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CME Group CME Operating 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$91.25B+12.1%
Enterprise value$92.6B+10.7%
P/E21.2×-1.2×
P/S13.5×+0.5×

Profitability

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Net margin63.6%+5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16%+2.6pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CME Group’s reported figures.

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 operating margin?
CME Group (CME) reported operating margin of 65.6% in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's operating margin changed year-over-year?
CME Group's operating margin increased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 64.9% to 65.6%.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's operating margin has grown at a 4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 215.9% to 260.1%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.