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CME Group CME Return on invested capital

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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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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 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 return on invested capital?
CME Group (CME) reported return on invested capital of 15.4% in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
CME Group's return on invested capital increased by 11.7% year-over-year, from 13.8% to 15.4%.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's return on invested capital has grown at a 13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 34% to 57.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.