8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

CME GROUP INC. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 27, 2022)

Filed July 27, 2022For Securities:CME

Summary

CME Group Inc. (CME) filed an 8-K on July 27, 2022, to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The filing primarily incorporates by reference a press release (Exhibit 99.1) detailing these results. 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 offer supplemental insights into the company's financial performance and business trends, believing they enhance comparability with prior periods. While these non-GAAP figures are presented to provide a more complete picture, they should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a replacement for, the GAAP-based financial statements. A reconciliation between the non-GAAP and GAAP measures is provided within the press release.

Key Highlights

  • 1CME Group Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, via an 8-K filing on July 27, 2022.
  • 2The primary content of the filing is Exhibit 99.1, a press release detailing the company's quarterly performance.
  • 3The press release includes both GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics.
  • 4Key non-GAAP measures highlighted are non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share.
  • 5Management believes non-GAAP measures offer valuable supplemental information for assessing financial trends and comparability.
  • 6A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP measures is included in the press release.
  • 7The information provided is intended to supplement, not replace, GAAP-based financial reporting.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to publicly disclose CME Group Inc.'s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, by incorporating a press release that details these results.

No, this 8-K filing does not contain the full financial statements directly. Instead, it incorporates by reference a press release (Exhibit 99.1) which contains the financial results and related information.

Non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP net income and earnings per share, are financial metrics that exclude or adjust certain items from their GAAP counterparts. CME Group includes them because management believes they provide important supplemental information to investors about financial and business trends and enhance comparability with the company's prior financial reports.

No, investors should not rely solely on the non-GAAP figures. Management considers these non-GAAP measures to be a supplement to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation to GAAP is provided for clarity.