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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,391.2 $ 4,416.9
Marketable securities 124.2 125.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $9.5 and $10.0 935.5 639.2
Other current assets (includes $6.4 and $6.5 in restricted cash) 515.0 522.1
Performance bonds and guaranty fund contributions 165,035.3 159,656.1
Total current assets 169,001.2 165,359.3
Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,028.3 and $1,005.7 355.4 362.7
Intangible assets—trading products [1] 17,175.3 17,175.3
Intangible assets—other, net 2,550.8 2,610.7
Goodwill 10,506.0 10,514.7
Other assets 2,404.8 2,401.5
Total Assets 201,993.5 198,424.2
Liabilities and Equity    
Accounts payable 75.4 71.8
Other current liabilities 887.1 568.8
Performance bonds and guaranty fund contributions 165,035.3 159,656.1
Total current liabilities 165,997.8 160,296.7
Long-term debt 3,423.2 3,422.3
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 5,221.1 5,242.2
Other liabilities 733.2 734.8
Total Liabilities 175,375.3 169,696.0
Shareholders' Equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and 4,584 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 0.0 0.0
Additional paid-in capital 21,670.6 22,209.5
Retained earnings 4,884.6 6,433.2
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 59.4 81.9
Total CME Group Shareholders’ Equity 26,618.2 28,728.2
Total Liabilities and Equity 201,993.5 198,424.2
Class A Common Stock [Member]    
Shareholders' Equity:    
Common stock 3.6 3.6
Class B Common Stock [Member]    
Shareholders' Equity:    
Common stock $ 0.0 $ 0.0
[1] Trading products represent futures and options products acquired in our business combinations with CBOT Holdings, Inc., NYMEX Holdings, Inc. and The Board of Trade of Kansas City, Missouri, Inc. Clearing and transaction fees are generated through the trading of these products. These trading products, most of which have traded for decades, require authorization from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Product authorizations from the CFTC have no term limits.