Cme (CME) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cme's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.69% for Q3 2026, up 1.41 percentage points from 10.28% a year earlier and up 0.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cme (CME) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cme's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.41%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +3.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.16% in FY2024 (+1.34 pp), 8.82% in FY2023 (+1.22 pp), 7.60% in FY2022 (+0.78 pp) and 6.82% in FY2021 (-0.02 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 0.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CME's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 11.27% (Q2 2026), 10.87% (Q1 2026) and 10.13% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.59 Bn | 97.93 Bn | - | 11.69% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 100.46 Bn | 34.08 Bn | - | 25.25% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.18 Bn | 90.07 Bn | - | 8.54% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 72.63 Bn | 52.17 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 59.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 10.50% |
| 6 | State Street | 45.42 Bn | 45.42 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.91 Bn | 27.39 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 19.52% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 34.30 Bn | 10.61 Bn | - | 40.69% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 31.46 Bn | 31.46 Bn | - | 27.49% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 27.14 Bn | 18.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.72% |
API Access
Cme Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();