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% on a QoQ basis from 66.8% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 65.85% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 127.0% year-over-year to 65.85% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 64.06% (up 318.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 64.31%, up 564.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin eased to 65.85% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 66.8% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 79.24% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 46.31% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 61.54% (2023), against an average of 60.95%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin surged 2337 bps; it then sank 813 bps in 2023.
- Tracing CME's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 79.24% in 2022, then dropped by 10 bps to 71.11% in 2023, then declined by 9 bps to 65.02% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 66.8% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 65.85% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CME FCF Margin figures stand at 65.85% (Q1 2026), 66.8% (Q4 2025), and 61.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 24.21% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 65.85% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 42.39% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 40.60% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 29.43% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 33.00% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 152.48% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.53% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 45.82% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 53.74% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 24.35% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 80.39% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 46.93% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 57.39% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 58.92% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 31.52% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 52.57% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 36.76% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 60.97% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 48.26% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 72.75% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 47.94% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 55.22% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 26.65% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 53.74% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 51.56% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 54.10% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 22.54% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 54.57% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 45.15% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 51.03% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 27.99% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 45.98% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 55.40% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.20% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.88% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 44.57% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 51.09% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 41.32% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 52.30% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 43.06% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 29.14% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 28.31% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 47.62% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 41.24% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 43.78% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 19.92% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 38.56% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 43.80% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 36.81% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 32.67% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 47.52% |