What is Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) reported free cash flow of $1.94B in Q1 2026.

How has Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow increased by 116.1% year-over-year, from $898.2M to $1.94B.

What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Cboe Global Markets CBOE Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.35B+5.6%

Enterprise value$21.32B-5.9%

P/E20.5×-6.1×

P/S5.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin54.1%+4.8pp

Operating margin33.8%+6.8pp

Net margin25.8%+7.2pp

FCF margin56.8%—

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.

$2.0Bnet cash from operating−$19.2Mcapital expenditures=$1.94B

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?: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) reported free cash flow of $1.94B in Q1 2026.
How has Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Cboe Global Markets's free cash flow increased by 116.1% year-over-year, from $898.2M to $1.94B.
What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.