CME Q3 Revenue Up 13% to $1.74B; EPS $2.89, $1.8B Buyback Year-to-Date
CME sits 40% above its 52-week low of $218.31.
Summary
CME posted Q3 revenue of $1.74 billion (up 13%) and diluted EPS of $2.89, with volume up 16% offsetting a 3% lower rate per contract. It repurchased $1.8 billion of stock in the first nine months and has $1.0 billion left on its buyback.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · CME
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Q3 Revenue Jumps 13%
Total revenues were $1,737.3 million versus $1,537.6 million a year earlier, with clearing and transaction fees up 12% to $1,378.1 million and market data up 20% to $243.1 million.
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Net Income and EPS Rise
Net income was $1,036.9 million, or $2.89 diluted, versus $908.0 million and $2.49 in Q3 2025; operating margin widened to 65.7% from 63.3%.
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Volume Up, Rate Per Contract Down
Aggregate average daily volume rose 16% to 29,445 thousand contracts, but the average rate per contract fell 3% to $0.679 as micro contracts and member trading grew.
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Buyback: $1.8B Spent, $1.0B Left
CME repurchased 6,432,010 Class A shares for $1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2026 at an average of $272.89; $1.0 billion remains under the $3.0 billion program.
Analysis · CME · Crypto Assets
CME's third quarter was strong across the board: revenue rose 13% to $1.74 billion and net income climbed 14% to $1.04 billion, lifting the operating margin to 65.7% from 63.3%. Volume did the work — average daily contracts rose 16% to 29.4 million — while pricing slipped 3% per contract as cheaper micro contracts and member trading took a bigger share. The company also bought back $1.8 billion of stock in the first nine months and has $1.0 billion left on its authorization, which supports per-share results. The main open item is legal: the Class B shareholder case was won at trial and post-trial motions were denied in June, but plaintiffs have appealed, so the matter is not fully closed.
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At the time of this filing, CME was trading at $306.28 on NASDAQ in the Crypto Assets sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $110.1B. The 52-week trading range was $218.31 to $329.16. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.