Cme CME
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$274.73 +0.03 (+0.01%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:24 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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