Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Interest Paid
CME Group Interest Paid increased by 93.7% to $46.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.7%, from $41.10M to $46.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows relatively stable performance with a 0.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in interest paid relative to debt levels may signal rising borrowing costs or higher leverage, while a decrease may indicate debt reduction or refinancing at lower rates.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations, typically disclosed as a supplemental item in the cash...
Peer comparison
Essential for comparing the cost of capital and debt burden across peers in the pharmaceutical industry.
cf_interest_paidHistorical Data
| 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 | $24.70M | $42.30M | $23.90M | $43.40M | $23.90M | $41.40M | $24.50M | $41.10M | $23.90M | $41.00M | $23.90M | $41.10M | $23.90M | $41.00M | $23.90M | $41.10M | $23.90M | $46.70M | $23.90M | $46.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +71.3% | -43.5% | +81.6% | -44.9% | +73.2% | -40.8% | +67.8% | -41.8% | +71.5% | -41.7% | +72.0% | -41.8% | +71.5% | -41.7% | +72.0% | -41.8% | +95.4% | -48.8% | +93.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | -2.1% | +2.5% | -5.3% | +0.0% | -1.0% | -2.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.9% | +0.0% | +12.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CME Group's interest paid?
- CME Group (CME) reported interest paid of $46.30M in Q1 2026.
- How has CME Group's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- CME Group's interest paid increased by 12.7% year-over-year, from $41.10M to $46.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for CME Group's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's interest paid has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $133.30M to $135.60M.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The actual cash paid to lenders for interest on debt.