Cme (CME) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Cme (CME) recorded Capital Expenditures of $15.8 million in Q3 2026, down 14.1% from $18.4 million a year earlier and down 33.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cme's Capital Expenditures came in at $93.7 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 21.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $83.5 million, down 11.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Capital Expenditures came in at $94 million in FY2024 (+23.0%), $76.4 million in FY2023 (-14.8%), $89.7 million in FY2022 (-29.5%) and $127.2 million in FY2021 (-35.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 53.5% in Q1 2026, against a decline of 61.0% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $23.6 million (Q2 2026), $21.8 million (Q1 2026) and $32.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | 15.80 Mn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.32 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 683.00 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.84 Bn | 90.74 Bn | - | 110.00 Mn |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.91 Bn | 53.45 Bn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.30 Bn | 57.74 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 62.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 47.09 Bn | 47.09 Bn | - | 345.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 37.14 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 24.10 Mn |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.28 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - | 44.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 22.20 Mn |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 26.89 Bn | 18.69 Bn | - | 9.31 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.30 Mn |
API Access
Cme Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CME", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();