Cme (CME) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported Operating Margin of 69.66% for Q1 2026, up 219.0% year-over-year from 21.84% in Q1 2025, and up 12.64% on a QoQ basis from 61.84% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 69.66% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 219.0% year-over-year to 69.66% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 65.57% (up 65.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 64.86%, up 73.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 69.66% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 61.84% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 69.66% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 55.33% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 63.25% (2025), against an average of 63.04%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin surged 594 bps; it then tumbled 139 bps in 2025.
- Tracing CME's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 55.33% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 59.97% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 62.09% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 61.84% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 69.66% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CME Operating Margin figures stand at 69.66% (Q1 2026), 61.84% (Q4 2025), and 63.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 48.00% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 69.66% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 55.93% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 44.35% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 30.74% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.52% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 53.70% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 39.72% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.65% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 30.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.22% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 57.86% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 46.88% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.58% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 53.92% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 63.06% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 50.33% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 53.64% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 54.89% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 53.49% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 52.56% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 60.82% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 62.94% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 66.81% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 59.66% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 63.72% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 65.46% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 64.66% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 59.17% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 62.41% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 62.15% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 61.43% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 57.74% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 60.73% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 60.38% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 60.20% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 56.06% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 56.45% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 56.31% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 58.46% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 47.05% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 56.05% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 62.22% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 56.43% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 56.83% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 57.96% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 58.95% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 58.25% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 53.01% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 65.44% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 63.76% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 63.02% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 60.06% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 60.39% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 63.29% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 59.82% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 60.30% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 61.72% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 61.56% |