CME Group Inc. (CME) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 108 recorded CME dividend payments, running from March 6, 2003 to June 9, 2026 — 24 calendar years. Together those payments total $100.54 per share.
CME has increased its payment rate for 12 consecutive complete years.
Across 24 years of recorded history, CME's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
CME dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.00 | 4 (timing) | $1.25 | — |
| 2024 | $10.40 | 5 | $1.15 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | $9.65 | 5 | $1.10 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $8.50 | 5 | $1.00 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | $6.85 | 5 | $0.900 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | $5.90 | 5 | $0.850 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | $5.50 | 5 | $0.750 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | $4.55 | 5 | $0.700 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | $6.14 | 5 | $0.660 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | $5.65 | 5 | $0.600 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | $4.90 | 5 | $0.500 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | $3.88 | 5 | $0.470 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | $4.40 | 5 | $0.450 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | $3.69 | 5 | $0.450 | — |
| 2011 | $1.12 | 4 (timing) | $0.280 | +21.7% |
| 2010 | $0.920 | 4 (timing) | $0.230 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.920 | 4 (timing) | $0.230 | — |
| 2008 | $1.92 | 5 | $0.230 | — |
| 2007 | $0.688 | 4 (timing) | $0.172 | +36.5% |
| 2006 | $0.504 | 4 (timing) | $0.126 | +37.0% |
| 2005 | $0.368 | 4 (timing) | $0.0920 | +76.9% |
| 2004 | $0.208 | 4 (timing) | $0.0520 | +85.7% |
| 2003 | $0.126 | 4 (timing) | $0.0280 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CME's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CME dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 | $1.30 |
| March 10, 2026 | $7.45 |
| December 12, 2025 | $1.25 |
| September 9, 2025 | $1.25 |
| June 9, 2025 | $1.25 |
| March 7, 2025 | $1.25 |
| December 27, 2024 | $5.80 |
| December 9, 2024 | $1.15 |
| September 9, 2024 | $1.15 |
| June 7, 2024 | $1.15 |
| March 7, 2024 | $1.15 |
| December 27, 2023 | $5.25 |
| December 7, 2023 | $1.10 |
| September 7, 2023 | $1.10 |
| June 8, 2023 | $1.10 |
| March 9, 2023 | $1.10 |
| December 27, 2022 | $4.50 |
| December 8, 2022 | $1.00 |
| September 8, 2022 | $1.00 |
| June 9, 2022 | $1.00 |
| March 9, 2022 | $1.00 |
| December 27, 2021 | $3.25 |
| December 9, 2021 | $0.900 |
| September 9, 2021 | $0.900 |
| June 9, 2021 | $0.900 |
| March 9, 2021 | $0.900 |
| December 24, 2020 | $2.50 |
| December 9, 2020 | $0.850 |
| September 9, 2020 | $0.850 |
| June 9, 2020 | $0.850 |
| March 9, 2020 | $0.850 |
| December 26, 2019 | $2.50 |
| December 9, 2019 | $0.750 |
| September 9, 2019 | $0.750 |
| June 7, 2019 | $0.750 |
| March 7, 2019 | $0.750 |
| December 27, 2018 | $1.75 |
| December 7, 2018 | $0.700 |
| September 7, 2018 | $0.700 |
| June 7, 2018 | $0.700 |
| March 8, 2018 | $0.700 |
| December 27, 2017 | $3.50 |
| December 7, 2017 | $0.660 |
| September 7, 2017 | $0.660 |
| June 7, 2017 | $0.660 |
| March 8, 2017 | $0.660 |
| December 23, 2016 | $3.25 |
| December 7, 2016 | $0.600 |
| September 7, 2016 | $0.600 |
| June 8, 2016 | $0.600 |
| March 8, 2016 | $0.600 |
| December 23, 2015 | $2.90 |
| December 8, 2015 | $0.500 |
| September 8, 2015 | $0.500 |
| June 8, 2015 | $0.500 |
| March 6, 2015 | $0.500 |
| December 24, 2014 | $2.00 |
| December 8, 2014 | $0.470 |
| September 8, 2014 | $0.470 |
| June 6, 2014 | $0.470 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 108 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CME dividend history questions
How many dividends has CME paid?
DivTrkr has 108 recorded CME dividend payments between March 6, 2003 and June 9, 2026, totalling $100.54 per share across 24 calendar years.
Has CME ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 24 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the CME dividend growing?
There is not yet five full years of CME payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.
How often does CME pay a dividend?
CME's payment frequency has varied over its recorded history.
See the current CME dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CME free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.