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CME Group Inc.

CME

NASDAQFinancial ServicesFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges

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$274.98

+$4.11 · +1.52%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

CME company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

84

Deep Value

Momentum

33

Weakening

Sentiment

77

Bullish

Risk resilience

68

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

CME Group Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages international marketplaces for the exchange of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. Its extensive array of product offerings includes futures and options linked to a broad spectrum of underlying assets, such as interest rates, equity indices, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, alongside fixed-income products. The company additionally furnishes essential clearinghouse services, which entail the verification, settlement, and guarantee of futures, options, and cleared swap agreements traded across its venues. It also offers services for transaction processing and risk mitigation. Furthermore, the organization provides diverse market data services, encompassing both real-time and historical data feeds. Its wide-ranging client base consists of professional traders, financial institutions, both institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. Founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1898, the enterprise was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. before rebranding as CME Group Inc. in July 2007.

Industry
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Terrence A. Duffy
Listed since
Dec 6, 2002
Employees
3,875

Market position

Day range

Current $274.98

52-week range

Current $274.98

Open
$272.58
Previous close
$270.87
Volume
1.82M
0.61× average
Average volume
2.97M
Average daily volume
Market cap
98.88B USD
Beta
0.27
Market reference 1
50-day average
$252.15
+9.06% above average
200-day average
$278.54
-1.28% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
23.21×
P/B (TTM)
3.73×
P/S (TTM)
14.6×
Dividend yield
4.09%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
81.89%
Operating margin
65.10%
Net margin
63.08%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.13×
Altman Z-score
0.53
Piotroski F-score
4 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends89%76%63%50%Gross margin, FY2021: 82.15%Gross margin, FY2022: 85.00%Gross margin, FY2023: 85.15%Gross margin, FY2024: 86.13%Gross margin, FY2025: 86.09%Operating margin, FY2021: 56.40%Operating margin, FY2022: 60.08%Operating margin, FY2023: 61.58%Operating margin, FY2024: 64.13%Operating margin, FY2025: 64.86%Net margin, FY2021: 56.22%Net margin, FY2022: 53.61%Net margin, FY2023: 57.83%Net margin, FY2024: 57.52%Net margin, FY2025: 62.02%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 82.15%. Gross margin FY2022 85.00%. Gross margin FY2023 85.15%. Gross margin FY2024 86.13%. Gross margin FY2025 86.09%. Operating margin FY2021 56.40%. Operating margin FY2022 60.08%. Operating margin FY2023 61.58%. Operating margin FY2024 64.13%. Operating margin FY2025 64.86%. Net margin FY2021 56.22%. Net margin FY2022 53.61%. Net margin FY2023 57.83%. Net margin FY2024 57.52%. Net margin FY2025 62.02%.

Income trends

Revenue

6.52B USD+6.37%

Operating income

4.23B USD+7.58%

Net income

4.04B USD+14.71%
Income trends across reported periods6.91B USD5.36B USD3.8B USD2.25B USDRevenue, FY2021: 4.69B USDRevenue, FY2022: 5.02B USDRevenue, FY2023: 5.58B USDRevenue, FY2024: 6.13B USDRevenue, FY2025: 6.52B USDOperating income, FY2021: 2.65B USDOperating income, FY2022: 3.02B USDOperating income, FY2023: 3.44B USDOperating income, FY2024: 3.93B USDOperating income, FY2025: 4.23B USDNet income, FY2021: 2.64B USDNet income, FY2022: 2.69B USDNet income, FY2023: 3.23B USDNet income, FY2024: 3.53B USDNet income, FY2025: 4.04B USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 4.69B USD. Revenue FY2022 5.02B USD. Revenue FY2023 5.58B USD. Revenue FY2024 6.13B USD. Revenue FY2025 6.52B USD. Operating income FY2021 2.65B USD. Operating income FY2022 3.02B USD. Operating income FY2023 3.44B USD. Operating income FY2024 3.93B USD. Operating income FY2025 4.23B USD. Net income FY2021 2.64B USD. Net income FY2022 2.69B USD. Net income FY2023 3.23B USD. Net income FY2024 3.53B USD. Net income FY2025 4.04B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue6.52B USD6.13B USD5.58B USD5.02B USD4.69B USD
Cost of goods sold907M USD850.3M USD828.6M USD753.1M USD837M USD
Gross profit5.61B USD5.28B USD4.75B USD4.27B USD3.85B USD
Selling, general, and administrative150.5M USD132.7M USD144.4M USD137.4M USD151.7M USD
Operating expenses1.38B USD1.35B USD1.31B USD1.25B USD1.21B USD
Interest expense129.7M USD160.9M USD159.4M USD162.7M USD166.9M USD
Depreciation and amortization275M USD336.8M USD352.6M USD362.6M USD385.4M USD
Operating income4.23B USD3.93B USD3.44B USD3.02B USD2.65B USD
Net income4.04B USD3.53B USD3.23B USD2.69B USD2.64B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
91%
10 beats, 0 misses, 1 met estimate
Average EPS surprise
+1.64%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
2.99
Estimate 2.91 · Beat by 2.75%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates3.493.12.722.33Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MetQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 2.52, estimate 2.46, surprise +2.44%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 23, 2025: actual 2.8, estimate 2.8, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q3 2025, reported Jul 23, 2025: actual 2.96, estimate 2.91, surprise +1.72%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 2.68, estimate 2.63, surprise +1.90%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 2.77, estimate 2.75, surprise +0.73%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 22, 2026: actual 3.36, estimate 3.34, surprise +0.60%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 2.99, estimate 2.91, surprise +2.75%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 28, 2026: actual —, estimate 2.96, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.96B1.78B1.61B1.44BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 1.53B USD, estimate 1.51B USD, surprise +0.71%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 23, 2025: actual 1.64B USD, estimate 1.64B USD, surprise -0.15%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 23, 2025: actual 1.69B USD, estimate 1.69B USD, surprise +0.38%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 1.54B USD, estimate 1.53B USD, surprise +0.49%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 1.65B USD, estimate 1.65B USD, surprise +0.09%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 22, 2026: actual 1.88B USD, estimate 1.87B USD, surprise +0.28%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 1.71B USD, estimate 1.68B USD, surprise +1.43%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 28, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.7B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$299

8.74% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $330Average $299Low $260

Rating distribution

37 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1438%
Hold1849%
Sell514%
Strong sell00%

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