Latest headcount
3,875
YoY change
+3.1%
Headcount CAGR
+5.6%
Revenue / employee
$1.68M
Employee count history for CME Group
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,057 |
| 2002 | 1,156 |
| 2003 | 1,221 |
| 2004 | 1,283 |
| 2005 | 1,321 |
| 2006 | 1,430 |
| 2007 | 1,970 |
| 2008 | 2,300 |
| 2009 | 2,260 |
| 2010 | 2,570 |
| 2011 | 2,740 |
| 2012 | 2,600 |
| 2013 | 2,730 |
| 2014 | 2,680 |
| 2015 | 2,530 |
| 2016 | 2,700 |
| 2017 | 2,830 |
| 2018 | 4,590 |
| 2019 | 4,360 |
| 2020 | 4,370 |
| 2021 | 3,480 |
| 2022 | 3,460 |
| 2023 | 3,565 |
| 2024 | 3,760 |
| 2025 | 3,875 |
Revenue per employee for CME Group
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $375K |
| 2002 | $406K |
| 2003 | $439K |
| 2004 | $562K |
| 2005 | $674K |
| 2006 | $762K |
| 2007 | $891K |
| 2008 | $1.11M |
| 2009 | $1.16M |
| 2010 | $1.17M |
| 2011 | $1.2M |
| 2012 | $1.12M |
| 2013 | $1.08M |
| 2014 | $1.16M |
| 2015 | $1.31M |
| 2016 | $1.33M |
| 2017 | $1.29M |
| 2018 | $939K |
| 2019 | $1.12M |
| 2020 | $1.12M |
| 2021 | $1.35M |
| 2022 | $1.45M |
| 2023 | $1.56M |
| 2024 | $1.63M |
| 2025 | $1.68M |
Earnings per employee for CME Group
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $64.6K |
| 2002 | $81.4K |
| 2003 | $100K |
| 2004 | $171K |
| 2005 | $232K |
| 2006 | $285K |
| 2007 | $334K |
| 2008 | $311K |
| 2009 | $365K |
| 2010 | $370K |
| 2011 | $661K |
| 2012 | $345K |
| 2013 | $358K |
| 2014 | $421K |
| 2015 | $493K |
| 2016 | $568K |
| 2017 | $1.44M |
| 2018 | $427K |
| 2019 | $485K |
| 2020 | $482K |
| 2021 | $758K |
| 2022 | $778K |
| 2023 | $905K |
| 2024 | $938K |
| 2025 | $1.04M |
Employee count history for CME Group (CME)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20253,875+3.1%
- 20243,760+5.5%
- 20233,565+3.0%
- 20223,460-0.6%
- 20213,480-20.4%
- 20204,370+0.2%
- 20194,360-5.0%
- 20184,590+62.2%
- 20172,830+4.8%
- 20162,700+6.7%
- 20152,530-5.6%
- 20142,680-1.8%
- 20132,730+5.0%
- 20122,600-5.1%
- 20112,740+6.6%
- 20102,570+13.7%
- 20092,260-1.7%
- 20082,300+16.8%
- 20071,970+37.8%
- 20061,430+8.3%
- 20051,321+3.0%
- 20041,283+5.1%
- 20031,221+5.6%
- 20021,156+9.4%
- 20011,057—
About CME Group's employee count
CME Group (CME) employed 3,875 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +115 (+3.1%) from 3,760 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,057 to 3,875 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.6% per year.
CME Group generated about $1.68M of revenue and $1.04M of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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