Cme (CME) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cme (CME) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $599.1 million for Q2 2026, up 6.47% year-over-year from $562.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 5.03% quarter-over-quarter from $570.4 million in Q1 2026.
Cme (CME) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cme (CME) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $599.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.47% year-over-year to $599.1 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (up 5.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 billion, up 4.21% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $599.1 million in Q2 2026 per CME's latest filing, from $570.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $629.1 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $487.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $544.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $536.9 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses dropped 7.71% — and 2025, when it climbed 8.8%.
- Cme's Operating Expenses stood at $539.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.78% to $576.1 million in 2023, then grew by 0.36% to $578.2 million in 2024, then rose by 8.8% to $629.1 million in 2025, then declined by 4.77% to $599.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CME's Operating Expenses at $599.1 million in Q2 2026, $570.4 million in Q1 2026, and $629.1 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 127.39 Bn | 123.25 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.72 Bn | 98.72 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 599.10 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.00 Bn | 89.04 Bn | - | 1.28 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 87.71 Bn | 86.21 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 55.30 Bn | 54.59 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 49.75 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 7 | Msci | 41.35 Bn | 40.99 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 379.50 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 31.38 Bn | 28.99 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 255.60 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 16.49 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 765.00 Mn | 1.05 Bn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 10.85 Bn | 10.55 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 456.62 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 599.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 570.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 629.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 565.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 562.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 534.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 578.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 560.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 531.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 528.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 576.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 517.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 521.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 527.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 539.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 489.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 487.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 487.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 515.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 496.20 Mn |