CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income products through its electronic trading platforms, open outcry, and privately negotiated transactions. The company also provides clearing for exchange-traded contracts and cleared swaps, as well as settlement services; and transaction lifecycle management services, such as trade and portfolio management, financial resource optimization, regulatory reporting, and trade processing. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company has strategic partnership with B3 S.A. to develop risk management products for Brazilian domestic and international market participants. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
IPO Year: 2002
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: cmegroup.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2025 | $255.00 → $250.00 | Buy → Neutral | Citigroup |
| 10/8/2024 | $244.00 | Buy → Neutral | Redburn Atlantic |
| 9/27/2024 | $235.00 | Sector Perform | RBC Capital Mkts |
| 9/26/2024 | $221.00 | Hold | TD Cowen |
| 9/3/2024 | $212.00 → $177.00 | Neutral → Underperform | BofA Securities |
| 6/21/2024 | $206.00 → $187.00 | Neutral → Underweight | JP Morgan |
| 1/8/2024 | $244.00 → $222.00 | Overweight → Equal Weight | Barclays |
| 1/3/2024 | $195.00 | Neutral → Sell | Goldman |
| 9/6/2023 | $167.00 → $204.00 | Underperform → Neutral | BofA Securities |
| 6/28/2023 | $215.00 | Overweight | Barclays |
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Record revenue of $6.1 billion for full-year 2024, up 10%CHICAGO, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.5 billion and operating income of $947 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income was $875 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.40. On an adjusted basis, net income was $919 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.52. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023 exclude certain items, which are detailed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP results.1 Total revenue for full-year 2
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its new physically-delivered Ethanol futures and options are now available for trading. A total of five futures contracts traded on February 7, 2025. "We are pleased to see industry support for our latest Ethanol contracts, which have enhanced specifications and are complementary to our existing suite of renewable fuel products," said Peter Keavey, Global Head of Energy and Environmental Products at CME Group. "Ethanol is an increasingly important component of the transportation fuel mix, and the physically-delivered futures will allow gasoline blenders and other commercial users t
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its expanded suite of Weekly agricultural options on grains and oilseed futures, which now include an expiry for every day of the trading week, are available for trading. "With an expiry now available for every day of the week, CME Group will provide market participants with maximum flexibility as we head into the growing season," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Markets. "Amid continued economic uncertainty, demand for our short-term options continues to increase as clients look for more tools to efficiently manage price risk." "We are very p
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Thursday, May 8, 2025. The board of directors recommends the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together elect the following individuals to the board: Terrence A. Duffy, 66, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CME GroupKathryn Benesh, 65, CPA, Retired Partner, DeloitteTimothy S. Bitsberger, 65, Retired Managing Director and Portfolio Specialist, The TCW Group; Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Freddie Mac; U.S. Treasury Department (2001-2005)Charles P. C
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a first-quarter dividend of $1.25 per share, a 9% increase from the prior level of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable March 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2025. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest r
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. farmers began 2025 with an optimistic outlook, as the January Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 5 points from the previous month to a reading of 141. This increase was driven by a 9-point growth in the Current Conditions Index and a 3-point rise in the Future Expectations Index. The improvement in sentiment was linked to higher crop prices between December and mid-January and fewer producers citing crop and livestock prices as a top concern. For instance, Eastern Corn Belt prices for near-term delivery of corn and soybeans rose by 9% and 5%, respectively, during that period. While farmers' views of current conditions
Record January ADV for energy, agricultural and cryptocurrency productsRecord January ADV in U.S. Treasury futures and optionsCHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its January 2025 market statistics reached 25.7 million contracts, the highest January average daily volume (ADV) on record, up 2% year-over-year. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume. January 2025 ADV across asset classes includes: Interest Rate ADV of 11.7 million contractsEquity Index ADV of 7 million contractsRecord January Energy ADV of 3.2 million contractsRecord January Agricultural ADV of 2
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch a suite of micro grain and oilseed futures contracts on February 24, 2025, pending regulatory review. These contracts will be cash-settled and one-tenth the size of the company's Corn, Wheat, Soybean, Soybean Oil and Soybean Meal futures. "Our benchmark grain and oilseed futures products are the most liquid and highly-utilized markets in global agriculture today," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agriculture at CME Group. "These smaller-sized contracts will provide additional flexibility for market participants to manage their agricultural portfo
CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday futures on February 24, pending regulatory review. These new contracts will be the first CME Group cryptocurrency options to be financially-settled, with expiries available every day of the business week, Monday through Friday. "We are pleased to offer these new options that provide traders with even greater precision to manage short-term bitcoin price risk," said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products. "Building on the success of our Bitcoin Friday futures, the smaller size of these contracts, along with daily
CME Group introduces its first equity index, FX, cryptocurrency, metals and energy contracts to Robinhood customersCHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Robinhood Derivatives, LLC ('Robinhood'), today announced that some of CME Group's most popular futures products have started rolling out on the Robinhood mobile app. Over the coming weeks, all eligible Robinhood customers in the U.S. will have access to futures products across five major asset classes, including the four leading U.S. equity indices – S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average – as well as bitcoin and ether, major FX currency pairs, key me
Citigroup downgraded CME Group from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $250.00 from $255.00 previously
Redburn Atlantic downgraded CME Group from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $244.00
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Sector Perform and set a new price target of $235.00
TD Cowen initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $221.00
BofA Securities downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Underperform and set a new price target of $177.00 from $212.00 previously
JP Morgan downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Underweight and set a new price target of $187.00 from $206.00 previously
