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CME Group cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, CME Group's operations generated $4.28bn of cash; it spent $83.5m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $4.19bn. It returned $3.93bn in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1,0831,3601,3461,2201,2811,2911,5331,7321,7512,4412,6732,7162,4023,0563,4543,6914,2774,427
Depreciation and amortisation126130129137135133129129113119159153148135126115108109
Stock-based pay3341516154556166589773967584839095100
Capital spending15816017214212614111492821172461981279076948494
Free cash flow9251,2001,1741,0781,1551,1511,4181,6401,6692,3242,4272,5182,2752,9663,3773,5974,1944,333
Free cash flow after stock pay8921,1591,1231,0171,1011,0961,3581,5741,6112,2282,3542,4222,2002,8823,2953,5074,0994,234
Dividends paid3063053731,2245991,4971,3431,7871,9942,1501,6962,1102,1892,6343,2363,5843,9334,086
Share buybacks2757522000—————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from CME Group's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 24, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to CME Group.