8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

CME GROUP INC. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 28, 2021)

Filed July 28, 2021For Securities:CME

Summary

CME Group Inc. (CME) filed an 8-K on July 27, 2021, to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The filing primarily incorporates by reference a press release dated July 28, 2021, which details these results. Investors should note that while the press release provides GAAP-based financial statements, it also includes non-GAAP financial measures such as non-GAAP net income and earnings per share. Management believes these non-GAAP measures offer valuable supplemental information for understanding financial and business trends, allowing for better comparability with prior periods. CME Group has included a reconciliation of these non-GAAP figures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, as required by Regulation G, ensuring transparency for investors assessing performance.

Key Highlights

  • 1CME Group Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, via an 8-K filing dated July 27, 2021.
  • 2The primary content of the filing is a press release dated July 28, 2021, detailing the company's quarterly financial performance.
  • 3The press release includes both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.
  • 4Key non-GAAP metrics presented are non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share.
  • 5Management uses non-GAAP measures to provide supplemental insights into financial trends and improve comparability with prior periods.
  • 6A reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures is provided in the press release, adhering to Regulation G requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to report CME Group Inc.'s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, by incorporating a press release that contains these results.

Yes, the press release incorporated by reference in the 8-K provides both GAAP financial statements and supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP net income and earnings per share.

CME Group presents non-GAAP measures to offer supplemental information to management and investors, believing they provide better insights into financial and business trends and allow for improved comparability with the company's prior financial reports.

The reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included within the press release (Exhibit 99.1) that is incorporated by reference into this 8-K filing.