Growth Metrics

Cme (CME) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cme has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 2.18 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.44% to 2.18 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.94 through Mar 2026, down 6.08% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.94 for FY2025, 5.89% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 2.18 for Q1 2026 at Cme, up from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.67 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.38 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2024), against an average of 1.02.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: dropped 25.51% in 2022 and later grew 16.26% in 2024.
  • Tracing CME's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.38 in 2022, then grew by 2.93% to 0.39 in 2023, then increased by 8.03% to 0.42 in 2024, then dropped by 2.18% to 0.41 in 2025, then soared by 427.42% to 2.18 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 2.18, 0.41, and 0.48 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.