What is Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow margin?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) reported free cash flow margin of 56.8% in Q1 2026.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

Cboe Global Markets CBOE Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

Nasdaq, Inc.NDAQ

24.1%+0.4pp

CME GroupCME

64.1%+3.2pp

Intercontinental ExchangeICE

35.7%+1.8pp

Tradeweb Markets Inc.TW

53.8%+5.4pp

S&P GlobalSPGI

35.3%-3.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+6.5%

Gross profit$728.9M+29.0%

Operating income$505.6M+42.9%

Net income$385.7M+53.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.66+54.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.6B+110%

Total debt$1.6B-1.2%

Total equity$5.4B+20.7%

Total assets$11.1B+27.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.0B+115%

CapEx$19.2M+30.6%

Free cash flow$1.9B+116%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.07B+24.2%

Enterprise value$22.04B+12.2%

P/E21.1×-4.9×

P/S5.4×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin54.1%+4.8pp

Operating margin33.8%+6.8pp

Net margin25.8%+7.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.1%+6.1pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Current ratio1.4×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cboe Global Markets’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=56.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cboe Global Markets’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow margin?: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) reported free cash flow margin of 56.8% in Q1 2026.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.