Cme (CME) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.28% for Q3 2026, up 0.23 percentage points from 2.05% a year earlier and up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cme (CME) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cme's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.42%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +0.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.64% in FY2024 (+0.52 pp), 2.12% in FY2023 (+0.67 pp), 1.45% in FY2022 (-0.19 pp) and 1.64% in FY2021 (-0.47 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.19 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 1.00 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 0.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's Return on Assets [ROA] at 2.16% (Q2 2026), 2.13% (Q1 2026) and 2.11% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 2.28% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 101.69 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | 1.29% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.41 Bn | 92.22 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 2.41% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.28 Bn | 52.89 Bn | - | 3.48% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 61.44 Bn | 58.88 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 7.61% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.84 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | 0.90% |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 38.04 Bn | 28.52 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 13.56% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.16 Bn | 18.81 Bn | - | 2.06% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.22 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 1.40% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.09 Bn | 22.61 Bn | - | 12.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.37% |
Cme Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();