← CME GROUP INC.
| Annual Trend | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | $1.5b | $4.1b | $2.0b | $2.1b | $2.1b | $2.6b | $2.7b | $3.2b | $3.5b | $4.1b | |
| Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic | $1.5b | $4.1b | $2.0b | $2.1b | $2.1b | $2.6b | $2.7b | $3.2b | $3.5b | $4.0b | |
| Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $1.5b | $4.1b | $2.0b | $2.1b | $2.1b | $2.6b | $2.7b | $3.2b | $3.5b | $4.1b | |
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | $0 | — | — | — | $1.2m | $500k | $0 | $0 | — | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | $129.2m | $113.0m | $118.7m | $158.6m | $153.2m | $147.8m | $134.9m | $126.0m | $115.1m | $107.5m | |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets | $96.1m | $95.5m | $130.0m | $314.7m | $311.2m | $237.6m | $227.7m | $226.6m | $221.7m | $223.4m | |
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | $96.1m | $95.5m | $130.0m | $314.7m | $311.2m | $237.6m | $227.7m | $226.6m | $221.7m | $223.4m | |
| Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | ($83.0m) | ($2.4b) | $114.3m | ($3.7m) | ($41.6m) | $34.8m | ($23.2m) | ($75.0m) | ($66.4m) | ($6.1m) | |
| Deferred income taxes | ($83.0m) | ($2.4b) | $114.3m | ($3.7m) | ($41.6m) | $34.8m | ($23.2m) | ($75.0m) | ($66.4m) | ($6.1m) | |
| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense | $66.2m | $58.0m | $96.5m | $73.1m | $96.0m | $75.2m | $84.3m | $82.9m | $89.5m | $94.8m | |
| Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement | — | $31.3m | $35.0m | $36.8m | $41.4m | $31.7m | $24.8m | $21.4m | $33.0m | $33.9m | |
| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense | $66.4m | $58.3m | $96.8m | $85.8m | $96.9m | $76.4m | $84.8m | $83.7m | $90.4m | $95.6m | |
| Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property | — | — | — | — | — | $30.4m | $0 | $0 | — | — | |
| Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments | $110.2m | $129.2m | $152.8m | $176.8m | $190.6m | $245.8m | $301.1m | $296.9m | $350.9m | $371.7m | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $753.5m | ($1.5b) | $814.1m | $573.8m | $615.7m | $736.7m | $799.3m | $927.4m | $1.0b | $1.3b | |
| Operating Lease, Expense | — | — | — | $78.5m | $66.8m | $63.9m | $57.3m | $55.5m | $51.8m | $39.0m | |
| Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | ($43.6m) | ($329.6m) | ($570.0m) | ($534.9m) | ($122.4m) | $342.6m | ($1.9b) | ($4.7b) | ($3.7b) | ($4.8b) | |
| Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Net of Dividends or Distributions | $2 | $27 | $8 | $44 | $8 | $24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Additional Financial Items | |||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable | $8.1m | ($6.0m) | $65.5m | ($60.8m) | ($28.2m) | $45.7m | $51.1m | $51.5m | $39.4m | $67.1m | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable | ($2.6m) | $5.1m | $32.3m | ($54.1m) | $7.4m | ($18.6m) | $72.5m | ($30.8m) | ($10.7m) | ($8.1m) | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets | ($5.4m) | $17.8m | ($29.7m) | ($29.2m) | ($71.6m) | ($61.3m) | ($87.0m) | ($92.0m) | ($75.4m) | ($49.9m) | |
| Debt and Equity Securities, Gain (Loss) | — | — | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount | — | — | — | — | — | $400.7m | $0 | $0 | — | — | |
| Gain (Loss) on Investments | — | — | $97.4m | ($1.8m) | ($5.5m) | $117.0m | $4.8m | $72.1m | $3.6m | $352.8m | |
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties | — | — | — | — | — | $30.4m | — | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | $7.6b | $7.6b | $10.8b | $10.7b | $10.8b | $10.5b | $10.5b | $10.5b | $10.5b | $10.5b | |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) | $84.9m | $214.3m | $170.2m | $101.8m | $84.7m | $728.4m | $474.4m | $717.9m | $609.9m | $1.1b | |
| Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | $51.8m | $36.7m | $11.5m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | — | — | ($62.3m) | ($17.7m) | $1.5m | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | |
| Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | — | — | — | — | $900k | $14.5m | $8.5m | $1.4m | $6.6m | $1.4m | |
| Stock-based compensation | $66.2m | $58.0m | $96.5m | $73.1m | $96.0m | $75.2m | $84.3m | $82.9m | $89.5m | $94.8m | |
| Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | $0 | $0 | ($97.4m) | $1.8m | $5.5m | ($117.0m) | ($4.8m) | ($72.1m) | ($3.6m) | ($352.8m) | |
| Accounts receivable | ($8.1m) | $6.0m | ($65.5m) | $60.8m | $28.2m | ($45.7m) | ($51.1m) | ($51.5m) | ($39.4m) | ($67.1m) | |
| Other current assets | $3.2m | $3.9m | ($84.9m) | $110.2m | $30.4m | ($55.4m) | ($76.5m) | ($637.8m) | $664.8m | ($18.1m) | |
| Other assets | $5.4m | ($17.8m) | $29.7m | $29.2m | $71.6m | $61.3m | $87.0m | $92.0m | $75.4m | $49.9m | |
| Accounts payable | ($2.6m) | $5.1m | $32.3m | ($54.1m) | $7.4m | ($18.6m) | $72.5m | ($30.8m) | ($10.7m) | ($8.1m) | |
