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CME Group (CME Group) Interest Coverage : 21.74 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CME Group Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. CME Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $863 Mil. CME Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40 Mil. CME Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for CME Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CME' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.54   Med: 16.74   Max: 21.84
Current: 21.84


CME's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.33% of 452 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 19.255 vs CME: 21.84

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


CME Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CME Group's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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CME Group Interest Coverage Chart

CME Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.54 15.87 15.85 18.54 21.55

CME Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.90 20.86 20.71 21.74 24.05

Competitive Comparison of CME Group's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, CME Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CME Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CME Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CME Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



CME Group Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

CME Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, CME Group's Interest Expense was $-159 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,436 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,425 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3435.7/-159.4
=21.55

CME Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, CME Group's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $863 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,425 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*863.2/-39.7
=21.74

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


CME Group  (NAS:CME) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


CME Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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CME Group (CME Group) Business Description

Address
20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The CME was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its initial public offering. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival, CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX in 2018 it has also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed income trading, and collateral optimization.
Executives
William R Shepard director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bryan T Durkin officer: MD & COO 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Derek Sammann officer: Managing Dir Financial Product 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Dennis Suskind director ONE NORTH END AVENUE, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10282
Suzanne Sprague officer: Sr MD Global Head of Clearing 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 18S, CHICAGO IL 60606
Timothy Francis Mccourt officer: Sr MD Global Head Equity & FX 20 S WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Elizabeth A Cook director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin J Gepsman director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Terrence A Duffy director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Julie Holzrichter officer: MD Operations 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Timothy S. Bitsberger director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Julie Winkler officer: Chief Commercial Officer 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Daniel R Glickman director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Hilda Harris Piell officer: MD, Organizational Development 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sunil Cutinho officer: President, CME Clearing 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606