CME Group Inc. (CME) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutCME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income products. The company also provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges; and trade processing and risk mitigation services. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Show more

Net Interest Income -$161M -0.9%
Total Revenue $6.13B +9.9%
Net Income $3.53B +9.3%
Return on Equity 13.25% +10.1%
Net Interest Margin -0.12% +4.7%
Efficiency Ratio 21.99% -6.7%
ROA 2.64% +24.3%
Equity / Assets 19.27% -6.5%
Book Value per Share 73.59 -1.1%
Tangible BV/Share -11.10 -0.2%
Debt/Equity 0.13 +1.0%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓Efficient operations: 22.0% efficiency ratio
✓Well capitalized: 19.3% equity/assets
✓Healthy dividend yield of 3.7%
✓Diversified revenue: 100.0% from non-interest income

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak NIM of -0.1%
✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.01%

5Y4.72%

3Y9.34%

TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y12.08%

5Y10.75%

3Y10.17%

TTM8.23%

EPS CAGR

10Y11.18%

5Y10.35%

3Y9.88%

TTM8.52%

ROCE

10Y Avg7.95%

5Y Avg8.64%

3Y Avg9.58%

Latest11.01%

Peer Comparison

Specialized Derivatives Exchanges

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CMECME Group Inc.	98.3B	272.59	28.19	9.88%	57.52%	13.31%	3.66%	0.13

