CME
CME GROUP INC.CME GROUP INC. reported revenue of $6.52B in its most recent fiscal year, up 6.4% on the year before. It kept 62.5% of that as net income, and generated $4.19B of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services.
Grades vs. industry
Growth
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue growth (YoY) Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before. | 6.4% | 17.0% | 13 / 14 |
Revenue growth (3y) Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years. | 9.1% | 9.9% | 9 / 13 |
Revenue growth (5y) Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years. | 6.0% | 8.0% | 9 / 11 |
EPS growth (YoY) Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year. | 15.4% | 24.0% | 7 / 9 |
EPS growth (3y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years. | 14.7% | 30.8% | 6 / 9 |
EPS growth (5y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years. | 13.7% | 13.5% | 4 / 8 |
Free cash flow growth (YoY) Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year. | 16.6% | 23.5% | 5 / 8 |
Free cash flow growth (3y) Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years. | 12.2% | 16.3% | 4 / 6 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Profitability
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Gross margin Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported. | Not reported | 6.0% | — |
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue. | 64.9% | 1.6% | 1 / 10 |
Net margin Net income as a share of revenue. | 62.5% | 2.7% | 1 / 14 |
Free cash flow margin Free cash flow as a share of revenue. | 64.3% | 12.7% | 2 / 13 |
Return on equity Net income divided by shareholder equity. | 14.2% | 11.5% | 5 / 15 |
Return on assets Net income divided by total assets. | 2.1% | 0.7% | 7 / 15 |
Return on invested capital After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash. | 13.3% | -4.3% | 3 / 11 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Financial health
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Debt to equity Total debt divided by shareholder equity. | 0.00x | 0.71x | 1 / 8 |
Current ratio Current assets over current liabilities. | 1.03x | 1.70x | 8 / 10 |
Quick ratio Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities. | 1.03x | 1.67x | 8 / 10 |
Interest coverage Operating income divided by interest expense. | 24.39x | 15.37x | 3 / 6 |
Net debt to EBITDA Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed. | -1.05x | -0.51x | 2 / 5 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.
Dividend coverage
Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Dividend payout ratio Dividends paid as a share of net income. | 96.6% | 29.6% | 6 / 6 |
Dividend / free cash flow Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test. | 93.8% | 25.8% | 5 / 5 |
Dividend growth (5y) Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years. | -3.3% | 8.4% | 6 / 7 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Dividend record
What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.
Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.
One or more years could not be compared — usually a stock split changing the per-share basis — so the streak is measured only from the point the figures become comparable. It is a floor, not a maximum.
Insider activity
Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. 1 of the last 40 reported transactions were open-market purchases; the rest are mostly sales and compensation.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | GEPSMAN MARTIN J Director | Open-market sale | 400 | $302.50 | $121.0K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | SHEPARD WILLIAM R Director | Open-market purchase | 293 | $268.76 | $78.6K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | McCourt Timothy Francis Sr MD Global Head Equity & FX | Withheld for tax | 364 | $272.46 | $99.2K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Winkler Julie Sr MD Chief Commercial Officer | Withheld for tax | 359 | $272.46 | $97.8K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sammann Derek Sr MD Gl Hd Commodities Mkts | Withheld for tax | 359 | $272.46 | $97.8K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Fitzpatrick Lynne President and CFO | Withheld for tax | 359 | $272.46 | $97.8K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Cutinho Sunil Chief Information Officer | Withheld for tax | 359 | $272.46 | $97.8K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Vroman Ken Chief Transformation Officer | Withheld for tax | 308 | $272.46 | $83.9K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sprague Suzanne COO & Global Head of Clearing | Withheld for tax | 308 | $272.46 | $83.9K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Dennis Michael G. Global Head of Fixed Income | Withheld for tax | 274 | $272.46 | $74.7K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Tobin Jack J MD Chief Accounting Officer | Withheld for tax | 51 | $272.46 | $13.9K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Marchese John Clifford Sr MD, General Counsel | Withheld for tax | 44 | $272.46 | $12.0K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | DUFFY TERRENCE A Chairman and CEO | Grant or award | 21,812 | $275.09 | $6.00M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Fitzpatrick Lynne President and CFO | Grant or award | 4,088 | $275.09 | $1.12M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sprague Suzanne COO & Global Head of Clearing | Grant or award | 2,864 | $275.09 | $787.9K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Winkler Julie Sr MD Chief Commercial Officer | Grant or award | 2,864 | $275.09 | $787.9K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sammann Derek Sr MD Gl Hd Commodities Mkts | Grant or award | 2,864 | $275.09 | $787.9K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cutinho Sunil Chief Information Officer | Grant or award | 2,864 | $275.09 | $787.9K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | McCourt Timothy Francis Sr MD Global Head Equity & FX | Grant or award | 2,592 | $275.09 | $713.0K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Dennis Michael G. Global Head of Fixed Income | Grant or award | 2,592 | $275.09 | $713.0K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Vroman Ken Chief Transformation Officer | Grant or award | 2,592 | $275.09 | $713.0K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Marchese John Clifford Sr MD, General Counsel | Grant or award | 784 | $275.09 | $215.7K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Tobin Jack J MD Chief Accounting Officer | Grant or award | 700 | $275.09 | $192.6K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Fitzpatrick Lynne President and CFO | Withheld for tax | 457 | $275.09 | $125.7K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cutinho Sunil Chief Information Officer | Withheld for tax | 373 | $275.09 | $102.6K |
A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.
Annual financials
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.52B | $6.13B | $5.58B | $5.02B | $4.69B | $4.88B | $4.87B | $4.31B | $3.64B | $3.60B |
| Operating income | $4.23B | $3.93B | $3.44B | $3.02B | $2.65B | $2.64B | $2.59B | $2.61B | $2.31B | $2.20B |
| Net income | $4.07B | $3.53B | $3.23B | $2.69B | $2.64B | $2.11B | $2.12B | $1.96B | $4.06B | $1.53B |
| EPS (diluted) | $11.16 | $9.67 | $8.86 | $7.40 | $7.29 | $5.87 | $5.91 | $5.71 | $11.94 | $4.53 |
| Operating cash flow | $4.28B | $3.69B | $3.45B | $3.06B | $2.40B | $2.72B | $2.67B | $2.44B | $1.75B | $1.73B |
| Capital expenditure | $83.50M | $94.00M | $76.40M | $89.70M | $127.20M | $197.50M | $245.60M | $116.70M | $81.90M | $91.80M |
| Free cash flow | $4.19B | $3.60B | $3.38B | $2.97B | $2.28B | $2.52B | $2.43B | $2.32B | $1.67B | $1.64B |
| Total assets | $198.42B | $137.45B | $129.71B | $174.18B | $196.78B | $124.66B | $75.22B | $77.48B | $75.79B | $69.37B |
| Shareholder equity | $28.73B | $26.49B | $26.74B | $26.88B | $27.40B | $26.35B | $26.16B | $25.97B | $22.41B | $20.34B |
| Total debt | $0.00 | $749.80M | $0.00 | $16.00M | $749.40M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $574.20M | $0.00 | — |
| Cash | $4.42B | $2.89B | $2.91B | $2.72B | $2.83B | $1.63B | $1.55B | $1.37B | $1.90B | $1.87B |
| Dividends per share | $5.00 | $10.40 | $9.65 | $8.50 | $5.90 | $5.90 | $5.50 | $4.55 | $6.14 | $5.65 |
A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.
Source
Figures come from CME GROUP INC.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.