Cme (CME) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Cme (CME) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $923.5 million for Q2 2026, down 11.21% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q2 2025, and down 25.41% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
Cme (CME) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cme (CME) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $923.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 11.21% year-over-year to $923.5 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $4.2 billion (up 2.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.2 billion, up 16.6% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow declined to $923.5 million in Q2 2026 per CME's latest filing, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $599.7 million in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $905.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $936.6 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 49.31% — and 2026, when it declined 11.21%.
- Cme's Free Cash Flow stood at $957.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.94% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 3.11% to $991.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 11.06% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 16.15% to $923.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CME's Free Cash Flow at $923.5 million in Q2 2026, $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 127.26 Bn | 123.12 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 99.13 Bn | 99.13 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 923.50 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 90.95 Bn | 88.99 Bn | - | 1.88 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 86.13 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 688.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 55.45 Bn | 54.73 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 634.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 49.19 Bn | 40.40 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 197.31 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 41.09 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 337.40 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 31.57 Bn | 29.18 Bn | 731.60 Mn | -536.30 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 16.37 Bn | 15.54 Bn | 765.00 Mn | 305.70 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 10.82 Bn | 10.52 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 254.05 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 923.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 923.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 949.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 949.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 991.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 991.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 973.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 973.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 758.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 758.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 872.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 872.90 Mn |