| Income tax payable | $60.5m | $3.5m | $195.4m | ($28.6m) | $4.7m | ($120.5m) | ($147.8m) | ($77.1m) | ($117.4m) | $91.1m | |
| Other current liabilities | ($39.2m) | ($8.9m) | ($36.8m) | ($99.3m) | ($54.3m) | $61.9m | $88.1m | $642.7m | ($705.9m) | $86.6m | |
| Other liabilities | ($22.5m) | ($8.5m) | ($20.5m) | ($52.8m) | ($28.8m) | ($44.8m) | ($67.4m) | ($32.7m) | ($55.4m) | ($34.6m) | |
| Other | $2.2m | $2.8m | $4.0m | $37.6m | ($2.2m) | ($3.1m) | ($7.9m) | ($9.3m) | ($9.2m) | ($8.7m) | |
| Proceeds from maturities and sales of available-for-sale marketable securities | $41.7m | $2.5m | $11.8m | $18.8m | $12.3m | $9.4m | $6.3m | $5.9m | $6.0m | $7.9m | |
| Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities | ($45.9m) | ($3.0m) | ($10.0m) | ($15.4m) | ($11.1m) | $7.8m | $4.4m | $4.1m | $4.5m | $6.0m | |
| Investments in business ventures | ($9.1m) | ($5.3m) | $0 | $0 | ($5.5m) | $4.5m | $3.1m | $2.4m | $3.6m | $11.0m | |
| Proceeds from sale of business ventures | $8.8m | $4.0m | $20.7m | $89.6m | $26.3m | $101.4m | $11.1m | $97.9m | $13.5m | $1.6b | |
| Repayment of other borrowings, including call premiums | $0 | $0 | ($452.5m) | ($569.2m) | $0 | $0 | ($756.2m) | ($16.4m) | $0 | ($750.0m) | |
| Payments for (Proceeds from) Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities | — | $0 | ($30.0m) | $16.0m | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | ($266.1m) | |
| Change in performance bond and guaranty fund contributions | — | — | — | ($2.4b) | $49.7b | $71.2b | ($22.7b) | ($45.1b) | $8.7b | $60.8b | |
| Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation | ($1.6b) | ($2.0b) | ($1.1b) | ($2.3b) | ($2.5b) | $69.9b | ($25.4b) | ($48.3b) | $5.1b | $56.5b | |
| Long-term restricted cash (within other assets) | $61.7m | $2.4m | $1.2m | $900k | $600k | $500k | $100k | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | $1.7b | $1.8b | $2.4b | $2.7b | $2.7b | $2.4b | $3.1b | $3.5b | $3.7b | $4.3b | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment | $91.8m | $81.9m | $116.7m | $245.6m | $197.5m | $127.2m | $89.7m | $76.4m | $94.0m | $83.5m | |
| Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | — | — | $1.8b | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Payments to Acquire Investments | $9.1m | $5.3m | $0 | $0 | $5.5m | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | $48.4m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | $53.7m | $179.9m | ($1.9b) | ($152.6m) | ($175.5m) | $58.4m | ($489.8m) | $20.9m | ($82.6m) | $1.5b | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt | $0 | $0 | $1.2b | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | $41.7m | $2.5m | $11.8m | $18.8m | $12.3m | $9.4m | $6.3m | $5.9m | $6.0m | $7.9m | |
| Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $741.0m | $0 | $0 | $740.6m | |
| Dividends paid | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $3k | $3k | $4k | $4k | |
| Payments of Dividends | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $2k | $3k | $3k | $4k | $4k | |
| Cash dividends | ($2k) | ($2k) | ($2k) | ($2k) | ($2k) | ($2k) | ($3k) | ($3k) | ($4k) | ($4k) | |
| Dividends declared | $1.1b | $1.2b | $624.4m | $893.7m | $895.2m | $1.2b | $1.6b | $1.9b | $2.1b | $0 | |
| Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities | $2.2m | $2.8m | $4.0m | $37.6m | ($2.2m) | ($3.1m) | ($7.9m) | ($9.3m) | ($9.2m) | ($8.7m) | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | ($1.6b) | ($2.0b) | ($1.1b) | ($2.3b) | ($2.5b) | $69.9b | ($25.4b) | ($48.3b) | $5.1b | $56.5b | |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | $165.2m | ($54.3m) | ($528.8m) | $179.4m | $81.9m | $72.4b | ($22.8b) | ($44.9b) | $8.7b | $62.3b | |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | — | — | $1.4b | $1.6b | $1.6b | $160.8b | $138.0b | $93.1b | $101.8b | $164.1b | |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Beginning Balance | $2.0b | $1.9b | $1.4b | $1.6b | $1.6b | $160.8b | $138.0b | $93.1b | $101.8b | $164.1b | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1.9b | $1.9b | $1.4b | $1.6b | $1.6b | $2.8b | $2.7b | $2.9b | $2.9b | $4.4b | |
| Short-term restricted cash (within other current assets) | $30.0m | $0 | $1.5m | $4.3m | $4.7m | $4.8m | $4.9m | $5.2m | $6.3m | $6.5m | |
| Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (performance bonds and guaranty fund contributions) | — | — | — | $37.1b | $86.8b | $157.9b | $135.2b | $90.2b | $98.9b | $159.7b | |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities | $84.8m | $84.8m | $108.3m | $146.3m | $133.3m | $133.3m | $133.2m | $129.9m | $129.9m | $135.6m | |
| Employee taxes paid on restricted stock vesting | $706.7m | $762.8m | $577.4m | $591.2m | $652.7m | $755.0m | $973.4m | $1.1b | $1.2b | $1.2b |
Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.