CME Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

CME Group has a total shareholder equity of $28.2B and total debt of $3.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 12.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $137.8B and $109.6B respectively. CME Group's EBIT is $3.9B making its interest coverage ratio -1. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.4B.

Key information

12.1%

Debt to equity ratio

US$3.43b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio-1x
CashUS$2.43b
EquityUS$28.22b
Total liabilitiesUS$109.58b
Total assetsUS$137.80b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

CME Group's Dominance Challenged By Now Operational FMX?

Dec 13

CME Group: 5 Reasons Why I Am Bullish

Nov 24

Trade On, Cash In: Why CME Group Is My Pick For Income And Growth

Oct 27

Do CME Group's (NASDAQ:CME) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Oct 23
Do CME Group's (NASDAQ:CME) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

CME Group: An Attractive Business Relatively Out Of Favor

Oct 15

CME Group: An Interesting Option For Every Dividend Investor

Oct 08

CME Group: Poised To Benefit From Rate Cuts; Continues To Innovate

Sep 03

CME Group Has It All - Growth, Dividend Growth, And Value

Aug 26

Down But Not Out: Why CME Group Remains One Of My Favorite Dividend Stocks

Aug 01

CME Group Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CME) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Jul 02
CME Group Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CME) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

CME Group: FMX Market Entry Poses Real Risk

Jul 01

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

Jun 05
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

Looking For (Special) Dividends? CME Group Remains One Of My Best Ideas In Finance

May 25

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

May 21
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

Gunning For CME's Golden Goose

May 01

Analysts Are Updating Their CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) Estimates After Its First-Quarter Results

Apr 26
Analysts Are Updating Their CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) Estimates After Its First-Quarter Results

CME Group: Appealing Business Characteristics That Could Benefit From Geopolitical Uncertainty

Apr 15

CME Group: Improved Valuation Offset By Low Market Volatility And Higher Rates

Mar 27

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

Mar 05
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Will Pay A Dividend Of $1.15

CME Group Is One Of My Favorite High-Yielding Stocks Today

Feb 29

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Has Announced A Dividend Of $1.15

Feb 20
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Has Announced A Dividend Of $1.15

CME Group: Buying 'The House' Proves A Winning Strategy

Feb 14

CME Group: Uncertainty In The World Equals Higher Revenue Growth

Feb 04

Getting In Cheap On CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) Is Unlikely

Dec 27
Getting In Cheap On CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) Is Unlikely

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: CME's short term assets ($103.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($100.8B).

Long Term Liabilities: CME's short term assets ($103.1B) exceed its long term liabilities ($8.8B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: CME's net debt to equity ratio (3.5%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: CME's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 14.4% to 12.1% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: CME's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (108.4%).

Interest Coverage: CME earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 08:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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CME Group Inc. is covered by 41 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
Roger FreemanBarclays
Benjamin BudishBarclays