Cme (CME) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cme (CME) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $570.4 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 6.76% year-over-year to $570.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 5.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 billion, up 4.21% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses eased to $570.4 million in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from $629.1 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.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $534.3 million (2025), against an average of $541.6 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses decreased 7.71%; it then gained 8.8% in 2025.
• Tracing CME's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $539.5 million in 2022, then rose by 6.78% to $576.1 million in 2023, then increased by 0.36% to $578.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.8% to $629.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 9.33% to $570.4 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CME Operating Expenses figures stand at $570.4 million (Q1 2026), $629.1 million (Q4 2025), and $565.0 million (Q3 2025).

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