# CME Group (CME) — Dividends

CME · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cme/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $11.30 |
| Forward yield | 3.90% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

CME Group pays a regular quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 9, 2026 and was paid on September 25, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $11.30 per share, a yield of about 4.3% at a share price of $263.14. Regular payments alone made up $5.15 of that, or about 2.0%.

Once a year, the record also shows an unusually large payment on top of the regular one. It was $4.50 in December 2022, $5.25 in December 2023 and $5.80 in December 2024. In 2026 it came in March instead, at $6.15, on the same ex-date as the regular payment. The regular rate has been raised each year with the March payment. It went from $1.00 to $1.10 in 2023, then to $1.15 in 2024, $1.25 in 2025 and $1.30 in 2026. Those raises ranged from 4.0% to 10.0%. Since late 2022, the regular rate has grown 30%. The data lists a dividend growth streak of one year.

If the pattern holds, the next regular payment would go ex-dividend in early to mid-December 2026 and be paid in late December.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $1.30 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | $1.30 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | $6.15 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | $1.30 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $1.25 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | $1.25 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | $1.25 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | $1.25 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 16, 2025 | $5.80 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $1.15 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | $1.15 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 | $1.15 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 | $1.15 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Jan 18, 2024 | $5.25 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | $1.10 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 | $1.10 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Jun 27, 2023 | $1.10 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | $1.10 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Jan 18, 2023 | $4.50 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 | $1.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does CME Group (CME) pay a dividend?

Yes. CME Group pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $1.30 per share.

### What is CME's dividend yield?

CME Group paid $11.30 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 3.90% at the last price of $289.46. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is CME's most recent ex-dividend date?

CME Group's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 9, 2026, payable on Sep 25, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has CME been raising its dividend?

Yes — CME Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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