CME GROUP INC. CME
CME Group enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and over-the-counter (OTC) products, optimize portfolios and analyze data - empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group provides primary price discovery and referential pricing information through its market data in a variety of formats, including real-time, historical and derived data for customers in both listed and cash products. CME Group also offers industry-leading research and analytics tools to provide customers with market education resources. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers.
The graphic below provides a brief overview of key events within CME Group's history:
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.52B | $6.13B | $5.58B | $5.02B | $4.69B | $4.88B | $4.87B | $4.31B | $3.64B | $3.60B |
| Total operating expenses | $2.29B | $2.20B | $2.14B | $2.00B | $2.04B | $2.25B | $2.28B | $1.70B | $1.33B | $1.39B |
| Operating income | $4.23B | $3.93B | $3.44B | $3.02B | $2.65B | $2.64B | $2.59B | $2.61B | $2.31B | $2.20B |
| Pre-tax income | $5.33B | $4.54B | $4.15B | $3.49B | $3.37B | $2.72B | $2.69B | $2.78B | $2.53B | $2.29B |
| Income tax | $1.26B | $1.02B | $927.4M | $799.3M | $736.7M | $615.7M | $573.8M | $814.1M | $1.54B | $753.5M |
| Net income | $4.07B | $3.53B | $3.23B | $2.69B | $2.64B | $2.11B | $2.12B | $1.96B | $4.06B | $1.53B |
| EPS, basic | 11.18 | 9.69 | 8.87 | 7.41 | 7.30 | 5.88 | 5.93 | 5.73 | 12.00 | 4.55 |
| EPS, diluted | 11.16 | 9.67 | 8.86 | 7.40 | 7.29 | 5.87 | 5.91 | 5.71 | 11.94 | 4.53 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $360.3M | $359.9M | $359.5M | $359.2M | $358.9M | $358.5M | $358.2M | $343.7M | $340.2M | $339.0M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $4.42B | $2.89B | $2.91B | $137.97B | $160.79B | $88.42B | $38.63B | $40.83B | $1.91B | $1.96B |
| Short-term investments | $125.0M | $113.2M | $111.7M | $96.0M | $115.0M | $100.9M | $83.2M | $72.9M | $90.1M | $83.3M |
| Receivables | $639.2M | $573.1M | $535.6M | $483.2M | $434.5M | $461.3M | $491.8M | $553.3M | $359.7M | $364.4M |
| Total current assets | $165.36B | $103.03B | $94.89B | $139.08B | $161.76B | $89.28B | $39.57B | $41.89B | $46.91B | $40.03B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $362.7M | $386.2M | $409.5M | $455.5M | $505.3M | $579.2M | $544.0M | $448.7M | $399.7M | $425.2M |
| Goodwill | $10.51B | $10.49B | $10.50B | $10.48B | $10.53B | $10.80B | $10.74B | $10.81B | $7.57B | $7.57B |
| Other intangibles | $2.61B | $2.82B | $3.05B | $3.27B | $3.53B | $4.87B | $5.12B | $5.50B | $2.35B | $2.44B |
| Total assets | $198.42B | $137.45B | $129.71B | $174.18B | $196.78B | $124.66B | $75.22B | $77.48B | $75.79B | $69.37B |
| Accounts payable | $71.8M | $79.9M | $90.6M | $121.4M | $48.8M | $69.3M | $61.9M | $116.0M | $31.3M | $26.2M |
| Short-term debt | $0 | $749.8M | $0 | $16.0M | $749.4M | $0 | $0 | $574.2M | $0 | — |
| Total current liabilities | $160.30B | $102.31B | $93.42B | $137.69B | $160.40B | $88.20B | $38.52B | $41.27B | $45.67B | $38.95B |
| Total liabilities | $169.70B | $110.96B | $102.97B | $147.30B | $169.38B | $98.31B | $49.06B | $51.51B | $53.38B | $49.03B |
| Retained earnings | $6.43B | $4.19B | $4.46B | $4.75B | $5.15B | $5.00B | $5.01B | $4.86B | $4.50B | $2.52B |
| Total equity | $28.73B | $26.49B | $26.74B | $26.88B | $27.40B | $26.35B | $26.16B | $25.97B | $22.41B | $20.34B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.28B | $3.69B | $3.45B | $3.06B | $2.40B | $2.72B | $2.67B | $2.44B | $1.75B | $1.73B |
| Stock-based compensation | $94.8M | $89.5M | $82.9M | $84.3M | $75.2M | $96.0M | $73.1M | $96.5M | $58.0M | $66.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $83.5M | $94.0M | $76.4M | $89.7M | $127.2M | $197.5M | $245.6M | $116.7M | $81.9M | $91.8M |
| Investing cash flow | $1.50B | -$82.6M | $20.9M | -$489.8M | $58.4M | -$175.5M | -$152.6M | -$1.89B | $179.9M | $53.7M |
| Financing cash flow | $56.51B | $5.08B | -$48.34B | -$25.38B | $69.91B | $47.25B | -$2.34B | -$1.08B | -$1.99B | -$1.62B |
| Dividends paid | $3.93B | $3.58B | $3.24B | $2.63B | $2.19B | $2.11B | $1.70B | $2.15B | $1.99B | $1.79B |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001156375-26-000009.
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