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Net Interest Income+	-117.4M	-123.5M	-117M	-157.7M	-178M	-166.2M	-166.9M	-162.7M	-159.4M	-160.9M
NII Growth %	0.02%	-0.05%	0.05%	-0.35%	-0.13%	0.07%	-0%	0.03%	0.02%	-0.01%
Net Interest Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	117.4M	123.5M	117M	157.7M	178M	166.2M	166.9M	162.7M	159.4M	160.9M
Loan Loss Provision	464.1M	419.7M	446.9M	514.5M	720.7M	690.3M	670.1M	590.4M	669.2M	689.4M
Non-Interest Income+	3.33B	3.6B	3.64B	4.31B	4.87B	4.88B	4.69B	5.02B	5.58B	6.13B
Non-Interest Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Revenue+	3.33B	3.6B	3.64B	4.31B	4.87B	4.88B	4.69B	5.02B	5.58B	6.13B
Revenue Growth %	0.07%	0.08%	0.01%	0.18%	0.13%	0%	-0.04%	0.07%	0.11%	0.1%
Non-Interest Expense	756.6M	824.7M	745.9M	1.03B	1.38B	1.39B	1.21B	1.25B	1.31B	1.35B
Efficiency Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income+	1.99B	2.2B	2.31B	2.61B	2.59B	2.64B	2.65B	3.02B	3.44B	3.93B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	0.12%	0.11%	0.05%	0.13%	-0.01%	0.02%	0%	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%
Pretax Income+	1.96B	2.29B	2.53B	2.78B	2.69B	2.72B	3.37B	3.49B	4.15B	4.54B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	709.8M	753.5M	-1.54B	814.1M	573.8M	615.7M	736.7M	799.3M	927.4M	1.02B
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	1.25B	1.53B	4.06B	1.96B	2.12B	2.11B	2.64B	2.69B	3.23B	3.53B
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	0.11%	0.23%	1.65%	-0.52%	0.08%	-0.01%	0.25%	0.02%	0.2%	0.09%
Net Income (Continuing)	1.25B	1.53B	4.06B	1.96B	2.12B	2.11B	2.64B	2.69B	3.23B	3.53B
EPS (Diluted)+	3.69	4.53	11.94	5.71	5.91	5.87	7.29	7.40	8.86	9.67
EPS Growth %	0.1%	0.23%	1.64%	-0.52%	0.04%	-0.01%	0.24%	0.02%	0.2%	0.09%
EPS (Basic)	3.71	4.55	12.00	5.73	5.93	5.88	7.30	7.41	8.87	9.69
Diluted Shares Outstanding	337.89M	338.97M	340.23M	343.74M	358.24M	358.52M	358.93M	359.18M	359.5M	359.94M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash & Short Term Investments+	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Cash & Due from Banks	1.69B	1.87B	1.9B	1.37B	1.55B	1.63B	2.83B	2.72B	2.91B	2.89B
Short Term Investments	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Total Investments+	72.5M	83.3M	90.1M	72.9M	83.2M	100.9M	115M	96M	111.7M	113.2M
Investments Growth %	-0.03%	0.15%	0.08%	-0.19%	0.14%	0.21%	0.14%	-0.17%	0.16%	0.01%
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Goodwill & Intangibles+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill	7.57B	7.57B	7.57B	10.81B	10.74B	10.8B	10.53B	10.48B	10.5B	10.49B
Intangible Assets	19.71B	19.62B	19.52B	22.68B	22.29B	22.04B	20.71B	20.45B	20.23B	20B
PP&E (Net)	491.7M	425.2M	399.7M	448.7M	544M	579.2M	505.3M	455.5M	409.5M	386.2M
Other Assets	1.68B	1.73B	1.39B	1.66B	2.07B	1.96B	3.28B	3.71B	3.69B	3.54B
Total Current Assets	37.9B	40.03B	46.91B	41.89B	39.57B	89.28B	161.76B	139.08B	94.89B	103.03B
Total Non-Current Assets	29.45B	29.34B	28.88B	35.59B	35.65B	35.38B	35.02B	35.1B	34.82B	34.41B
Total Assets+	67.36B	69.37B	75.79B	77.48B	75.22B	124.66B	196.78B	174.18B	129.71B	137.45B
Asset Growth %	-0.07%	0.03%	0.09%	0.02%	-0.03%	0.66%	0.58%	-0.11%	-0.26%	0.06%
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.02%	0.02%	0.06%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%
Accounts Payable	28.7M	26.2M	31.3M	116M	61.9M	69.3M	48.8M	121.4M	90.6M	79.9M
Total Debt+	37.78B	39.77B	46.42B	4.4B	3.74B	3.44B	3.45B	3.44B	3.43B	3.43B
Net Debt	36.09B	37.91B	44.51B	3.03B	2.19B	1.81B	610.2M	718.3M	513.4M	535.6M
Long-Term Debt	2.23B	2.23B	2.23B	3.83B	3.74B	3.44B	2.7B	3.42B	3.43B	2.68B
Short-Term Debt	35.55B	37.54B	44.19B	574.2M	0	0	749.4M	16M	0	749.8M
Other Liabilities	395.5M	560.9M	615.7M	745.1M	1.16B	1.06B	896.5M	826M	798.2M	721.2M
Total Current Liabilities	36.82B	38.95B	45.67B	41.27B	38.52B	88.2B	160.4B	137.69B	93.42B	102.31B
Total Non-Current Liabilities	9.98B	10.08B	7.71B	10.24B	10.53B	10.11B	8.98B	9.61B	9.55B	8.65B
Total Liabilities	46.81B	49.03B	53.38B	51.51B	49.06B	98.31B	169.38B	147.3B	102.97B	110.96B
Total Equity+	20.55B	20.34B	22.41B	25.97B	26.16B	26.35B	27.4B	26.88B	26.74B	26.49B
Equity Growth %	-0.02%	-0.01%	0.1%	0.16%	0.01%	0.01%	0.04%	-0.02%	-0.01%	-0.01%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.06%	0.08%	0.19%	0.08%	0.08%	0.08%	0.1%	0.1%	0.12%	0.13%
Book Value per Share	60.82	60.01	65.87	75.54	73.02	73.50	76.34	74.83	74.38	73.59
Tangible BV per Share	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Common Stock	3.4M	3.4M	3.4M	3.6M	3.6M	3.6M	3.6M	3.6M	3.6M	3.6M
Additional Paid-in Capital	17.72B	17.83B	17.9B	21.05B	21.11B	21.19B	22.19B	22.26B	22.33B	22.4B
Retained Earnings	2.91B	2.52B	4.5B	4.86B	5.01B	5B	5.15B	4.75B	4.46B	4.19B
Accumulated OCI	-80.8M	-14.1M	14.3M	5.3M	3.4M	134.9M	53.5M	-133.3M	-55.6M	-105.5M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	1.52B	1.72B	1.84B	2.44B	2.67B	2.72B	2.4B	3.06B	3.45B	3.69B
Operating CF Growth %	0.17%	0.13%	0.07%	0.33%	0.1%	0.02%	-0.12%	0.27%	0.13%	0.07%
Net Income	1.25B	1.53B	4.06B	1.96B	2.12B	2.11B	2.64B	2.69B	3.23B	3.53B
Depreciation & Amortization	228.6M	225.3M	208.5M	248.7M	473.3M	464.4M	385.4M	362.6M	352.6M	336.8M
Deferred Taxes	63.3M	-83M	-2.36B	114.3M	-3.7M	-41.6M	34.8M	-23.2M	-75M	-66.4M
Other Non-Cash Items	70.8M	-23.3M	-115M	-32.1M	48.9M	31.2M	-568.1M	36.5M	-37.7M	-3.6M
Working Capital Changes	-155.2M	-3.3M	-16.7M	49.7M	-34.6M	59.2M	-161.8M	-95.2M	-95.2M	-191.6M
Cash from Investing+	17.9M	53.7M	179.9M	-1.89B	-152.6M	-175.5M	58.4M	-489.8M	20.9M	-82.6M
Purchase of Investments	-35.3M	-45.9M	-3M	-10M	-15.4M	-11.1M	-7.8M	-4.4M	-4.1M	-4.5M
Sale/Maturity of Investments	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Net Investment Activity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acquisitions	-16.7M	-300K	-1.3M	-1.77B	89.6M	20.8M	144.7M	-402M	95.5M	9.9M
Other Investing	7M	145.5M	261.8M	0	0	0	39.3M	0	0	0
Cash from Financing+	-1.21B	-1.59B	-1.99B	-1.08B	-2.34B	-2.46B	69.91B	-25.38B	-48.34B	5.08B
Dividends Paid	-1.34B	-1.79B	-1.99B	-2.15B	-1.7B	-2.11B	-2.19B	-2.63B	-3.24B	-3.58B
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	-36.8M	-41.4M	0	-24.8M	-21.4M	-33M
Stock Issued	64M	51.8M	36.7M	398.4M	36.8M	0	965M	0	0	0
Net Stock Activity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	0	0	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	0	-1000K	-1000K	0
Other Financing	83.2M	11.7M	-28.5M	-447.9M	53.6M	-2.2M	71.13B	-22.71B	-45.07B	8.69B
Net Change in Cash+	326.5M	176M	35M	-528.8M	179.4M	81.9M	72.37B	-22.82B	-44.86B	8.68B
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	1.37B	1.69B	1.87B	1.91B	1.38B	1.56B	88.42B	160.79B	137.97B	93.11B
Cash at End	1.69B	1.87B	1.9B	1.38B	1.56B	1.64B	160.79B	137.97B	93.11B	101.79B
Interest Paid	89.1M	84.8M	84.8M	108.3M	146.3M	133.3M	133.3M	133.2M	129.9M	129.9M
Income Taxes Paid	716.6M	706.7M	762.8M	577.4M	591.2M	652.7M	755M	973.4M	1.11B	1.2B
Free Cash Flow+	1.4B	1.62B	1.76B	2.32B	2.43B	2.52B	2.28B	2.97B	3.38B	3.6B
FCF Growth %	0.22%	0.16%	0.08%	0.32%	0.04%	0.04%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.14%	0.06%

