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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 81.87 | 113.27 | 143.68 | 161.05 | 131.80 | 177.51 | 166.58 | 166.55 | 190.70 | 224.62 |
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| High | 124.01 | 155.29 | 197.08 | 224.91 | 225.36 | 232.64 | 256.94 | 223.80 | 249.02 | 290.79 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 2,700 | 2,830 | 4,590 | 4,360 | 4,370 | 3,480 | 3,460 | 3,565 | 3,760 | 3,875 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 1.33 | 1.29 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.68 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 3,595 | 3,645 | 4,309 | 4,868 | 4,884 | 4,690 | 5,019 | 5,579 | 6,130 | 6,521 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| EBT | 2,288 | 2,526 | 2,778 | 2,690 | 2,722 | 3,374 | 3,490 | 4,154 | 4,541 | 5,331 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 63.63 | 69.31 | 64.46 | 55.25 | 55.74 | 71.94 | 69.54 | 74.45 | 74.08 | 81.75 | |||||
| Net income | 1,534 | 4,063 | 1,964 | 2,116 | 2,106 | 2,637 | 2,691 | 3,226 | 3,526 | 4,072 | |||||
| Depreciation | 225 | 209 | 249 | 473 | 464 | 385 | 363 | 353 | 337 | 331 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 10.65 | 10.76 | 12.59 | 13.63 | 13.65 | 13.09 | 13.99 | 15.54 | 17.06 | 18.13 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.55 | 12.00 | 5.73 | 5.93 | 5.88 | 7.30 | 7.41 | 8.87 | 9.69 | 11.18 | |||||
| Cash flow | 5.13 | 5.17 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.59 | 6.70 | 8.52 | 9.62 | 10.27 | 11.89 | |||||
| Capex | (0.27) | (0.24) | (0.34) | (0.69) | (0.55) | (0.25) | (0.25) | (0.21) | (0.26) | (0.23) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4.86 | 4.93 | 6.79 | 6.80 | 7.04 | 6.46 | 8.27 | 9.41 | 10.01 | 11.66 | |||||
| Book value | 60.27 | 66.17 | 75.85 | 73.24 | 73.66 | 76.46 | 74.93 | 74.47 | 73.70 | 79.88 | |||||
| Shares, m | 337 | 339 | 342 | 357 | 358 | 358 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 360 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 25.20 | 12.08 | 32.77 | 33.91 | 30.96 | 31.21 | 22.80 | 23.59 | 23.97 | 24.43 | ||||
| P/S | 10.74 | 13.46 | 14.94 | 14.73 | 13.34 | 17.46 | 12.07 | 13.46 | 13.61 | 15.06 | |||||
| P/B | 1.90 | 2.19 | 2.48 | 2.74 | 2.47 | 2.99 | 2.25 | 2.81 | 3.15 | 3.42 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 10.82 | 13.52 | 15.50 | 15.16 | 13.69 | 17.40 | 12.19 | 13.54 | 13.56 | 14.89 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 23.71 | 29.52 | 28.73 | 30.40 | 26.54 | 35.26 | 20.64 | 22.36 | 23.12 | 23.15 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,732 | 1,751 | 2,441 | 2,673 | 2,716 | 2,402 | 3,056 | 3,454 | 3,691 | 4,277 | ||||
| Capex | (92) | (82) | (117) | (246) | (197) | (88) | (90) | (76) | (94) | (83) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,640 | 1,669 | 2,324 | 2,427 | 2,518 | 2,315 | 2,966 | 3,377 | 3,597 | 4,194 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,086 | 1,234 | 614 | 1,045 | 1,086 | 1,363 | 1,391 | 1,473 | 720 | 5,063 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,231 | 2,233 | 3,827 | 3,743 | 3,444 | 2,696 | 3,422 | 3,425 | 2,678 | 3,422 | |||||
| Net debt | 279 | 239 | 2,379 | 2,109 | 1,710 | (254) | 606 | 402 | (327) | (1,120) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 20,341 | 22,412 | 25,965 | 26,159 | 26,352 | 27,399 | 26,879 | 26,738 | 26,487 | 28,728 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.24 | 5.60 | 2.56 | 2.77 | 2.11 | 1.63 | 1.43 | 2.10 | 2.61 | 2.39 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.67 | 6.38 | 5.75 | 5.72 | 5.87 | 6.09 | 6.86 | 7.91 | 9.39 | 9.57 | |||||
| ROE | 7.50 | 19.01 | 8.11 | 8.12 | 8.02 | 9.74 | 9.79 | 11.88 | 13.08 | 14.56 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
CME Group Inc. vs peers in Financial Data & Stock Exchanges (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPGI S&P Global Inc. | $118.7B | 24.9× | 25.0× | +10.41% (above 0%: growing) | +16.57% (above 0%: growing) | +1.23% (above 0%: growing) | 71.90% | 43.70% | Compare |
| CME CME Group Inc. | $99.4B | 23.6× | 21.7× | +0.84% (above 0%: growing) | +2.85% (above 0%: growing) | −11.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 64.89% | |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | $87.2B | 21.9× | 19.9× | +4.84% (above 0%: growing) | +14.09% (above 0%: growing) | +29.65% (above 0%: growing) | 98.61% | 52.18% | Compare |
| MCO Moody's Corporation | $79.5B | 29.3× | 28.7× | +15.12% (above 0%: growing) | +56.52% (above 0%: growing) | +47.01% (above 0%: growing) | 76.29% | 47.87% | Compare |
| NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. | $51.6B | 27.0× | 26.1× | +20.51% (above 0%: growing) | +13.92% (above 0%: growing) | −7.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 59.24% | 28.12% | Compare |
| COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. | $45.4B | — (loss-making) | 359× | −18.51% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +128.50% (above 0%: growing) | 84.44% | (9.30%) | Compare |
| MSCI MSCI Inc | $40.8B | 30.8× | 30.8× | +12.20% (above 0%: growing) | +19.90% (above 0%: growing) | +8.19% (above 0%: growing) | 82.71% | 56.23% | Compare |
| CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | $30.7B | 23.6× | — | +22.95% (above 0%: growing) | +50.67% (above 0%: growing) | −270.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 50.71% | 32.99% | Compare |
| TRU TransUnion | $12.4B | 17.1× | 17.1× | +14.91% (above 0%: growing) | +33.93% (above 0%: growing) | +42.65% (above 0%: growing) | 58.41% | 19.70% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $48.5B | 24.9× | 26.1× | +13.56% | +19.90% | +18.92% | 74.10% | 38.35% |
CME metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
CME Group Inc. (CME) key facts
- Strength: CME Group Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $6.5 billion, up 6.37% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $4.1 billion, or $11.18 per share (basic), a net margin of 61.7%.
- CME Group Inc. (CME) is a Financial Data & Stock Exchanges company in the Financial sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 9, 2026, CME traded at $280.56, a market capitalization of $99.4 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 23.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 14.9× sales; its P/E is higher than 22% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- CME Group Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share, a yield of 1.37%, with a payout ratio of 32.7%.
- Return on equity was 14.6% and debt-to-equity 0.13.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.