Barclays downgraded CME Group from Overweight to Equal Weight and set a new price target of $222.00 from $244.00 previously
Goldman downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Sell and set a new price target of $195.00
BofA Securities upgraded CME Group from Underperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $204.00 from $167.00 previously
Barclays initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $215.00
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Record revenue of $6.1 billion for full-year 2024, up 10%CHICAGO, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.5 billion and operating income of $947 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income was $875 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.40. On an adjusted basis, net income was $919 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.52. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023 exclude certain items, which are detailed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP results.1 Total revenue for full-year 2
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a first-quarter dividend of $1.25 per share, a 9% increase from the prior level of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable March 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2025. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest r
CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, announced that its Board of Directors approved two initiatives to return capital to shareholders. The Board declared the company's 2024 annual variable dividend, amounting to $5.80 per share. The dividend is payable January 16, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 27, 2024, and totals approximately $2.1 billion. In addition, the Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $3 billion of CME Group Class A common stock, subject to market conditions. "The combination of a flexible share repurchase program with our existing quarterly and annual variable dividend structure allows us to e
CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable December 27, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 9, 2024. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agri
Record revenue of $1.6 billionRecord quarterly ADV of 28.3 million contracts - the second consecutive quarter of volume, open interest growth across every asset classCHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.6 billion and operating income of $1.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024. Net income was $913 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.50. On an adjusted basis, net income was $977 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.68. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the third quarter of 2024 and 2023 exclude certain items,
CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the third quarter of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site. Those wishing
CHICAGO, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable September 25, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 9, 2024. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy
Record quarterly adjusted net income and earnings per shareHighest Q2 average daily volume (ADV) in company history (26 million contracts)Year-over-year growth across every asset class CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.5 billion and operating income of $1.0 billion for the second quarter of 2024. Net income was $883 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.42. On an adjusted basis, net income was $932 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.56. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the second quarter of 2024 and 2023 e
Record Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ADV of 5.8M, up 28% in Q2 2024 Asia Pacific (APAC) ADV of 1.7M, up 9%; Latin America (LatAm) ADV of 182K, up 8% in Q2 2024LONDON and SINGAPORE, July 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its quarterly international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 7.8 million contracts in Q2 2024, up 23% year on year. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, the record volume was driven by growth across all asset classes, with the highest trading volumes coming from interest rate and equity products. Commodities saw strong growth, with metals up 50%, energy up 40% and agr
CHICAGO, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Mike Dennis as Global Head, Fixed Income. In this position, Dennis will oversee the company's largest, most actively traded global benchmark futures and options contracts on SOFR and U.S. Treasuries, including the 30-year bond, 10-, 5- and 2-year notes that enable investors to manage risk across the entire U.S. yield curve. He will also lead BrokerTec, the world's most liquid electronic cash trading platform for U.S Treasury benchmarks, E.U., U.K. and U.S. Repo trading. Dennis will report to CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy and serve on th
CHICAGO, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of John Ricci as Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products. Reporting to Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets, Ricci will be responsible for leading the development, execution and management of the exchange's agricultural business globally. He will be based in Chicago. "We are pleased to welcome John to CME Group," said Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets. "Our benchmark agricultural products play a vital role in the global economy, helping our customers manage risk
CHICAGO, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2024 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2025;Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024;Approved, on an advisory basis, the
CHICAGO, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2023 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2024;Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; andApproved, on an advisory basis,
Sean Tully to Retire in June CHICAGO, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has appointed Tim McCourt to serve in an expanded role as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Financial & OTC Products, following the retirement of Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director, Interest Rates and OTC Products, on June 2, 2023. "We appreciate the leadership Sean provided over the past decade for our financial products businesses, which included the successful migration to SOFR derivatives that now serve as the leading tool for hedging short-term interest rates," said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. "We ar
CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of two new global heads for its Equity Index and Cryptocurrency businesses to continue driving product innovation and supporting long-term growth. Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Index Products, will oversee the company's Equity Index product portfolio, while Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products, will assume responsibility for the company's Cryptocurrency products. Woolman and Vicioso will report to Tim McCourt, who previously led both business lines and was recently named to the CME Group management team as Global Head of Equity and FX Product
CHICAGO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2022 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Bryan T. Durkin, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2023; andRatified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022; andApproved the Amended and Re
CHICAGO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2021 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Bryan T. Durkin, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2022; Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; and Approved, on an advisory bas