NASDAQ:CME | Free Cash Flow | CME GROUP INC.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-03-31$1.26B$21.8M$1.24B107.26%
2025-12-31$1.13B$32.5M$1.1B93.11%
2025-03-31$1.12B$14.2M$1.1B115.29%
2024-12-31$1.02B$26.2M$991.7M113.39%
2024-03-31$892.7M$19.8M$872.9M102.07%
2023-12-31$1.04B$20.8M$1.02B125.68%
2023-03-31$902.4M$15.2M$887.2M100.38%
2022-12-31$981.5M$24.4M$957.1M150.04%
2022-03-31$799.1M$23.4M$775.7M109.10%
2021-12-31$668.3M$27.3M$641M102.43%
2021-03-31$602.7M$28.5M$574.2M99.97%
2020-12-31$660.3M$70M$590.3M138.96%
2020-03-31$757.1M$42.8M$714.3M93.23%
2019-12-31$719.7M$66.4M$653.3M139.15%
2019-03-31$669.2M$49.1M$620.1M124.79%
2018-12-31$510.4M$55.8M$454.6M117.92%
2018-03-31$825M$18.2M$806.8M134.74%
2017-12-31$460.4M$28.9M$431.5M14.68%
2017-03-31$519.4M$20M$499.4M124.91%
2016-12-31$499.6M$28.9M$470.7M126.06%
2016-03-31$530M$20.2M$509.8M138.61%
2015-12-31$391.3M$23.9M$367.4M125.95%
2015-03-31$418.9M$31.4M$387.5M117.28%
2014-12-31$502.5M$36.5M$466M152.04%
2014-03-31$383M$36.5M$346.5M129.87%
2013-12-31$381.9M$30.9M$351M181.77%
2013-03-31$396M$20.2M$375.8M159.37%
2012-12-31$322.5M$37.9M$284.6M170.62%
2012-03-31$395.6M$26.7M$368.9M138.37%
2011-12-31$346.5M$42.8M$303.7M40.72%
2011-03-31$362.1M$41.4M$320.7M70.24%
2010-12-31$396.6M$62.3M$334.3M170.39%
2010-03-31$355.7M$26.3M$329.4M137.14%
2009-12-31$345.3M$45M$300.3M148.22%
2009-03-31$254.7M$35.3M$219.4M110.20%
2008-12-31$334.5M$80.7M$253.8M408.70%

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-12-31$4.28B$83.5M$4.19B102.98%
2024-12-31$3.69B$94M$3.6B102.01%
2023-12-31$3.45B$76.4M$3.38B104.69%
2022-12-31$3.06B$89.7M$2.97B110.23%
2021-12-31$2.4B$127.2M$2.28B86.28%
2020-12-31$2.72B$197.5M$2.52B119.57%
2019-12-31$2.67B$245.6M$2.43B114.68%
2018-12-31$2.44B$116.7M$2.32B118.44%
2017-12-31$1.75B$81.9M$1.67B41.08%
2016-12-31$1.73B$91.8M$1.64B106.92%
2015-12-31$1.53B$114.2M$1.42B113.74%
2014-12-31$1.29B$140.7M$1.15B102.09%
2013-12-31$1.28B$125.6M$1.15B118.23%
2012-12-31$1.22B$141.8M$1.08B120.26%
2011-12-31$1.35B$172.2M$1.17B64.79%
2010-12-31$1.36B$160M$1.2B126.09%
2009-12-31$1.08B$157.9M$925.2M112.04%
2008-12-31$1.2B$200.1M$997.1M139.36%
2007-12-31$814.4M$163.7M$650.7M98.82%