Cme (CME) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Operating Margin came in at 64.89% for Q2 2026, down 1.86 percentage points from 66.74% a year earlier and down 4.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cme reported Operating Margin of 65.10%, down 0.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 64.86%, up 0.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year change of +10.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 64.13% in FY2024 (+2.55 pp), 61.58% in FY2023 (+1.50 pp), 60.08% in FY2022 (+3.68 pp) and 56.40% in FY2021 (+2.40 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 55.06% (Q4 2021) to 69.66% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.07 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's Operating Margin at 69.66% (Q1 2026), 61.84% (Q4 2025) and 63.25% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinhood Markets | 104.70 Bn | 85.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 100.72 Bn | 40.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cme | 94.58 Bn | 94.58 Bn | - | 64.89% |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 85.83 Bn | 79.63 Bn | - | 38.52% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.05 Bn | 49.49 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 28.12% |
| 6 | State Street | 49.39 Bn | 49.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 39.24 Bn | 32.69 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.94 Bn | 31.94 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.47 Bn | 18.13 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 32.99% |
| 10 | LPL Financial Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 19.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 64.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 69.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 61.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 63.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 66.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 62.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 64.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 64.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 61.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 63.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 55.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 63.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 55.29% |
API Access
Cme Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CME", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();