What is CME Group's tax on share settlement?

CME Group (CME) reported tax on share settlement of $22M in Q1 2026.

How has CME Group's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

CME Group's tax on share settlement increased by 168.3% year-over-year, from $8.2M to $22M.

What is the long-term trend for CME Group's tax on share settlement?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's tax on share settlement has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $31.7M to $33.9M.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

CME Group CME Tax on Share Settlement

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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:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

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 tax on share settlement?: CME Group (CME) reported tax on share settlement of $22M in Q1 2026.
How has CME Group's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: CME Group's tax on share settlement increased by 168.3% year-over-year, from $8.2M to $22M.
What is the long-term trend for CME Group's tax on share settlement?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CME Group's tax on share settlement has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $31.7M to $33.9M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.