CME GROUP INC.
CME· Nasdaq· Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 64.3%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +6.0%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 360.3M
- Revenue
- $6.5B
- Free cash flow
- $4.2B
- Owner earnings
- $4.1B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 64.9%
- Net
- 62.5%
- Free cash flow
- 64.3%
- Owner earnings
- 62.9%
- Stock pay
- 1.5%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- 14.2%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 11.8%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 9.1%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 6.0%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 6.8%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 14.7%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 13.7%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 10.5%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 12.2%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 10.7%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 11.0%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $4.5B
- Total debt
- –
- Net cash
- –
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 96.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 0.1%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$6.5B
+6.8% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating64.9%Net62.5%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$4.2BOwner earnings$4.1B
Free cash flow +11.0% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
360.3M
+6.3% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.6B | $3.6B | $4.3B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $4.7B | $5.0B | $5.6B | $6.1B | $6.5B |
| Revenue growth | 8.1% | 1.4% | 18.2% | 13.0% | 0.3% | -4.0% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 9.9% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 61.2% | 63.4% | 60.5% | 53.2% | 54.0% | 56.4% | 60.1% | 61.6% | 64.1% | 64.9% |
| Net income | $1.5B | $4.1B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $3.5B | $4.1B |
| Net margin | 42.7% | 111.5% | 45.5% | 43.5% | 43.1% | 56.2% | 53.6% | 57.8% | 57.5% | 62.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.53 | $11.94 | $5.71 | $5.91 | $5.87 | $7.29 | $7.40 | $8.86 | $9.67 | $11.16 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.4B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $4.3B |
| Capital expenditure | $91.8M | $81.9M | $116.7M | $245.6M | $197.5M | $127.2M | $89.7M | $76.4M | $94.0M | $83.5M |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $4.2B |
| Stock-based compensation | $66.2M | $58.0M | $96.5M | $73.1M | $96.0M | $75.2M | $84.3M | $82.9M | $89.5M | $94.8M |
| Owner earnings? | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.9B | $3.3B | $3.5B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.84 | $4.91 | $6.76 | $6.78 | $7.02 | $6.34 | $8.26 | $9.39 | $9.99 | $11.64 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.6B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $3.9B |
| Share repurchases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted shares | 339.0M | 340.2M | 343.7M | 358.2M | 358.5M | 358.9M | 359.2M | 359.5M | 359.9M | 360.3M |
| Share count change? | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $4.4B |
| Short-term investments | $83.3M | $90.1M | $72.9M | $83.2M | $100.9M | $115.0M | $96.0M | $111.7M | $113.2M | $125.0M |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net debt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shareholders' equity | $20.3B | $22.4B | $25.9B | $26.1B | $26.3B | $27.4B | $26.9B | $26.7B | $26.5B | $28.7B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-10-21 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-07-24 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-22 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-24 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-22 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-23 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-26 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-24 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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