CME Group Inc. · CME · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$309.07 +1.49% on the day, +$4.55
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Yearly payout / yield
$5.20·1.68%
$1.30 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$1.30/qtr
pays ~Dec 13 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 11est.
own by Dec 10 ⓘ
Years without a cut
22+ yrs
since 2003 ⓘ
Recession record
2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
39
Below its usual yield
plus a special dividend: $7.45 in the last year — not in the rate
CME share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
CME Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.0%3Y -37.2%5Y +5.4%10Y +6.4%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 109 payments since 2003.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +8.7% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Special payments are left out. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $5.20 a year would be $7.22 by 2031 - 2.33% on today's $309.07 price.

How Many CME Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $5.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,154 CME shares, about $356,667 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $309.07. $1,000 a month takes about 2,308 shares, about $713,334. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

CME Group (CME) pays $1.30 a share quarterly, $5.20 a year, a 1.68% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $309.07. A special dividend of $7.45 came on top in the last year; specials are paid case by case, so they never count in the rate or the yield here. It has made 109 dividend payments since 2003.

At today’s rate of $1.30 quarterly and the last close of $309.07, this is what CME pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$1.30$0.43$5.20
100 shares$130.00$43.33$520.00
$10,000 invested (32.4 shares)$42.06$14.02$168.25
1,154 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.20$500.07$6,000.80
2,308 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.40$1,000.13$12,001.60

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CME shares reinvest into 0.42 new shares each payment, about 1.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 238 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with CME’s own history in the CME DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

CME Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

39/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • CME yields 1.68% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $309.07.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.89%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.52% low2.46% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is CME’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

CME has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 93 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 11, 2026, with the cash around Dec 13, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.30 a share, went ex on Sep 9, 2026 and paid Sep 11, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 3, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does CME Pay?

CME pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$11.30 a share, in 4 payments, $7.45 of it special.
+5.6% against the 12 months before ($10.70 in 5 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Mar 7, 2012 - $0.28 to $1.046 (+$0.766, +273.57%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 42.7% - $5.20 paid / $12.19 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 49.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 43.3% - $5.20 paid / $12.01 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 46.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

CME vs Similar Dividend Stocks (EBKDY, BNPQF...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to CME in market value, CME’s 1.68% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 1.68%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 8th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
CME $309.07CME Group $1.30/qtr$5.20/yr fwd 1.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 22+ yrsno raise streak
EBKDY $64.43Erste Group Bank AG $0.436/yr 0.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
BNPQF $103.62BNP Paribas S.A. $3.6822/yr 3.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsno raise streak
ZURVY $38.66Zurich Insurance Group $1.903/yr 4.92% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7 yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
TKOMY $3.67Tokio Marine Holdings $0.0021/half-yr$0.00/yr fwd 0.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 36 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
AXAHY $50.65AXA S.A. $2.716/yr 5.36% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 17 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
BNY $151.23Bank of New York Mellon $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 1.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 varied2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 15 yrs in a row
COF $195.88Capital One Financial $0.80/qtr$3.20/yr fwd 1.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20202000 raised2008 cut2020 cut2022 held 5 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BPYPM $15.47Brookfield Property Preferred L.P. $0.3906/qtr$1.56/yr fwd 10.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsno raise streak
BN $42.39Brookfield $0.07/qtr$0.28/yr fwd 0.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 held2022 held 0 yrsno raise streak
MFG $9.93Mizuho Financial Group $0.0843/half-yr$0.17/yr fwd 1.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2+ yrsraised 3+ yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CME vs EBKDY, CME vs BNPQF, CME vs ZURVY.

CME Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2003

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 9, 2026Sep 11, 2026$1.30QuarterlyRegular
Jun 9, 2026Jun 11, 2026$1.30QuarterlyRegular
Mar 10, 2026Mar 12, 2026$7.45QuarterlySpecial
Dec 12, 2025Dec 15, 2025$1.25QuarterlyRegular
Sep 9, 2025Sep 11, 2025$1.25QuarterlyRegular
Jun 9, 2025Jun 11, 2025$1.25QuarterlyRegular
Mar 7, 2025Mar 10, 2025$1.25QuarterlyRegular
Dec 27, 2024Dec 30, 2024$5.80QuarterlySpecial
Dec 9, 2024Dec 11, 2024$1.15QuarterlyRegular
Sep 9, 2024Sep 11, 2024$1.15QuarterlyRegular
The other 99 CME payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 109 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for CME

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CME Dividend Questions

How often does CME pay dividends?

CME pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does CME pay dividends monthly?

No. CME pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next CME dividend?

CME has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 93 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 11, 2026, with the cash around Dec 13, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.30 a share, went ex on Sep 9, 2026 and paid Sep 11, 2026. The current rate is $1.30 per share, $5.20 a year.

Does CME pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 11, 2026, with the cash around Dec 13, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does CME pay per share?

CME pays $1.30 a share quarterly, $5.20 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $309.07 that is a 1.68% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.89%.

Has CME raised its dividend?

CME has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Mar 7, 2012, took the rate from $0.28 to $1.046 (+273.57%). Over five years the dividend grew 5.4% a year.

Is CME’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. CME paid out 43% of its earnings and 43% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has gone 22+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CME dividends?

Add CME to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run CME in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.