CME Group Inc. | Large-cap | Financial Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.6B
Gross Profit 1.4B 87.41%
Operating Income 1.1B 67.47%
Net Income 956.2M 58.22%
EPS (Diluted) $2.62

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 157.8B
Total Liabilities 130.8B
Shareholders Equity 27.0B
Debt to Equity 4.84

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 838.3M
Free Cash Flow 1.1B

Revenue & Profitability Trend

CME Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i6.1B5.6B5.0B4.7B4.9B
Cost of Goods Sold i850.3M828.6M753.1M837.0M856.5M
Gross Profit i5.3B4.8B4.3B3.9B4.0B
Gross Margin % i86.1%85.1%85.0%82.2%82.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i132.7M144.4M137.4M151.7M191.3M
Other Operating Expenses i878.8M817.6M750.4M670.4M734.0M
Total Operating Expenses i1.0B962.0M887.8M822.1M925.3M
Operating Income i3.9B3.4B3.0B2.6B2.6B
Operating Margin % i64.1%61.6%60.1%56.4%54.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i160.9M159.4M162.7M166.9M166.2M
Other Non-Operating Income770.8M877.3M637.1M895.3M250.9M
Pre-tax Income i4.5B4.2B3.5B3.4B2.7B
Income Tax i1.0B927.4M799.3M736.7M615.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i22.4%22.3%22.9%21.8%22.6%
Net Income i3.5B3.2B2.7B2.6B2.1B
Net Margin % i57.5%57.8%53.6%56.2%43.1%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i960.0M-609.7M1.8B3.6B3.2B
EPS (Basic) i$9.69$8.87$7.41$7.30$5.88
EPS (Diluted) i$9.67$8.86$7.40$7.29$5.87
Basic Shares Outstanding i359389000359023000358713000358340000357764000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i359389000359023000358713000358340000357764000

Income Statement Trend

CME Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i2.9B2.9B2.7B2.8B1.6B
Short-term Investments i113.2M111.7M96.0M115.0M100.9M
Accounts Receivable i573.1M535.6M483.2M434.5M461.3M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets553.1M1.1B524.9M423.0M302.0M
Total Current Assets i103.0B94.9B139.1B161.8B89.3B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i00000
Goodwill i41.0B41.2B41.4B41.8B43.6B
Intangible Assets i20.0B20.2B20.4B20.7B22.0B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets3.5B3.7B3.7B3.3B2.0B
Total Non-Current Assets i34.4B34.8B35.1B35.0B35.4B
Total Assets i137.4B129.7B174.2B196.8B124.7B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i79.9M90.6M121.4M48.8M69.3M
Short-term Debt i749.8M-16.0M749.4M-
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities101.5B93.3B137.6B159.6B88.1B
Total Current Liabilities i102.3B93.4B137.7B160.4B88.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.7B3.4B3.4B2.7B3.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i5.2B5.3B5.4B5.4B5.6B
Other Non-Current Liabilities721.2M798.2M826.0M896.5M1.1B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i8.6B9.6B9.6B9.0B10.1B
Total Liabilities i111.0B103.0B147.3B169.4B98.3B
Equity
Common Stock i3.6M3.6M3.6M3.6M3.6M
Retained Earnings i4.2B4.5B4.7B5.2B5.0B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i26.5B26.7B26.9B27.4B26.4B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i3.4B3.4B3.4B3.4B3.4B
Working Capital i719.6M1.5B1.4B1.4B1.1B

Balance Sheet Composition

CME Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i3.5B3.2B2.7B2.6B2.1B
Depreciation & Amortization i336.8M352.6M362.6M385.4M464.4M
Stock-Based Compensation i89.5M82.9M84.3M75.2M96.0M
Working Capital Changes i-71.2M-18.1M52.6M-41.3M97.3M
Operating Cash Flow i3.8B3.6B3.2B3.1B2.7B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-94.0M-76.4M-89.7M-87.9M-197.5M
Acquisitions i9.9M95.5M-402.0M144.7M20.8M
Investment Purchases i-4.5M-4.1M-4.4M-7.8M-11.1M
Investment Sales i6.0M5.9M6.3M9.4M12.3M
Investing Cash Flow i-82.6M20.9M-489.8M58.4M-175.5M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----
Dividends Paid i-3.6B-3.2B-2.6B-2.2B-2.1B
Debt Issuance i00741.0M00
Debt Repayment i0-16.4M-756.2M00
Financing Cash Flow i5.1B-48.3B-25.4B69.9B47.2B
Free Cash Flow i3.6B3.4B3.0B2.3B2.5B
Net Change in Cash i8.8B-44.7B-22.7B73.0B49.8B

Cash Flow Trend

CME Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 26.52
Forward P/E 26.41
Price to Book 3.55
Price to Sales 15.35
PEG Ratio 1.70

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 58.59%
Operating Margin 66.87%
Return on Equity 13.61%
Return on Assets 1.74%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.02
Debt to Equity 13.60
Beta 0.46

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $10.33
Book Value per Share $77.13
Revenue per Share $17.89

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cme98.7B26.523.5513.61%58.59%13.60
S&P Global 168.3B42.375.0411.29%27.29%31.65
Intercontinental 101.9B34.153.5811.06%31.00%68.94
Moody's 91.4B43.2423.1453.02%29.18%179.87
Coinbase Global 80.5B30.196.6427.96%42.67%38.83
Nasdaq 54.3B36.424.6013.25%18.59%81.98

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.