Cme (CME) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported Gross Margin of 97.21% for Q1 2026, up 51.0% year-over-year from 64.38% in Q1 2025, and up 2.55% quarter-over-quarter from 94.79% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cme (CME) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 97.21% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 97.21%, up 51.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 96.35% (up 57.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 96.19%, up 55.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin climbed to 97.21% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 94.79% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 97.21% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 92.13% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 95.61% and a median of 96.07% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 81 bps in 2022, then soared 115 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 92.13% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 92.92% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 94.07% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 94.79% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 97.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CME's Gross Margin at 97.21% in Q1 2026, 94.79% in Q4 2025, and 96.42% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 70.39% |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 97.21% |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 74.46% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 65.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 94.06% |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 89.93% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 57.27% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 58.30% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 51.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 96.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 96.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 94.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 96.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 96.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 96.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 92.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 95.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 95.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 95.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 92.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 96.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 95.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 96.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 92.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 95.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 95.25% |