What is CME Group's income tax?

CME Group (CME) reported income tax of $356.6M in Q1 2026.

How has CME Group's income tax changed year-over-year?

CME Group's income tax increased by 23.6% year-over-year, from $288.6M to $356.6M.

What is the long-term trend for CME Group's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's income tax has grown at a 14.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $736.7M to $1.26B.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

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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$79.85B-18.3%

Enterprise value$81.2B-18.5%

P/E18.6×-7.4×

P/S11.8×-3.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin65.6%+0.6pp

Net margin63.6%+5.9pp

FCF margin64.1%+3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16%+2.6pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CME Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: CME Group (CME) reported income tax of $356.6M in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's income tax changed year-over-year?: CME Group's income tax increased by 23.6% year-over-year, from $288.6M to $356.6M.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's income tax has grown at a 14.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $736.7M to $1.26B.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.