CME CME Group margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 64

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 47

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 32

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 91

Gross margin

100%

Operating margin

65.1%

EBITDA margin

89.7%

Net margin

62.9%

Currently, CME Group has a gross margin of 100%, an operating margin of 65.1%, an EBITDA margin of 89.7%, and a net margin of 62.9%. The largest positive change was in EBITDA margin, up 7 percentage points. The largest negative change was in operating margin, down 0.2 percentage points.

CME margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

CME Group's margins averaged 100% gross, 63.79% operating, 83.96% EBITDA, and 58.37% net during the last 3 years. At present, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages.

CME margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Compared with the same period last year, EBITDA margin expanded by 7 percentage points and net margin by 4.8 percentage points, while operating margin contracted by 0.2 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

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Operating margin expansion

-0.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

7pp

Net margin expansion

4.8pp

CME Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, CME Group recorded an average gross margin of 100%. CME Group's current gross margin is 100% and is in line with its three-year average. The highest gross margin for CME Group was 100% in Jun 2026, while the lowest was 100% in Sep 2023.

CME Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, CME Group's operating margin averaged 63.79%. Currently, CME Group's current operating margin is 65.1%, which is 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 65.6% in Mar 2026 and a low of 60.6% in Sep 2023.

CME EBITDA margin

CME Group recorded an average EBITDA margin of 83.96% across the last 3 years. CME Group currently reports an EBITDA margin of 89.7%, 5.7 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for CME Group was 89.9% in Mar 2026, while the lowest was 81.2% in Jun 2024.

CME Net margin

Across the last 3 years, CME Group recorded an average net margin of 58.37%. CME Group's current net margin is 62.9% and is 4.5 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for CME Group was 62.9% in Jun 2026, while the lowest was 56.1% in Mar 2024.

CME margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 100%, CME stands above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at its Financial Services sector average of 84%, CME Group's gross margin is 19% higher.

CME margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is CME Group's gross margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CME has a gross margin of 100%.

What is CME Group's operating margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, CME recorded an operating margin of 65.1%.

What is CME Group's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, CME recorded an EBITDA margin of 89.7%.

What is CME Group's net margin?

The current net margin for CME is 62.9% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of CME?

Over the last 3 years, CME Group's margins averaged 100.0% gross, 63.8% operating, 84.0% EBITDA, and 58.4% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CME?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by CME were 100% gross in Jun 2026, 65.6% operating in Mar 2026, 89.9% EBITDA in Mar 2026, and 62.9% net in Jun 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of CME?

Across the 5-year period, CME posted its lowest margins at 100% gross in Sep 2021, 54.5% operating in Sep 2021, 79.3% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 52.5% net in Sep 2021.