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CME CME GROUP INC.

NasdaqFinancialsSecurity & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & ServicesChicago, ILFY ends December 31

Profitable 5/5: Fiscal years with net income above zero, out of the last five reported.FY2025 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)

FY2025 at a glance

Fundamentals from SEC filings, not quotes
Revenue
$6.52BYoYup 6.37%ended Dec 31, 2025
Net income
$4.07B62.5% margin
Diluted EPS
$11.16YoYup 15.41%
Free cash flow
$4.19B64.3% margin
Cash
$4.42B
Total debt
—Not meaningful for financial companies
About CME GROUP INC.

Overview

CME GROUP INC. (CME) is listed on Nasdaq; the SEC classifies it under "Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services".

For fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) it reported revenue of $6.52B, up 6.4% from fiscal 2024.

Net income was $4.07B, a net margin of 62.5%.

At fiscal year end it had total assets of $198.42B and stockholders' equity of $28.73B (14.5% of assets).

Financial company (SIC 6000–6799): gross margin, current ratio, debt figures, interest coverage, the F-Score and Z'' are not meaningful for bank and insurer balance sheets, so they are left blank.

Fiscal years shown
FY2016–FY2025 (10 years)
Latest 10-K
Feb 26, 2026
Latest filing
10-QOct 23, 2026
FY2016–FY2025 · annual 10-K

Charts

Revenue and net income

Revenue and net income, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodRevenueNet incomeNet margin
FY2016$3.6B$1.53B42.7%
FY2017—$4.06B—
FY2018$4.31B$1.96B45.5%
FY2019$4.87B$2.12B43.5%
FY2020$4.88B$2.11B43.1%
FY2021$4.69B$2.64B56.2%
FY2022$5.02B$2.69B53.6%
FY2023$5.58B$3.23B57.8%
FY2024$6.13B$3.53B57.5%
FY2025$6.52B$4.07B62.5%

Gross, operating and net margin

Gross, operating and net margin, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodOperating marginNet margin
FY201661.3%42.7%
FY2017——
FY201860.5%45.5%
FY201953.2%43.5%
FY202054.0%43.1%
FY202156.4%56.2%
FY202260.1%53.6%
FY202361.6%57.8%
FY202464.1%57.5%
FY202564.9%62.5%

Gross margin: Not meaningful for financial companies

Diluted EPS

Diluted EPS, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodEPS (diluted)
FY2016$4.53
FY2017$11.94
FY2018$5.71
FY2019$5.91
FY2020$5.87
FY2021$7.29
FY2022$7.40
FY2023$8.86
FY2024$9.67
FY2025$11.16

Free cash flow vs net income

Free cash flow vs net income, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodFree cash flowNet income
FY2016$1.62B$1.53B
FY2017$1.76B$4.06B
FY2018$2.32B$1.96B
FY2019$2.43B$2.12B
FY2020$2.52B$2.11B
FY2021$2.28B$2.64B
FY2022$2.97B$2.69B
FY2023$3.38B$3.23B
FY2024$3.6B$3.53B
FY2025$4.19B$4.07B

Diluted shares

Diluted shares, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodDiluted shares (weighted)
FY2016339M
FY2017340M
FY2018344M
FY2019358M
FY2020359M
FY2021359M
FY2022359M
FY2023360M
FY2024360M
FY2025360M

Cash vs total debt

Cash vs total debt, fiscal years FY2016 to FY2025.
PeriodCash & equivalents
FY2016$1.87B
FY2017$1.9B
FY2018$1.37B
FY2019$1.55B
FY2020$1.63B
FY2021$2.83B
FY2022$2.72B
FY2023$2.91B
FY2024$2.89B
FY2025$4.42B

Total debt: Not meaningful for financial companies

Each bar is one fiscal year as reported in its 10-K; bars below the zero line are negative and gaps are years not reported. Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for stock splits; comparisons across a likely split are left blank.

