AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · CME (CME)

CME Group reports record 2025 revenue of $6.5 billion; Q4 diluted EPS $3.24

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

On February 4, 2026, CME Group reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, with full-year revenue of $6.5 billion and operating income of $4.2 billion. Full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share were $11.16, up from $9.67 in 2024, and the company said it was the fourth consecutive year of record annual revenue and adjusted earnings per share.

Key points

  • Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $1.6 billion, compared with $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Fourth-quarter 2025 GAAP diluted EPS was $3.24 versus $2.40; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.77 versus $2.52.
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted diluted EPS was $11.20 versus $10.26 in 2024.
  • Record 2025 average daily volume of 28.1 million contracts; Q4 ADV was 27.4 million contracts, up 7% from Q4 2024.

The filing

CompanyCME (CME)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 4, 2026, 7:06 AM ET
Accession number0001156375-26-000006

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 04, 2026.

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