Cme (CME) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cme (CME) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.95% for Q1 2026, down 261.0% year-over-year from 8.05% in Q1 2025, and down 0.51% on a QoQ basis from 13.02% in Q4 2025.
Cme (CME) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.95% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 261.0% year-over-year to 12.95% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.95% (down 261.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 55.37%, up 4279.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 12.95% in Q1 2026 per CME's latest filing, from 13.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.14% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 5.46% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.01% (2024), against an average of 10.22%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 458 bps; it then jumped 720 bps in 2025.
- Tracing CME's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.81% in 2022, then rose by 28 bps to 10.04% in 2023, then grew by 11 bps to 11.14% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 13.02% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 12.95% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CME Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 12.95% (Q1 2026), 13.02% (Q4 2025), and 12.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 12.95% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 16.61% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 9.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 44.72% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 28.43% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 8.05% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 20.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.82% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.03% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.13% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.20% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.03% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 52.84% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.08% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.41% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.74% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.07% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.05% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.36% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.68% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.33% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.78% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.65% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.78% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.50% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.92% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.33% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.89% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.69% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.13% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.19% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.70% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 5.34% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 5.48% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.43% |