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CME Group (CME) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 23, 2026 · CME Group (CME) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 13% year over year to $1.7B · 60¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 65.7%

CME Group made $1.7B in Q3 2026 (+13% Y/Y): Clearing and transaction fees $1.4B, Market data and information services $243M, Other $116M. Operating margin 65.7%, net earnings $1.0B. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 23, 2026.

Revenue$1.7B

Year over year+13%

Operating margin65.7%

Net earnings$1.0B

Operating cash flow$1.1B

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.7B in Q3 2026, up 13% year over year and up 2% from the previous quarter. Clearing and transaction fees was the largest line at 79% of revenue. Clearing and transaction fees added $0.15B year over year (up 12%), 75% of the total change.

Operating profit was $1.1B, a 65.7% margin (up 2.4 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 85% reached operating profit, above the 63% margin then. Total costs grew 5% against revenue growth of 13%. Net earnings were $1.0B, up 14% year over year. The effective tax rate was 23.5%.

Operating cash flow was $1.1B (up 12% year over year), 105% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.08B of depreciation and amortization and $0.02B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items used $0.06B. Capital expenditures of $0.02B left free cash flow of $1.1B.

Quarterly history

Quarter	Form	Filed	Revenue	Y/Y	Op. margin	Net earnings	Op. cash flow
Q3 2026	10-Q	Oct 23, 2026	$1.7B	+13%	65.7%	$1.0B	$1.1B
Q2 2026	10-Q	Jul 24, 2026	$1.7B	+0.8%	64.9%	$1.0B	$947M
Q1 2026	10-Q	Apr 24, 2026	$1.9B	+14%	69.7%	$1.2B	$1.3B
Q4 2025	10-K	Feb 26, 2026	$1.6B	+8%	61.8%	$1.2B	$1.1B
Q3 2025	10-Q	Oct 24, 2025	$1.5B	-3%	63.3%	$908M	$968M
Q2 2025	10-Q	Jul 25, 2025	$1.7B	+10%	66.7%	$1.0B	$1.1B
Q1 2025	10-Q	Apr 30, 2025	$1.6B	+10%	67.5%	$944M	$1.1B

Charts

Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +13%, Q/Q +2%.

From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.

Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $1.0B, Operating cash flow $1.1B.

+0.5% since FY2020: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).

Cash $4.4B, short-term investments $125M, long-term debt — at 2025-12-31.

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.