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CME Group CME Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B+14.5%
Operating income$1.3B+18.2%
Net income$1.2B+23.7%
EPS (diluted)$3.18+21.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.4B+70.2%
Total debt$3.7B-1.4%
Total equity$26.6B-1.5%
Total assets$201.99B+28.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+12.8%
CapEx$21.8M+53.5%
Free cash flow$1.2B+12.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$89.02B+12.1%
Enterprise value$90.37B+10.7%
P/E20.7×-1.2×
P/S13.2×+0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin65.6%+0.6pp
Net margin63.6%+5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16%+2.6pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CME Group’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=64.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CME Group’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CME Group's free cash flow margin?
CME Group (CME) reported free cash flow margin of 64.1% in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
CME Group's free cash flow margin increased by 5.2% year-over-year, from 60.9% to 64.1%.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's free cash flow margin has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 188.9% to 252.8%.
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.