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CapEx
CME Group CapEx decreased by 32.9% to $21.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 53.5%, from $14.20M to $21.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows a downward trend with a -10.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $39.70M | $31.70M | $27.30M | $23.40M | $17.90M | $24.00M | $24.40M | $15.20M | $20.50M | $19.90M | $20.80M | $19.80M | $18.20M | $29.80M | $26.20M | $14.20M | $18.40M | $18.40M | $32.50M | $21.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.2% | -13.9% | -14.3% | -23.5% | +34.1% | +1.7% | -37.7% | +34.9% | -2.9% | +4.5% | -4.8% | -8.1% | +63.7% | -12.1% | -45.8% | +29.6% | +0.0% | +76.6% | -32.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -54.9% | -24.3% | -10.6% | -35.0% | +14.5% | -17.1% | -14.8% | +30.3% | -11.2% | +49.7% | +26.0% | -28.3% | +1.1% | -38.3% | +24.0% | +53.5% |
Range$14.20M – $39.70M
CAGR-11.9%
Avg YoY Growth-2.2%
Median YoY Growth-10.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CME Group's capex?
- CME Group (CME) reported capex of $21.80M in Q1 2026.
- How has CME Group's capex changed year-over-year?
- CME Group's capex increased by 53.5% year-over-year, from $14.20M to $21.80M.
- What is the long-term trend for CME Group's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's capex has grown at a -10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $127.20M to $83.50M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.