What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for CME?

13F Pro ranks CME GROUP INC. (CME) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View CME's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/CME (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Which hedge funds own the most CME stock?

Based on the most recent Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, the largest reported institutional holders of CME include BlackRock,, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET. Holdings are reported quarterly within 45 days of quarter-end and updated on https://13fpro.ai/company/CME as soon as new 13F filings post.

Where does 13F Pro source CME data?

All CME GROUP INC. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. CME GROUP INC. files with the SEC under CIK 1156375. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is CME in?

CME GROUP INC. (CME) is classified in the Financials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/financials.

What drives CME's revenue?

Per CME GROUP INC.'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-07-24, the biggest revenue drivers are: Clearing and transaction fees ($1,352.5M, -3% YoY); Market data and information services ($238.1M, +20% YoY); Other ($115.6M, +9% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/CME.

What are CME's largest expenses?

CME GROUP INC.'s latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Compensation and benefits ($233.5M, +5% YoY); Licensing and other fee agreements ($109.1M, +13% YoY); Technology ($83.3M, +18% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026).

How often is CME research updated on 13F Pro?

CME's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

69.5/100

Rank #257 of 2,961 stocksTOP 10%

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Revenue Growth

56.1/100

Profitability

98.6/100

Balance Sheet

53.7/100

Earnings Quality

40.9/100

Free Cash Flow

97.4/100

Institutional Flow

52.7/100

Revenue Scale

82.3/100

Dilution Risk

47.2/100

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Why CME Scores 70/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

CME's composite is driven by profitability and free cash flow. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Profitability

+9.7 pts

99th pct

Free cash flow

+7.1 pts

97th pct

Scale

+6.5 pts

82th pct

Revenue growth

+1.6 pts

56th pct

Earnings growth

+1.2 pts

68th pct

Capital efficiency

+0.5 pts

54th pct

Institutional flow

+0.2 pts

53th pct

Shareholder dilution

-0.2 pts

47th pct

Earnings quality

-0.9 pts

41th pct

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

CME Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for CME GROUP INC. (CME), a Financials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores CME at 69.5/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #257 of 2,961 stocks — the top 10% of the AI-ranked universe. CME scores in the top quartile across profitability (98.6), free cash flow (97.4), revenue scale (82.3). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 47.2/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), CME GROUP INC. reports quarterly revenue of $1.7B, net income of $1.0B, an operating margin of 64.9%. Top institutional holders of CME by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. CME trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1156375. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate CME daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for CME GROUP INC. directly from SEC EDGAR. CME GROUP INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 59 and 78 since 2021, currently 69.5 — a declining long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about CME GROUP INC.

Quirks, history, and lore behind CME — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. financial infrastructure company · large-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
2
The Numbers
It clears and settles roughly $1 quadrillion in notional value annually — a number so large it makes your eyes water — while generating annual revenue in the low billions.
3
The History
Born from a 1898 butter-and-egg trading pit, it eventually merged with the Chicago Board of Trade in 2007, uniting two of the world's oldest futures exchanges under one roof.
4
The Secret
It doesn't just run a marketplace — it operates one of the world's most systemically critical clearinghouses, standing between every buyer and seller so no one goes bust when someone else does.
5
The Lore
The open-outcry trading pits it made famous — roaring men in colored jackets flashing hand signals — are largely gone now, replaced by algorithms, though a few pits quietly survived longer than anyone expected.
6
The Giveaway
If you've ever traded an S&P 500 futures contract, a Eurodollar, or a crude oil option, you almost certainly did it on this exchange — the world's largest derivatives marketplace.

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What's Driving CME's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

✓ 32/32 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from CME GROUP INC.'s 10-Q filed 2026-07-24 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Total revenue rose 1% to $1,706.2M as a 3% decline in clearing and transaction fees to $1,352.5M was offset by 20% growth in market data revenue to $238.1M.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Clearing and transaction fees$1,352.5M-3% YoY

Total contract volume fell 1% to 1,850.2 million and average rate per contract declined 2% to $0.678

Market data and information services$238.1M+20% YoY

Higher usage of certain products, increased demand by new customer segments, and price increases

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $1,706.2M+1% YoY

Clearing and transaction fees$1,352.5M-3% YoY

Total contract volume fell 1% to 1,850.2 million and average rate per contract declined 2% to $0.678

Within Clearing and transaction fees

Interest rates$433.0M

Interest rate volume fell 6% on lower volatility amid more certainty on Federal Reserve policy

Equity indexes$324.0M

Equity index average daily volume rose 13%, aided by market shifts in the Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000

Market data and information services$238.1M+20% YoY

Higher usage of certain products, increased demand by new customer segments, and price increases

Other$115.6M+9% YoY

Largest Expense Items

Compensation and benefits$233.5M+5% YoY

Higher non-qualified deferred compensation and stock-based compensation on performance awards

Licensing and other fee agreements$109.1M+13% YoY

License fees higher primarily due to record volumes for certain equity products

Technology$83.3M+18% YoY

Higher third party services to support the ongoing Google Cloud transformation project

Amortization of purchased intangibles$56.0Mflat YoY

Margins: Operating margin fell to 64.9% from 66.7% a year earlier, as total expenses rose 6% to $599.1M against just 1% revenue growth, driving operating income down to $1,107.1M.

