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% on a QoQ basis from 0.41 in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.18 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.44% year-over-year to 2.18 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.94 (down 6.08% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.94, down 5.89% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 2.18 in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.67 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.38 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2024), against an average of 1.02.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio slipped 25.51%; it then climbed 16.26% in 2024.
- Tracing CME's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.38 in 2022, then rose by 2.93% to 0.39 in 2023, then gained by 8.03% to 0.42 in 2024, then fell by 2.18% to 0.41 in 2025, then surged by 427.42% to 2.18 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CME FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 2.18 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.48 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.12 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.68 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.44 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.77 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.91 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.65 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.99 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.31 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.16 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -5.68 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.20 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.96 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.48 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -2.42 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.04 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.75 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.69 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -1.71 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.84 |