Summary
CME Group Inc. (CME) filed an 8-K report on October 26, 2021, to announce its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The core of this filing is the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), which details the company's performance and financial condition for the period. Investors should note that the press release includes both GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP net income and earnings per share. Management utilizes these non-GAAP measures to provide supplemental information that they believe offers a better understanding of financial and business trends and enhances comparability with prior periods. While these non-GAAP figures are presented as a supplement to GAAP results, investors are advised to review the reconciliation provided in the press release to understand the adjustments made and their impact on reported earnings. The filing serves as a notification of these results and the accompanying supplemental financial information.
Key Highlights
- 1CME Group Inc. reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, via an 8-K filing on October 26, 2021.
- 2The filing incorporates by reference a press release (Exhibit 99.1) dated October 27, 2021, containing detailed financial results.
- 3The press release includes both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP net income and earnings per share.
- 4Management believes non-GAAP measures provide valuable supplemental insights into financial and business trends.
- 5Non-GAAP measures are intended to enhance comparability with the company's prior financial reports.
- 6A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the press release.
- 7Information under Item 2.02 is not considered 'filed' for Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 unless expressly incorporated into another filing.