Cme (CME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.13% for Q2 2026, down 5.01 percentage points from 16.14% a year earlier and down 1.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cme's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 55.37%, up 42.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +32.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.58% in FY2024 (+6.71 pp), 5.87% in FY2023 (-0.44 pp), 6.31% in FY2022 (-816.33 pp) and 822.64% in FY2021 (+800.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.74 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 7.20 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 5.01 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 12.95% (Q1 2026), 13.02% (Q4 2025) and 12.25% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.29 Bn | 98.39 Bn | - | 11.13% |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.73 Bn | 85.47 Bn | - | 9.74% |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 85.57 Bn | 66.60 Bn | - | 48.09% |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 57.08 Bn | 54.52 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 11.95% |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 36.00 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.61 Bn | 27.26 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 24.89% |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 26.02 Bn | 18.03 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.19 Bn | 20.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.29 Bn | 15.17 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 4.11% |
| 10 | Xp | 16.10 Bn | -5.72 Bn | 105.39 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.13% |
| 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% |
API Access
Cme Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();