Cme (CME) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cme's FCF Margin came in at 61.60% for Q3 2026, down 0.17 percentage points from 61.77% a year earlier but up 7.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Cme reported FCF Margin of 62.15%, down 1.69 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 64.31%, up 5.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +12.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 58.67% in FY2024 (-1.87 pp), 60.54% in FY2023 (+1.44 pp), 59.10% in FY2022 (+10.58 pp) and 48.51% in FY2021 (-3.05 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is 46.31% (Q2 2023) to 79.24% (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 23.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 8.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's FCF Margin at 54.13% (Q2 2026), 65.85% (Q1 2026) and 66.80% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 108.95 Bn | 97.29 Bn | - | 61.60% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 102.82 Bn | 36.44 Bn | - | 71.32% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.21 Bn | 91.10 Bn | - | 28.98% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 74.92 Bn | 54.46 Bn | - | 85.32% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.69 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 19.18% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.98 Bn | 46.98 Bn | - | 47.58% |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.89 Bn | 27.37 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 58.36% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.15 Bn | 11.46 Bn | - | 42.53% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 131.29% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 27.24 Bn | 19.05 Bn | - | 57.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 61.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.13% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cme FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();