Cme (CME) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cme's (CME) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $599.1 million in 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.
Analysis
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.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 6.47% year-over-year to $599.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.4 billion, a 5.73% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.3 billion, up 4.21% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $599.1 million for Q2 2026 at Cme, up from $570.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $629.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $487.5 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $544.8 million and a median of $536.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slipped 7.71% in 2022 and advanced 8.8% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $539.5 million in 2022, then rose by 6.78% to $576.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.36% to $578.2 million in 2024, then grew by 8.8% to $629.1 million in 2025, then slipped by 4.77% to $599.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $599.1 million (Q2 2026), $570.4 million (Q1 2026), and $629.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 99.03 Bn | 99.03 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 599.10 Mn |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 87.86 Bn | 85.91 Bn | - | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Nasdaq | 52.18 Bn | 51.46 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cboe Global Markets | 29.94 Bn | 27.55 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 255.60 Mn |
| 5 | Tradeweb Markets | 21.76 Bn | 19.70 Bn | - | 313.68 Mn |
| 6 | Marketaxess Holdings | 5.74 Bn | 5.45 Bn | - | 128.54 Mn |
| 7 | Miami International Holdings | 4.03 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 141.11 Mn | 113.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 |