Cme (CME) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 2.18 for Q1 2026, down 6.44% year-over-year from 2.33 in Q1 2025, and up 427.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cme (CME) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.18 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 2.18, down 6.44% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.94 (down 6.08% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.94, down 5.89% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 2.18 in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, 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.
- A 5-year average of 1.02 and a median of 0.55 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio declined 25.51% in 2022, then increased 16.26% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.38 in 2022, then advanced by 2.93% to 0.39 in 2023, then climbed by 8.03% to 0.42 in 2024, then decreased by 2.18% to 0.41 in 2025, then jumped by 427.42% to 2.18 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CME's FCF Payout Ratio at 2.18 in Q1 2026, 0.41 in Q4 2025, and 0.48 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 0.22 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.99 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.70 |