Cme (CME) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported FCF Margin of 65.85% for Q1 2026, down 127.0% year-over-year from 243.9% in Q1 2025, and down 1.42% quarter-over-quarter from 66.8% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cme (CME) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 65.85% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 65.85%, down 127.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 64.06% (up 318.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 64.31%, up 564.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 65.85% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 66.8% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 79.24% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 46.31% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 60.95% and a median of 61.54% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin jumped 2337 bps in 2022, then tumbled 813 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 79.24% in 2022, then fell by 10 bps to 71.11% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 65.02% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 66.8% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 65.85% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CME's FCF Margin at 65.85% in Q1 2026, 66.8% in Q4 2025, and 61.77% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 24.21% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 65.85% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 40.60% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 42.39% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 29.43% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 33.00% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 152.48% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.53% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 65.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 66.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 61.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 61.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 58.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 71.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 62.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 61.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 79.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 48.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 57.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 54.05% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 39.02% |