CME CME Group Inc.
Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
293.87
+1.52%
About the company
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, and foreign exchange; and agricultural, energy, and metals commodities, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges. 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 was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Dividend deep dive
CME Group Inc. operates in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry within the Financial Services sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 1.97%, which is below its 5-year historical average of 2.49% and below its 5-year low of 2.16%. The company has a strong overall rating score of 8.0, but its momentum score is 1.0, indicating a weak price trend. Its value score is 5.0.
Dividend history
CME Group Inc. has demonstrated a consistent track record of dividend increases, earning it a "Contender" CCC tier with a 12-year dividend streak. Over the last three years, the dividend has grown at a CAGR of 7.72%, and at 8.02% over the past five years. Annual dividends per share have been: $2.35 in 2014, $2.50 in 2015, $3.00 in 2016, $3.30 in 2017, $3.50 in 2018, $3.75 in 2019, $4.25 in 2020, $4.50 in 2021, $5.00 in 2022, $5.50 in 2023, $5.75 in 2024, and $6.25 in 2025.
Dividend safety
The dividend for CME Group Inc. is classified as "safe." The company's payout ratio stands at 44.07%, indicating that less than half of its earnings are distributed as dividends. In terms of leverage, the debt-to-equity ratio is 14.059.
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