FY2025 · 5-year trend

Ratios

Profitability

Gross marginNot meaningful for financial companies
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Operating margin
64.9%
Net margin
62.5%
FCF margin
64.3%
Return on equity
14.8%
Return on assets
2.4%

Growth

Growth. Compound annual growth: (end ÷ start)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, both ends positive.
Metric1y3y CAGR5y CAGR9y CAGR
Revenueup 6.37%up 9.11%up 5.95%up 6.84%
EPS (diluted)up 15.41%up 14.68%up 13.71%up 10.54%
Free cash flowup 16.60%up 12.23%up 10.74%up 11.11%
Change in share count
+0.10%

Financial strength

Current ratioNot meaningful for financial companies
—
Debt / equityNot meaningful for financial companies
—
Liabilities / assets
85.5%
Net debtNot meaningful for financial companies
—
Interest coverageNot meaningful for financial companies
—
Equity / assets
14.5%

Shareholder returns

Dividends per share
$5.00
Dividends paid
$3.93B
Payout ratio
96.6%
Stock comp. / revenue
1.5%

Financial company (SIC 6000–6799): gross margin, current ratio, debt figures, interest coverage, the F-Score and Z'' are not meaningful for bank and insurer balance sheets, so they are left blank.

Piotroski F-Score · Altman Z''-Score

Quality screens

Piotroski F-Score

Not meaningful for financial companies.

Altman Z''-Score

Not meaningful for financial companies.

Screening heuristic, not a recommendation. Financial company (SIC 6000–6799): gross margin, current ratio, debt figures, interest coverage, the F-Score and Z'' are not meaningful for bank and insurer balance sheets, so they are left blank.

Last 10 fiscal years · newest first

Financial statements

USD millions, except per-share figures (USD). Share counts in millions.

Income statement

Income statement. USD millions, except per-share figures (USD). Share counts in millions.
MetricFY2025Dec 31, 2025FY2024Dec 31, 2024FY2023Dec 31, 2023FY2022Dec 31, 2022FY2021Dec 31, 2021FY2020Dec 31, 2020FY2019Dec 31, 2019FY2018Dec 31, 2018FY2017Dec 31, 2017FY2016Dec 31, 2016
Revenue6,5216,1305,5795,0194,6904,8844,8684,309—3,595
YoY (Revenue)+6.37%+9.88%+11.15%+7.03%-3.97%+0.32%+12.96%———
Operating income4,2303,9323,4363,0162,6452,6372,5882,6082,3122,203
Pretax income5,3314,5414,1543,4903,3742,7222,6902,7782,5262,288
Income tax1,2581,016927799737616574814-1,537754
Net income4,0723,5263,2262,6912,6362,1052,1171,9624,0631,534
YoY (Net income)+15.50%+9.29%+19.89%+2.07%+25.23%-0.53%+7.86%-51.71%+164.87%—
EPS (basic)11.189.698.877.417.305.885.935.7312.004.55
EPS (diluted)11.169.678.867.407.295.875.915.7111.944.53
YoY (EPS (diluted))+15.41%+9.14%+19.73%+1.51%+24.19%-0.68%+3.50%-52.18%+163.58%—
Diluted shares (weighted)360360360359359359358344340339

Balance sheet

Balance sheet. USD millions, except per-share figures (USD). Share counts in millions.
MetricFY2025Dec 31, 2025FY2024Dec 31, 2024FY2023Dec 31, 2023FY2022Dec 31, 2022FY2021Dec 31, 2021FY2020Dec 31, 2020FY2019Dec 31, 2019FY2018Dec 31, 2018FY2017Dec 31, 2017FY2016Dec 31, 2016
Cash & equivalents4,4172,8922,9122,7202,8351,6331,5511,3751,9041,869
Receivables639573536483435461492553360364
Current assets165,359103,03494,890139,078161,76289,28439,56841,88746,90740,032
Goodwill10,51510,48710,49510,48310,52810,79910,74310,8057,5697,569
Intangible assets——————5,1185,5002,3462,442
Total assets198,424137,447129,706174,176196,780124,66075,21577,47675,79169,369
Current liabilities160,297102,31493,417137,688160,39888,19838,52341,27345,67338,946
Short-term debt0750016749—0574——
Total liabilities169,696110,960102,968147,297169,38198,30849,05651,51053,37949,029
Retained earnings6,4334,1864,4554,7475,1524,9965,0094,8554,4972,525
Stockholders' equity28,72826,48726,73826,87927,39926,32026,12925,91922,41220,341

