What is CME Group's interest expense?

CME Group (CME) reported interest expense of $43.6M in Q1 2026.

How has CME Group's interest expense changed year-over-year?

CME Group's interest expense increased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $41.7M to $43.6M.

What is the long-term trend for CME Group's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's interest expense has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $166.9M to $173.4M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

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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$81.3B-17.7%

Enterprise value$82.65B-18.3%

P/E18.9×-8.3×

P/S12×-3.7×

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:InterestAndDebtExpense.

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 interest expense?: CME Group (CME) reported interest expense of $43.6M in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's interest expense changed year-over-year?: CME Group's interest expense increased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $41.7M to $43.6M.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's interest expense has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $166.9M to $173.4M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.