Latest period
$4.33B
YoY change
+16.6%
5Y CAGR
+10.7%
Peak year (2025)
$4.19B
Latest annual
$4.19B
Free Cash Flow history chart for CME Group (CME) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: $4.19B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for CME Group (CME) from 2000 to 2025
Latest: +16.6%
Free Cash Flow history table for CME Group (CME) from 2000 to 2025
| 2025 | $4.19B | +16.6% | +$597.10M | ||
| 2024 | $3.60B | +6.5% | +$219.10M | ||
| 2023 | $3.38B | +13.9% | +$411.10M | ||
| 2022 | $2.97B | +30.4% | +$691.10M | ||
| 2021 | $2.28B | -9.6% | −$242.90M | ||
| 2020 | $2.52B | +3.7% | +$90.90M | ||
| 2019 | $2.43B | +4.4% | +$103.10M | ||
| 2018 | $2.32B | +32.2% | +$565.60M | ||
| 2017 | $1.76B | +8.3% | +$134.30M | ||
| 2016 | $1.62B | +15.9% | +$223.10M | ||
| 2015 | $1.40B | +21.8% | +$250.40M | ||
| 2014 | $1.15B | -0.4% | −$4.20M | ||
| 2013 | $1.15B | +7.4% | +$79.90M | ||
| 2012 | $1.07B | -8.4% | −$99.10M | ||
| 2011 | $1.17B | -1.9% | −$22.30M | ||
| 2010 | $1.20B | +29.3% | +$271.20M | ||
| 2009 | $925.20M | -7.2% | −$71.89M | ||
| 2008 | $997.10M | +53.2% | +$346.37M | ||
| 2007 | $650.73M | +69.5% | +$266.84M | ||
| 2006 | $383.89M | +25.5% | +$77.92M | ||
| 2005 | $305.97M | +17.1% | +$44.66M | ||
| 2004 | $261.31M | +103.9% | +$133.18M | ||
| 2003 | $128.13M | +51.1% | +$43.34M | ||
| 2002 | $84.80M | -18.7% | −$19.47M | ||
| 2001 | $104.27M | +378.3% | +$82.47M | ||
| 2000 | $21.80M | — | — |
- 2025$4.19B+16.6%
- 2024$3.60B+6.5%
- 2023$3.38B+13.9%
- 2022$2.97B+30.4%
- 2021$2.28B-9.6%
- 2020$2.52B+3.7%
- 2019$2.43B+4.4%
- 2018$2.32B+32.2%
- 2017$1.76B+8.3%
- 2016$1.62B+15.9%
- 2015$1.40B+21.8%
- 2014$1.15B-0.4%
- 2013$1.15B+7.4%
- 2012$1.07B-8.4%
- 2011$1.17B-1.9%
- 2010$1.20B+29.3%
- 2009$925.20M-7.2%
- 2008$997.10M+53.2%
- 2007$650.73M+69.5%
- 2006$383.89M+25.5%
- 2005$305.97M+17.1%
- 2004$261.31M+103.9%
- 2003$128.13M+51.1%
- 2002$84.80M-18.7%
- 2001$104.27M+378.3%
- 2000$21.80M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from CME Group's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at CME Group (CME)
Free Cash Flow for CME Group (CME): headline value $4.33B · YoY +16.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, CME Group (CME) reported free cash flow of $4.19B – grew 16.6% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), CME Group free cash flow expanded at a +10.7% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual free cash flow of $4.19B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $21.80M in 2000.
CME Group Free Cash Flow by Year
CME Group Free Cash Flow 2025: $4.19B
CME Group posted free cash flow of $4.19B in 2025, grew 16.6% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
CME Group Free Cash Flow 2024: $3.60B
In 2024, CME Group reported free cash flow of $3.60B, grew 6.5% from 2023.
CME Group Free Cash Flow 2023: $3.38B
CME Group free cash flow in 2023 was $3.38B, grew 13.9% from 2022.
CME Group Free Cash Flow 2022: $2.97B
2022's free cash flow for CME Group came in at $2.97B, surged 30.4% from 2021.
CME Group Free Cash Flow 2021: $2.28B
CME Group free cash flow in 2021 was $2.28B.
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