CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME), which operates derivatives exchanges, on Wednesday reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
- The company reported Q3 revenue of $1.54 billion, vs. $1.58 billion in the year-ago quarter
- Clearing and Transaction Fees revenue totaled $1.2 billion in Q3; Market Data revenue totaled a record $203 million
- Operating income was $973 million in the third quarter, compared to $1.02 billion in Q3 2024
- Net income declined to $908 million or $2.49 per share from $912.8 million or $0.50 per share last year
- Adjusted net income was $1.0 billion or $2.68 per share in Q3, broadly unchanged from the prior-year quarter
- In the first nine months of the year, the company paid dividends of around $3.5 billion
- It has returned over $29.5 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends since early 2012