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CME Returns by Year

Historical annual and monthly returns for CME Group (CME).

Performance snapshot

For CME Group (CME), the strongest completed calendar year was 2004, when the stock returned 218.5%, while its weakest was 2008, with a return of -68.8%. Across the 23 completed calendar years from 2003 through 2025, its average annual return was 29.1% and its compounded annual return was 19.8%. CME posted positive returns in 18 of those 23 years (78%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 19.8%. In 2026 year to date, CME has returned 0.2%.

CME Annual Returns (%)

CME Monthly and Annual Returns (%)


Methodology and data notes

Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for CME Group (CME). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.