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CME GROUP INC. Free Cash Flow 2007-2026 | CME

Annual FY2007–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$4.19B

+16.6%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $650.7M in FY2007 to $4.19B in FY2025: 6.4× in 18 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$1.2B+12.3%$924M−11.2%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$1.1B+26.3%$1.0B+37.1%$950M−2.4%$1.1B+11.1%
FY24$873M−1.6%$759M+20.4%$973M+16.3%$992M−3.1%
FY23$887M+14.4%$630M+5.0%$837M+32.0%$1.0B+6.9%
FY22$776M+35.1%$600M+30.3%$634M+5.7%$957M+49.3%
Share26%23%23%28%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionGrowing
CAGR

+10.7%

FY2020
$2.52B
FY2025
$4.19B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $4.19B
YoY changeLargest recent move+39.2%in FY18Latest +16.6%

1 older move runs past ±50% (largest +53.2%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$4.19B+16.6%10-K
FY2024$3.60B+6.5%10-K
FY2023$3.38B+13.9%10-K
FY2022$2.97B+30.4%10-K
FY2021$2.28B−9.6%10-K
FY2020$2.52B+3.7%10-K
FY2019$2.43B+4.4%10-K
FY2018$2.32B+39.2%10-K
FY2017$1.67B+1.8%10-K
FY2016$1.64B+15.6%10-K
FY2015$1.42B+23.3%10-K
FY2014$1.15B−0.4%10-K
FY2013$1.15B+7.1%10-K
FY2012$1.08B−8.2%10-K
FY2011$1.17B−2.1%10-K
FY2010$1.20B+29.7%10-K
FY2009$925.2M−7.2%10-K
FY2008$997.1M+53.2%10-K
FY2007$650.7M—10-K

What is CME GROUP INC.'s current free cash flow?

CME GROUP INC. (CME) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $4.19B, a 16.60% increase from 2024. CME GROUP INC. free cash flow for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was $923.5M.

What was CME GROUP INC.'s free cash flow in 2024?

CME GROUP INC. annual free cash flow for 2024 was $3.60B, a 6.49% increase from 2023.

What was CME GROUP INC.'s free cash flow in 2023?

CME GROUP INC. annual free cash flow for 2023 was $3.38B, a 13.86% increase from 2022.

What is CME GROUP INC.'s 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

CME GROUP INC. free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.74% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $2.52B to $4.19B over 5 years.

Company
CME GROUP INC.
Ticker
CME
Sector
Other
Industry
Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services