Watch Items from the Filing

One individual clearing firm represented at least 10% of clearing and transaction fees in the first six months of 2026.
Energy clearing fees fell to $187.0M from $217.4M and metals to $76.7M from $85.1M as Middle East tensions eased and volatility subsided.
Average rate per contract declined 2% to $0.678 on higher micro contract volume in equities, energy and metals plus more member trading.
Investment income fell 6% to $1,429.7M; earnings on cash performance bonds were $1,388.8M versus $1,487.6M, on a lower average rate of return.
The two largest resellers represented approximately 25% of market data revenue in the first six months of 2026.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$1.7B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$1.0B

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$923.5M

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

64.9%

ROIC

Q2 2026

16.7%

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+6.4% YoY

$6.52BFY 2025

FY22 $5.02BFY23 $5.58BFY24 $6.13BFY25 $6.52B

Net Income

+15.5% YoY

$4.07BFY 2025

FY22 $2.69BFY23 $3.23BFY24 $3.53BFY25 $4.07B

Operating Income

+7.6% YoY

$4.23BFY 2025

FY22 $3.02BFY23 $3.44BFY24 $3.93BFY25 $4.23B

EPS (Diluted)

+15.4% YoY

$11.16FY 2025

FY22 $7.40FY23 $8.86FY24 $9.67FY25 $11.16

Total Assets

+44.4% YoY

$198.42BFY 2025

FY22 $174.18BFY23 $129.71BFY24 $137.45BFY25 $198.42B

Total Debt

-100.0% YoY

$0.00FY 2025

FY22 $16.0MFY23 $0.00FY24 $749.8MFY25 $0.00

Op. Cash Flow

+15.9% YoY

$4.28BFY 2025

FY22 $3.06BFY23 $3.45BFY24 $3.69BFY25 $4.28B

Free Cash Flow

+16.6% YoY

$4.19BFY 2025

FY22 $2.97BFY23 $3.38BFY24 $3.60BFY25 $4.19B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$6.52B +6.4%	$6.13B +9.9%	$5.58B +11.1%	$5.02B +7.0%	$4.69B -4.0%	$4.88B
Net Income	$4.07B +15.5%	$3.53B +9.3%	$3.23B +19.9%	$2.69B +2.0%	$2.64B +25.2%	$2.11B
Operating Income	$4.23B +7.6%	$3.93B +14.4%	$3.44B +13.9%	$3.02B +14.0%	$2.65B +0.3%	$2.64B
EPS (Diluted)	$11.16 +15.4%	$9.67 +9.1%	$8.86 +19.7%	$7.40 +1.5%	$7.29 +24.2%	$5.87
Total Assets	$198.42B +44.4%	$137.45B +6.0%	$129.71B -25.5%	$174.18B -11.5%	$196.78B +57.9%	$124.66B
Total Debt	$0.00 -100.0%	$749.8M	$0.00 -100.0%	$16.0M -97.9%	$749.4M	$0.00
Operating Cash Flow	$4.28B +15.9%	$3.69B +6.9%	$3.45B +13.0%	$3.06B +27.2%	$2.40B -11.5%	$2.72B
Free Cash Flow	$4.19B +16.6%	$3.60B +6.5%	$3.38B +13.9%	$2.97B +30.4%	$2.28B -9.6%	$2.52B

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Top Institutional Holders of CME

BlackRock, Inc.
$6.7B30,566,342 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$5.2B23,661,856 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$3.6B16,346,170 sh
MORGAN STANLEY
$2.1B9,728,195 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$2.0B9,271,309 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$2.0B9,167,524 sh
Capital World Investors
$1.5B6,822,315 sh
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$1.3B5,767,731 sh
Sanders Capital, LLC
$1.1B5,067,740 sh
NORGES BANK
$1.1B4,820,646 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$6.7B	30,566,342
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$5.2B	23,661,856
STATE STREET CORP	$3.6B	16,346,170
MORGAN STANLEY	$2.1B	9,728,195
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$2.0B	9,271,309
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$2.0B	9,167,524
Capital World Investors	$1.5B	6,822,315
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	$1.3B	5,767,731
Sanders Capital, LLC	$1.1B	5,067,740
NORGES BANK	$1.1B	4,820,646

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of CME GROUP INC. (CME) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Financials sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for CME are available on the CME stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing. CME is classified as a large company.

Which hedge funds own CME?

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