Cme (CME) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Cme (CME) reported Capital Expenditures of $21.8 million for Q1 2026, up 53.52% year-over-year from $14.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.92% quarter-over-quarter from $32.5 million in Q4 2025.

Cme (CME) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cme (CME) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $21.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $21.8 million, up 53.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $91.1 million (up 3.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $83.5 million, down 11.17% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures declined to $21.8 million in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from $32.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $32.5 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $14.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $21.5 million and a median of $20.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Capital Expenditures plunged 54.91% in 2022, then surged 53.52% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $24.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 14.75% to $20.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 25.96% to $26.2 million in 2024, then gained by 24.05% to $32.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.92% to $21.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CME's Capital Expenditures at $21.8 million in Q1 2026, $32.5 million in Q4 2025, and $18.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 27.00 Mn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 21.80 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 95.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 64.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 60.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn -
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 26.00 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 19.20 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 65.20 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 26.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 21.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 21.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.80 Mn