CME GROUP INC. (CME) closed fiscal year 2025 with 360 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.00 USD per share.
CME GROUP INC. (CME) closed fiscal year 2025 with 360 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.00 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 0.37 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 511.0 %. The dividend per share was 5.00 USD, down 51.9 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 3.93 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 59.0M | 66.5M | 332M | 334M | 332M | 334M | 336M | 338M | 339M | 340M | 344M | 358M | 359M | 359M | 359M | 360M | 360M | 360M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 14.9M | 7.58M | 266M | 1.34M | 0.00M | 2.08M | 1.67M | 1.83M | 1.07M | 1.26M | 3.51M | 14.5M | 0.29M | 0.41M | 0.25M | 0.32M | 0.44M | 0.37M |
| Shares issued (%) | 25.20 % | 11.39 % | 79.98 % | 0.40 % | 0.00 % | 0.62 % | 0.50 % | 0.54 % | 0.32 % | 0.37 % | 1.02 % | 4.05 % | 0.08 % | 0.11 % | 0.07 % | 0.09 % | 0.12 % | 0.10 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.49M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.45 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 14.9M | 7.58M | 266M | 1.34M | -1.49M | 2.08M | 1.67M | 1.83M | 1.07M | 1.26M | 3.51M | 14.5M | 0.29M | 0.41M | 0.25M | 0.32M | 0.44M | 0.37M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 25.20 % | 11.39 % | 79.98 % | 0.40 % | -0.45 % | 0.62 % | 0.50 % | 0.54 % | 0.32 % | 0.37 % | 1.02 % | 4.05 % | 0.08 % | 0.11 % | 0.07 % | 0.09 % | 0.12 % | 0.10 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 3.70 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.90 | 5.65 | 6.14 | 4.55 | 5.50 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 8.50 | 9.65 | 10.40 | 5.00 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 85.98 % | 37.01 % | 32.09 % | 20.57 % | 136.59 % | 61.33 % | 132.80 % | 107.73 % | 116.50 % | 49.06 % | 109.57 % | 80.13 % | 100.19 % | 83.02 % | 97.86 % | 100.29 % | 101.66 % | 96.58 % |
| Number of payments | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.62B | 0.31B | 0.31B | 0.37B | 1.22B | 0.60B | 1.50B | 1.34B | 1.79B | 1.99B | 2.15B | 1.70B | 2.11B | 2.19B | 2.63B | 3.24B | 3.58B | 3.93B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 5.27 % | 1.35 % | 1.42 % | 2.31 % | 7.38 % | 5.58 % | 4.87 % | 5.33 % | 4.87 % | 4.20 % | 2.44 % | 2.71 % | 3.27 % | 2.56 % | 5.06 % | 4.57 % | 4.45 % | 1.81 % |
Figures in USD
