Professional fees
CME Group Professional fees decreased by 41.1% to $28.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.1%, from $28.50M to $28.20M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Professional fees shows relatively stable performance with a -0.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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is_professional_feesHistorical 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 | $36.80M | $45.20M | $32.30M | $31.80M | $32.00M | $35.10M | $38.50M | $38.30M | $37.80M | $32.20M | $36.10M | $33.10M | $34.70M | $31.00M | $33.90M | $28.50M | $37.40M | $36.70M | $47.90M | $28.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.8% | -28.5% | -1.5% | +0.6% | +9.7% | +9.7% | -0.5% | -1.3% | -14.8% | +12.1% | -8.3% | +4.8% | -10.7% | +9.4% | -15.9% | +31.2% | -1.9% | +30.5% | -41.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.0% | -22.3% | +19.2% | +20.4% | +18.1% | -8.3% | -6.2% | -13.6% | -8.2% | -3.7% | -6.1% | -13.9% | +7.8% | +18.4% | +41.3% | -1.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CME Group's professional fees?
- CME Group (CME) reported professional fees of $28.20M in Q1 2026.
- How has CME Group's professional fees changed year-over-year?
- CME Group's professional fees decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $28.50M to $28.20M.
- What is the long-term trend for CME Group's professional fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's professional fees has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $151.70M to $150.50M.
- What does professional fees mean?
- The total expenditure on external legal, consulting, and professional advisory services.