CME Group revenue reached a third-quarter record of $1.74 billion as market volatility lifted trading across every major asset class. The derivatives exchange said revenue increased from $1.54 billion a year earlier, while average daily volume reached a record 29.4 million contracts for a third quarter.
CME Group Revenue Chart Sets a Q3 Record
Clearing and transaction fees produced $1.4 billion, with an average rate per contract of $0.679. The comparison below uses the detailed figures in CME Group’s official earnings release, dated October 21.
Q3 revenue ($ billions)
The earnings add another signal of active financial markets after Northern Trust reported higher assets and earnings. CME’s non-U.S. average daily volume also set a third-quarter record at 9 million contracts.
Trading Volume Drives CME Group Revenue
Net income rose to $1.037 billion from $908 million, while diluted earnings increased to $2.89 a share from $2.49. On an adjusted basis, net income was $1.084 billion and diluted earnings were $3.02 a share.
CME ended September with $2.4 billion in cash and $3.4 billion of debt. It returned nearly $1 billion during the quarter through $465 million in regular dividends and $524 million in share repurchases.
The volume data show how uncertainty can support exchange operators even when individual companies face different demand cycles. Readers can compare the trend with AT&T’s connectivity growth and NextEra Energy’s expanding backlog.
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