Banking Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	6.01%	7.5%	19.01%	8.11%	8.12%	8.02%	9.81%	9.92%	12.03%	13.25%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.79%	2.24%	5.6%	2.56%	2.77%	2.11%	1.64%	1.45%	2.12%	2.64%
Net Interest Margin	-0.17%	-0.18%	-0.15%	-0.2%	-0.24%	-0.13%	-0.08%	-0.09%	-0.12%	-0.12%
Efficiency Ratio	22.74%	22.94%	20.47%	23.89%	28.38%	28.46%	25.75%	24.91%	23.56%	21.99%
Equity / Assets	30.51%	29.32%	29.57%	33.51%	34.78%	21.14%	13.92%	15.43%	20.61%	19.27%
Book Value / Share	60.82	60.01	65.87	75.54	73.02	73.5	76.34	74.83	74.38	73.59
NII Growth	1.68%	-5.2%	5.26%	-34.79%	-12.87%	6.63%	-0.42%	2.52%	2.03%	-0.94%
Dividend Payout	107.73%	116.5%	49.06%	109.57%	80.13%	100.23%	83.04%	97.86%	100.29%	101.66%

Revenue by Segment

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
clearing and transaction fees	3.67B	3.95B	3.9B	3.77B	4.14B	4.59B	4.99B
clearing and transaction fees Growth	-	7.61%	-1.23%	-3.39%	10.03%	10.76%	8.71%
MarketData	449.6M	518.5M	545.4M	576.9M	610.9M	663.7M	710.2M
MarketData Growth	-	15.32%	5.19%	5.78%	5.89%	8.64%	7.01%
OtherRevenue	192.8M	403.4M	440.8M	347.7M	265.8M	326.7M	431.7M
OtherRevenue Growth	-	109.23%	9.27%	-21.12%	-23.55%	22.91%	32.14%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

CME Group Inc. (CME) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.2x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

CME Group Inc. (CME) grew revenue by 9.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, CME Group Inc. (CME) is profitable, generating $3.75B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (57.5% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, CME Group Inc. (CME) pays a dividend with a yield of 3.65%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

CME Group Inc. (CME) has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.2%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Industry Metrics

CME Group Inc. (CME) has a net interest margin (NIM) of -0.1%. NIM has been under pressure due to interest rate environment.

CME Group Inc. (CME) has an efficiency ratio of 22.0%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.

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