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CME Group (MEX:CME) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio : -0.07% (As of Dec. 2024 )


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What is CME Group 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past six months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from two quarters ago to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. CME Group's current 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio was -0.07%.


Competitive Comparison of CME Group's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, CME Group's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio 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 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CME Group's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CME Group's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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CME Group 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

CME Group's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jun. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jun. 2024 )
=(359.364 - 359.605) / 359.364
=-0.07%

* 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.


CME Group  (MEX:CME) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


CME Group 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


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 Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. 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, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.