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CME (CME Group) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is CME Group Profitability Rank?

CME Group has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

CME Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 67.47%. As of today, CME Group's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of CME Group's Profitability Rank

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, CME Group's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CME Group's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CME Group's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CME Group's Profitability Rank falls into.


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CME Group Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

CME Group has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

CME Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=1108 / 1642.3
=67.47 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

CME Group has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

CME Group Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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CME Group Business Description

Address
20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.
Executives
Daniel G Kaye director 1742 APPLEBY ROAD, INVERNESS IL 60067
Jonathan L Marcus officer: Sr MD General Counsel 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Phyllis M Lockett director 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Charles P Carey director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin J Gepsman director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Derek Sammann officer: Managing Dir Financial Product 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Dennis Suskind director ONE NORTH END AVENUE, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10282
Larry G Gerdes director ONE GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SUITE 1325, ATLANTA GA 30326
William R Shepard director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Howard J Siegel director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Terrence A Duffy director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Suzanne Sprague officer: Sr MD Global Head of Clearing 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 18S, CHICAGO IL 60606
Hilda Harris Piell officer: MD, Organizational Development 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Julie Winkler officer: Chief Commercial Officer 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Ken Vroman officer: MD & Chief Corp Dev Officer 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606