Cme (CME) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported EBITDA Margin of 71.11% for Q1 2026, up 198.0% year-over-year from 23.86% in Q1 2025, and up 14.98% on a QoQ basis from 61.84% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 71.11% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 198.0% year-over-year to 71.11% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 66.76% (up 50.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 64.86%, up 73.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin grew to 71.11% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 61.84% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 71.11% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 55.33% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 64.97% (2025), against an average of 64.63%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin jumped 543 bps; it then slumped 145 bps in 2025.
- Tracing CME's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 55.33% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 59.97% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 62.09% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 61.84% in 2025, then rose by 15 bps to 71.11% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CME EBITDA Margin figures stand at 71.11% (Q1 2026), 61.84% (Q4 2025), and 64.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 48.74% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 71.11% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 55.93% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 44.35% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 30.74% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.52% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 54.40% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 40.55% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.65% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 71.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 61.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 64.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 68.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 69.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 62.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 66.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 67.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 66.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 63.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 64.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 65.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 63.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 66.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 58.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 60.36% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 60.86% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 46.88% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 52.25% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 57.02% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 65.38% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 50.33% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 56.89% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 58.53% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 56.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 52.56% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 60.82% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 62.94% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 66.81% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 59.66% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 63.72% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 65.46% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 64.66% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 59.17% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 62.41% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 62.15% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 61.43% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 57.74% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 60.73% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 60.38% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 60.20% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 56.06% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 56.45% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 56.31% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 58.46% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 47.05% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 56.05% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 62.22% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 56.43% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 56.83% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.70% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 24.43% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 58.25% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 53.01% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 22.83% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 30.67% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 63.02% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 60.06% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 60.39% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 63.29% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 59.82% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 60.30% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 61.72% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 61.56% |