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CME Group
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What CME Group is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $6.77 billion, up 5.1% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $4.21 billion, up 2.4% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.10 billion, up 11% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.74 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (October 21, 2026): sentiment 0.75 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.72 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Latest annual report (filed February 26, 2026): 2 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $4.2 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,714 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−92 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 41 (37 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
- Headlines in the last 30 days: 6, of which 0 read positive and 3 negative.Palanor headline tone
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What CME Group is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Retrenching · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Retrenching
- Capital spending51st pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings39th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications10th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment81st pct
- Call confidence45th pct
- Guidance changes—
- Risk factors added15th pct
- Insider open-market trades38th pct
- + Call sentiment
- − Risk factors added
- − Insider open-market trades
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver46th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →CME Group's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2025 | $750M | 4.400% | 2030 (5y) | +50bp | 4.496% |
From the pricing term sheets CME Group filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
News
CME Group: headline tone
Net share of positive headlines, trailing 28 days, −1 to +1
In the news
Headlines that name CME Group, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NegativeCME Group: I Missed The Best Entry (NASDAQ:CME)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 10, 2026
- NeutralCME (CME) vs ICE (ICE): Which Exchange Has a Stronger Moat?
insidermonkey.com · via Marketaux · Oct 10, 2026
- NeutralCME Group's international ADV rises 22% in Q3 (CME:NASDAQ)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- NeutralCME Group Heading Into Q3 With Solid Results But No Clear Re-Rating Catalyst (NASDAQ:CME)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- NegativeCME Group Suspends 24/7 Crude Oil Trading Plan Amid Market Risk Concerns (CME)
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
- NegativeCME Group (CME) Halts Launch of New 10-Barrel Crude Oil Futures Contract Amid Market Concerns
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CME GROUP, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.5 million
- Sep 29, 2026Patent
- Sep 9, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CME GROUP, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.6 million
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 17, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 10, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 19, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 27, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Apr 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (OGR)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Apr 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CME GROUP, INC.)first_quarter 2026 · $0.4 million
- Apr 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Feb 26, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)2 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Sep 11, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 9, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 25, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Mar 10, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 27, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Nov 7, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 28, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 2 removed
Peers
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