CME Group Dividends Paid increased by 492.9% to $2.70B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.1%, from $2.57B to $2.70B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 15.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
cf_dividends_paid| 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 | $322.50M | $322.50M | $326.80M | $1.54B | $363.30M | $363.20M | $363.50M | $2.04B | $399.80M | $400.00M | $400.10M | $2.33B | $418.50M | $418.50M | $418.80M | $2.57B | $455.30M | $455.30M | $455.00M | $2.70B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +1.3% | +372.3% | -76.5% | -0.0% | +0.1% | +460.0% | -80.4% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +482.0% | -82.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +513.0% | -82.3% | +0.0% | -0.1% | +492.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.7% | +12.6% | +11.2% | +31.9% | +10.0% | +10.1% | +10.1% | +14.4% | +4.7% | +4.6% | +4.7% | +10.3% | +8.8% | +8.8% | +8.6% | +5.1% |