Cash flow

Cash flow. USD millions, except per-share figures (USD). Share counts in millions.
MetricFY2025Dec 31, 2025FY2024Dec 31, 2024FY2023Dec 31, 2023FY2022Dec 31, 2022FY2021Dec 31, 2021FY2020Dec 31, 2020FY2019Dec 31, 2019FY2018Dec 31, 2018FY2017Dec 31, 2017FY2016Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow4,2773,6913,4543,0562,4022,7162,6732,4411,8401,716
Capital expenditures83.59476.489.712719824611781.991.8
Free cash flow4,1943,5973,3772,9662,2752,5182,4272,3241,7591,624
YoY (Free cash flow)+16.60%+6.49%+13.86%+30.38%-9.65%+3.75%+4.44%+32.16%+8.27%—
Depreciation & amortization108115126135148153159119113129
Stock-based compensation94.889.582.984.375.29673.196.55866.2
Dividends paid3,9333,5843,2362,6342,1892,1101,6962,1501,9941,787
Dividends per share5.0010.408.508.506.855.905.504.556.144.90
Key financials (annual, 10-K)

Values as reported in each fiscal year's Form 10-K (XBRL data on SEC EDGAR); growth and ratios are computed from those values. Revenue is the total revenue figure the company tagged (omitted when the only figure tagged is evidently partial, e.g. below net income); growth is only shown between consecutive ~12-month fiscal years reported with the same revenue measure. Per-share figures and share counts are as reported and not adjusted for later stock splits. — = not reported.

FY2025 · per diluted weighted share

Per share and valuation context

EPS (diluted)
$11.16
Revenue per share
$18.10
FCF per share
$11.64
Book value per share
$79.73
Tangible book per share
$50.55
Cash per share
$12.26
Dividends per share
$5.00
Public floatas of Jun 30, 2025
$98.9B

Price ratios need a live quote. This page shows no stock prices. Per-share figures are as reported, not adjusted for stock splits; comparisons across a likely split are left blank.

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P/EPrice ÷ diluted EPS
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P/BPrice ÷ book value per share
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P/SPrice ÷ revenue per share
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P/FCFPrice ÷ FCF per share
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Dividend yieldDividends per share ÷ price
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SEC EDGAR

Filing timeline

  1. 10-Q
    Quarterly report· Sep 30, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
  2. 8-K
    Current report· Oct 21, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 2.02Results of operations
    • 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
  3. 8-K
    Current report· Sep 24, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 5.03Bylaws or fiscal year change
  4. 8-K
    Current report· Sep 9, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 5.02Officer or director changes
    • 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
  5. 8-K
    Current report· Aug 11, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 7.01Regulation FD disclosure
    • 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
  6. 10-Q
    Quarterly report· Jun 30, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
  7. 8-K
    Current report· Jul 22, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 2.02Results of operations
    • 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
  8. 8-K
    Current report· Jun 16, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 5.02Officer or director changes
    • 7.01Regulation FD disclosure
    • 9.01Financial statements and exhibits
  9. 8-K
    Current report· Jun 9, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 5.07Shareholder vote results
  10. 8-K
    Current report· May 14, 2026(SEC EDGAR)
    • 5.07Shareholder vote results
All filings on SEC EDGAR

Frequently asked questions

What does CME GROUP INC. do?

The SEC classifies CME GROUP INC. under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 6200, "Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services". It is headquartered in Chicago, IL. It is incorporated in DE. In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $6.52B and net income of $4.07B in its annual 10-K report.

What was CME GROUP INC.'s revenue in 2025?

CME GROUP INC. reported revenue of $6.52B for fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, up 6.4% from $6.13B in fiscal 2024, according to its annual 10-K report filed with the SEC on Feb 26, 2026.

What was CME GROUP INC.'s net income in 2025?

CME GROUP INC. reported net income of $4.07B for fiscal 2025, a net margin of 62.5% of revenue.

Where is CME GROUP INC. listed?

According to the SEC, CME GROUP INC.'s ticker CME is listed on Nasdaq.

When does CME GROUP INC.'s fiscal year end?

According to the SEC, CME GROUP INC.'s fiscal year ends on December 31; its latest reported fiscal year (2025) ended Dec 31, 2025.

Source: SEC EDGAR · Last updated:

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