Cme (CME) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.64% in Q3 2026, up 3.18 percentage points from 13.46% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Cme came in at 14.75%, up 1.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 13.25% in FY2024 (+1.21 pp), 12.03% in FY2023 (+2.12 pp), 9.92% in FY2022 (+0.10 pp) and 9.81% in FY2021 (+1.79 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 21 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year gain in Return on Equity [ROE] ran from 0.12 percentage points in Q4 2022 to 3.29 percentage points in Q2 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, CME's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 16.14% (Q2 2026), 15.43% (Q1 2026) and 14.31% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 16.64% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 101.69 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | 14.73% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.41 Bn | 92.22 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 14.19% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.28 Bn | 52.89 Bn | - | 20.39% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 61.44 Bn | 58.88 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 17.36% |
| 6 | State Street | 46.84 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 38.04 Bn | 28.52 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 25.63% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.16 Bn | 18.81 Bn | - | 22.23% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.22 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 18.13% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.09 Bn | 22.61 Bn | - | 14.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.64% |
API Access
Cme Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();