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Cme (CME) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cme has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 12.31% to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.3 billion through Mar 2026, up 13.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.2 billion for FY2025, 16.6% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Cme, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $599.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $949.7 million (2025), against an average of $904.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: soared 49.31% in 2022 and later dropped 3.11% in 2024.
  • Tracing CME's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $957.1 million in 2022, then rose by 6.94% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then dropped by 3.11% to $991.7 million in 2024, then rose by 11.06% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then grew by 12.41% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $1.2 billion, $1.1 billion, and $949.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.