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CME Dividend Analysis

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CME

Dividends
CME Group Inc.
Financial Services· Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
AIQ Score
NeutralAIQ Edge 7/10
Low Priority
Above Peers
Score data as of Sep 4, 2026
Last price
$281.29
-$0.76 (-0.27%)
Latest market quote
Momentum73
Value26
Quality74
Risk Resilience56
Sentiment80
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Dividend Analysis Overview

Yield, growth, payout, free cash flow coverage, recent payment history, and AIQ Dividend context stay together.

History
56
dividends captured
Growth years
0
raw events; specials not isolated
Durability score
65/100
coverage and consistency proxy
Shareholder yield
1.47%
0.88% buyback yield

Next announced event

$1.30

CME dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so announced dates do not get blended into completed income history.

Ex-date
Sep 9, 2026
Pay date
Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
quarterly
Dividend data QA applied

Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.

Latest dividend record

Jun 9, 2026

Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.

Dividend yield
11.25%
Latest dividend
$1.30
-82.55% vs prior payment
Annual dividend
Best available
Ex-dividend date
Sep 9, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Frequency
quarterly
Inferred from available dividend events
Payment date
Sep 25, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Payout ratio
95.41%
Dividend as a share of earnings where available
FCF payout
Dividend as a share of free cash flow per share
FCF coverage
Free cash flow per share divided by dividend

AIQ Dividend bridge

Quality74/100

Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.

Value26/100

Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience56/100

Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.

Recent Dividend History

Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Dividend reliability

Active payer

Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Yield
11.25%
Current income rate
TTM trend
Trailing trend unavailable
Needs complete quarterly trailing-year window
FCF coverage
Cash coverage unavailable
Free cash flow unavailable
Payout ratio
95.41%
Earnings payout context
Recent dividend cadence
8 records
Dec 24
$1.15
Dec 24
$5.80
Mar 25
$1.25
Jun 25
$1.25
Sep 25
$1.25
Dec 25
$1.25
Mar 26
$7.45
Jun 26
$1.30

Annual dividend trail

2016 - 2026

11 plotted years

Dividend growth

1Y

CAGR windows
No plotted dividend growth profile in this snapshot.
Latest dividend event timeline
Declared
May 7, 2026
Ex-date
Jun 9, 2026
Record
Jun 9, 2026
Paid
Jun 25, 2026

Latest row amount $1.30, event yield 4.40%.

Event field coverage
Declaration49/49
Record49/49
Payment49/49
Frequency49/49
History depth
49 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Jun 9, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Sep 5, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
49/49 pay
49/49 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.

