CME Group Inc.
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CME Group Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $6.5 billion, up 6.37% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 2.85%, free cash flow fell 11.2% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for three consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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CME Group Inc. (CME) Return on equity
CME Group Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.8%, up 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.01% (fiscal 2015) to 19.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is in line with the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median of 15.1% and above the Financial sector median of 8.89%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.6% | 1.48 |
| FY2024 | 13.1% | 1.20 |
| FY2023 | 11.9% | 2.09 |
| FY2022 | 9.79% | 0.05 |
| FY2021 | 9.74% | 1.72 |
| FY2020 | 8.02% | (0.10) |
| FY2019 | 8.12% | 0.01 |
| FY2018 | 8.11% | (10.90) |
| FY2017 | 19.0% | 11.51 |
| FY2016 | 7.50% | 1.49 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MCO Moody's Corporation compare | 76.9% |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. compare | 26.2% |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. compare | 16.5% |
| CME CME Group Inc. | 15.8% |
| TRU TransUnion compare | 15.3% |
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. compare | 15.1% |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. compare | 13.9% |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. compare | −7.85% |
| MSCI MSCI Inc compare | −76.0% |
| Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median | 15.1% |
| Financial sector median | 8.89% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
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