $2.43B | $73.10M |
| 2018-12-31 | $2.32B | $96.50M |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.67B | $58.00M |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.64B | $66.20M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-09-09
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $11.30
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | $1.30 |
| 2026-06-09 | $1.30 |
| 2026-03-10 | $7.45 |
| 2025-12-12 | $1.25 |
| 2025-09-09 | $1.25 |
| 2025-06-09 | $1.25 |
| 2025-03-07 | $1.25 |
| 2024-12-27 | $5.80 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-21
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $2.96
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Jun/2026 | $2.91 |
| 2026-04-22 | Mar/2026 | $3.37 |
| 2026-02-04 | Dec/2025 | $2.75 |
| 2025-10-22 | Sep/2025 | $2.63 |
| 2025-07-23 | Jun/2025 | $2.91 |
| 2025-04-23 | Mar/2025 | $2.79 |
| 2025-02-12 | Dec/2024 | $2.44 |
| 2024-10-23 | Sep/2024 | $2.65 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- cmegroup.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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