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CME Group reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $2.99 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.91 by 2.7%. Revenues reached $1.70 billion, exceeding the estimate of $1.68 billion by 1.2% and marking a 1% increase from the previous year.
Key highlights include record market data revenues of $238.1 million, a 20% year-over-year rise, and an average daily trading volume of 29.8 million contracts, the third highest in the company’s history. Total expenses rose to $599.1 million, while adjusted operating income stood at $1.19 billion, maintaining a strong adjusted operating margin of 69.5%.
CME ended the quarter with approximately $2.3 billion in cash and $3.4 billion of debt, and paid $468 million in dividends while repurchasing $695 million in common shares. Management anticipates adjusted operating expenses for the full year to be around $1.695 billion.
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