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How CME Group (CME) makes money

CME Group (CME) made $1.7B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +13% from a year earlier. Clearing and transaction fees brought in $1.4B (79%); Market data and information services brought in $243M (14%); Other brought in $116M (7%). Of every dollar of revenue, 66¢ was left as operating profit, 60¢ was left as net earnings.

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CME Group revenue by segment, Q3 2026CME Group revenue by segment, Q3 2026Clearing and transaction fees$1.4BMarket data and information servi…$243MOther$116M
CME Group: revenue by line, Q1 2026 to Q3 2026CME Group: revenue by line, Q1 2026 to Q3 2026Clearing and transact…Market data and infor…OtherClearing and transaction fees: $1.4B latest$1.4BMarket data and information services: $243M latest$243MOther: $116M latestQ1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
Clearing and transaction fees went from 82% of revenue in Q1 2026 to 79% in Q3 2026, the largest shift in the mix.
CME Group revenue by quarterCME Group revenue by quarter$1.6BQ1 2025$1.7BQ2 2025$1.5BQ3 2025$1.6BQ4 2025$1.9BQ1 2026$1.7BQ2 2026$1.7BQ3 2026
CME Group: where each dollar of revenue goesCME Group: where each dollar of revenue goesOperating profit66¢Income tax18¢Net earnings60¢Operating cash flow63¢Free cash flow62¢

Revenue by segment, Q3 2026

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Clearing and transaction fees$1.4B79.3%+2%+12%
Market data and information services$243M14.0%+2%+20%
Other$116M6.7%+0.4%+8%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ3 2026% of revenue
Revenue$1.7B100.0%
Operating profit$1.1B65.7%
Income tax$318M18.3%
Net earnings$1.0B59.7%
Operating cash flow$1.1B62.5%
Free cash flow$1.1B61.6%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q3 2026$1.7B+13%
Q2 2026$1.7B+0.8%
Q1 2026$1.9B+14%
Q4 2025$1.6B+8%
Q3 2025$1.5B-3%
Q2 2025$1.7B+10%
Q1 2025$1.6B+10%

From CME Group's 10-Q filed Oct 23, 2026 (on EDGAR).

Questions

How does CME Group make money?

CME Group (CME) made $1.7B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +13% from a year earlier. Clearing and transaction fees brought in $1.4B (79%); Market data and information services brought in $243M (14%); Other brought in $116M (7%). Of every dollar of revenue, 66¢ was left as operating profit, 60¢ was left as net earnings.

What is CME Group's biggest business?

Clearing and transaction fees: $1.4B in the third quarter 2026, 79% of revenue, +12% from a year earlier.

What is CME Group's profit margin?

Net earnings were $1.0B, 59.7% of revenue, in the third quarter 2026; the operating margin was 65.7%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.