Recent dividend chart

Dividend payments

Showing latest 5 of 49 rows
Ex-dateLabelDividendAdjustedEvent yieldFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Jun 9, 2026$1.30
$1.30
4.40%Semi-Annual$11.25May 7, 2026Jun 9, 2026Jun 25, 2026
Mar 10, 2026$7.45
$7.45
3.66%Special$11.20Feb 12, 2026Mar 10, 2026Mar 26, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$1.25
$1.25
3.95%Quarterly$5.00Nov 6, 2025Dec 12, 2025Dec 30, 2025
Sep 9, 2025$1.25
$1.25
4.09%Quarterly$9.55Aug 7, 2025Sep 9, 2025Sep 25, 2025
Jun 9, 2025$1.25
$1.25
3.95%Quarterly$9.45May 8, 2025Jun 9, 2025Jun 25, 2025
Show older history+44 rows
Mar 7, 2025$1.25
$1.25
4.12%Quarterly$9.35Feb 6, 2025Mar 7, 2025Mar 26, 2025
Dec 27, 2024$5.80
$5.80
4.45%Special$9.25Dec 5, 2024Dec 27, 2024Jan 16, 2025
Dec 9, 2024$1.15
$1.15
Quarterly$4.60Nov 7, 2024Dec 9, 2024Dec 27, 2024
Sep 9, 2024$1.15
$1.15
Quarterly$8.70Aug 8, 2024Sep 9, 2024Sep 25, 2024
Jun 7, 2024$1.15
$1.15
Quarterly$8.65May 9, 2024Jun 7, 2024Jun 25, 2024
Mar 7, 2024$1.15
$1.15
Quarterly$8.60Feb 8, 2024Mar 8, 2024Mar 26, 2024
Dec 27, 2023$5.25
$5.25
4.58%Special$8.55Dec 7, 2023Dec 28, 2023Jan 18, 2024
Dec 7, 2023$1.10
$1.10
Quarterly$4.40Nov 9, 2023Dec 8, 2023Dec 28, 2023
Sep 7, 2023$1.10
$1.10
Quarterly$7.80Aug 3, 2023Sep 8, 2023Sep 27, 2023
Jun 8, 2023$1.10
$1.10
Quarterly$7.70May 4, 2023Jun 9, 2023Jun 27, 2023
Mar 9, 2023$1.10
$1.10
Quarterly$7.60Feb 2, 2023Mar 10, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2022$4.50
$4.50
5.07%Special$7.50Dec 8, 2022Dec 28, 2022Jan 18, 2023
Dec 8, 2022$1.00
$1.00
Quarterly$4.00Nov 10, 2022Dec 9, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Sep 8, 2022$1.00
$1.00
3.54%Quarterly$6.25Aug 4, 2022Sep 9, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Jun 9, 2022$1.00
$1.00
Quarterly$6.15May 4, 2022Jun 10, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Mar 9, 2022$1.00
$1.00
3.02%Quarterly$6.05Feb 3, 2022Mar 10, 2022Mar 25, 2022
Dec 27, 2021$3.25
$3.25
2.99%Special$5.95Dec 9, 2021Dec 28, 2021Jan 14, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$0.90
$0.90
2.68%Quarterly$3.60Nov 4, 2021Dec 10, 2021Dec 28, 2021
Sep 9, 2021$0.90
$0.90
3.14%Quarterly$5.20Aug 5, 2021Sep 10, 2021Sep 27, 2021
Jun 9, 2021$0.90
$0.90
2.78%Quarterly$5.15May 5, 2021Jun 10, 2021Jun 25, 2021
Mar 9, 2021$0.90
$0.90
2.84%Quarterly$5.10Feb 4, 2021Mar 10, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Dec 24, 2020$2.50
$2.50
3.31%Special$5.05Dec 10, 2020Dec 28, 2020Jan 13, 2021
Dec 9, 2020$0.85
$0.85
Quarterly$3.40Nov 5, 2020Dec 10, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Sep 9, 2020$0.85
$0.85
Quarterly$5.05Aug 6, 2020Sep 10, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Jun 9, 2020$0.85
$0.85
2.98%Quarterly$4.95May 5, 2020Jun 10, 2020Jun 25, 2020
Mar 9, 2020$0.85
$0.85
2.73%Quarterly$4.85Feb 5, 2020Mar 10, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Dec 26, 2019$2.50
$2.50
2.73%Monthly$4.75Dec 11, 2019Dec 27, 2019Jan 15, 2020
Dec 9, 2019$0.75
$0.75
2.32%Quarterly$3.00Nov 6, 2019Dec 10, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Sep 9, 2019$0.75
$0.75
2.18%Quarterly$4.00Aug 7, 2019Sep 10, 2019Sep 25, 2019
Jun 7, 2019$0.75
$0.75
2.30%Quarterly$3.95May 7, 2019Jun 10, 2019Jun 25, 2019
Mar 7, 2019$0.75
$0.75
Quarterly$3.90Feb 6, 2019Mar 8, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Dec 27, 2018$1.75
$1.75
2.47%Monthly$3.85Dec 5, 2018Dec 28, 2018Jan 16, 2019
Dec 7, 2018$0.70
$0.70
Quarterly$2.80Nov 8, 2018Dec 10, 2018Dec 27, 2018
Sep 7, 2018$0.70
$0.70
Quarterly$5.60Aug 8, 2018Sep 10, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Jun 7, 2018$0.70
$0.70
Quarterly$5.56May 9, 2018Jun 8, 2018Jun 25, 2018
Mar 8, 2018$0.70
$0.70
Quarterly$5.52Feb 7, 2018Mar 9, 2018Mar 26, 2018
Dec 27, 2017$3.50
$3.50
4.21%Monthly$5.48Dec 6, 2017Dec 28, 2017Jan 16, 2018
Dec 7, 2017$0.66
$0.66
Quarterly$2.64Nov 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017Dec 27, 2017
Sep 7, 2017$0.66
$0.66
Quarterly$5.23Aug 3, 2017Sep 8, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Jun 7, 2017$0.66
$0.66
Quarterly$5.17May 24, 2017Jun 9, 2017Jun 26, 2017
Mar 8, 2017$0.66
$0.66
Quarterly$5.11Feb 9, 2017Mar 10, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Dec 23, 2016$3.25
$3.25
4.83%MonthlyDec 12, 2016Dec 28, 2016Jan 13, 2017
Dec 7, 2016$0.60
$0.60
QuarterlyNov 10, 2016Dec 9, 2016Dec 28, 2016
Sep 7, 2016$0.60
$0.60
QuarterlyAug 4, 2016Sep 9, 2016Sep 26, 2016
Dividend context
How to read CME's dividend profile

Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.

Yield needs coverage

A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.

Payout ratio is context

A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.

Dividend calculators

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Primary calculator
Calculate CME dividend income

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Secondary calculator
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CME Dividends FAQ

Does CME pay a dividend?

If CME Group Inc. has covered dividend payments, this page shows the latest dividend, yield, ex-date, payment date when available, and recent payment history. If no rows are shown, the current snapshot does not include dividend history for CME.

What is CME's dividend yield?

CME's dividend yield compares trailing dividend payments with the latest available price. It should be read with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and dividend history.

Is CME's dividend sustainable?

Dividend sustainability depends on whether earnings and free cash flow can cover the distribution through normal business cycles. Review payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, recent payment cadence, debt, and earnings stability rather than yield alone.

When is CME's next dividend payment?

When covered, the table shows recent ex-dividend, record, and payment dates. Future payment timing should be confirmed against issuer announcements because schedules can change.

How should investors interpret CME's dividend growth?

Rising dividends can indicate capital return discipline, but dividend growth is strongest when it is supported by growing free cash flow, a reasonable payout ratio, and a consistent history of actual payments.

What does CME's dividend reliability view show?

CME's reliability view summarizes recent payment cadence, trailing income direction when comparable history is complete, payout context where meaningful, and available coverage evidence. It is a screening aid, not a guarantee of future dividends.