Ticker Information
Ticker
CMECompany Name
CME GROUP INCSector
Financial ServicesIndustry
Financial Data & Stock ExchangesExchange
NASDAQ97.77%Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
VS
Market
86
Sector
65
Industry
82
History
83
$ 277.24Close
$ 218.58 - $ 326.4652-Week Range
CME GROUP INC - Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow Chart Analysis (TTM)
Date Range
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CME - Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow Historical Data
| Date | Free Cash Flow | Net Cash Flow - Operations | Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $ 4.21B | $ 4.31B | 97.77% |
| 2026-03-31 | $ 4.33B | $ 4.42B | 97.94% |
| 2025-12-31 | $ 4.19B | $ 4.28B | 98.05% |
| 2025-09-30 | $ 4.08B | $ 4.16B | 98.14% |
| 2025-06-30 | $ 4.11B | $ 4.2B | 97.89% |
| 2025-03-31 | $ 3.83B | $ 3.91B | 97.74% |
| 2024-12-31 | $ 3.6B | $ 3.69B | 97.45% |
| 2024-09-30 | $ 3.63B | $ 3.72B | 97.62% |
| 2024-06-30 | $ 3.49B | $ 3.57B | 97.8% |
| 2024-03-31 | $ 3.36B | $ 3.44B | 97.65% |
Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years
- ✓ CME GROUP INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) FCF/OCF stands at 97.77%.
- ✓ Over the past 5 years, CME GROUP INC's average FCF/OCF has been 97.36%.
- ✓ The median FCF/OCF for CME GROUP INC during this period was 97.69%
- ✓ CME GROUP INC reached its highest FCF/OCF over the past 5 years at 98.14%.
- ✓ The lowest FCF/OCF recorded by CME GROUP INC in the same timeframe 92.9%
CME GROUP INC's FCF/OCF vs. competitors
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FCF/OCF Benchmarks
| Company | FCF/OCF |
|---|---|
| MCO : MOODYS CORP | 89.39% |
| COIN : COINBASE GLOBAL INC | 100% |
| NDAQ : NASDAQ INC | 86.87% |
| BAM : BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | - |
| CBOE : CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC | 95.5% |
| HOOD : ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC | 72.65% |
| ICE : INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC | 84.17% |
| MSCI : MSCI INC | 91.67% |
| IBKR : INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC | 99.49% |
| BRO : BROWN & BROWN INC | 95.26% |
Similar metrics to FCF/OCF:
- Price to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] Measures a company’s [MarketCap] in relation to its Operating Cash Flow [NCFO].
- Capital Expenditures to Operating Cash Flow - [Calculation] The CapEx to Operating Cash Flow ratio, measures how much of a company’s operating cash flow is reinvested into productive [Assets]. It is capital expenditures [CapEx] divided by net operating cash flow [NCFO].
- Operating Cash Flow Margin - [Calculation] The company's operating cash flow [NCFO] expressed as a percentage of [Revenue].
- Net Cash Flow - Operations - [Cash Flow Statement] Cash flow from operations represents the amount of cash inflow (outflow) that a company generates (consumes) from operating activities. Similar to Net Income [NetIncCmn] but harder to manipulate and ignoring effects of non-cash charges like depreciation.
- Operating Cash Flow per Share - [Calculation] The amount of Operating Cash Flow attributed to each share, calculated as [NCFO] divided by the weighted average number of shares [SharesWA] after adjusting for [ShareFactor].
Definition of Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
[Calculation] The Free Cash Flow to Cash Flow from Operations ratio, describes how much of a company’s operating cash flow [NCFO] is free to be invested after capital expenditures [CapEx].
FCF / CF - Operations
(=) FCF/OCFFCF/OCF for CME GROUP INC is calculated as follows:
FCF [ $ 4.21B ] / CF - Operations [ $ 4.31B ]
(=) FCF/OCF [ 97.77% ] CME - Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow, Last 5 years
92.9%
Minimum
Sep 30, 2021
98.14%
Maximum
Sep 30, 2025
97.36%
Average
97.69%
Median
FCF/OCF Benchmark AnalysisMarket
The chart above depicts the distribution of FCF/OCF for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average FCF/OCF of the companies is 73.94% with a standard deviation of 26.77%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
FCF/OCF in the Market:
| filtered constituents | 2.42K |
|---|---|
| min | -11.7% |
| max | 148% |
| average | 73.94% |
| median | 82.13% |
| std | 26.77% |