CME Group Inc (CME) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 2 days

CME Group Inc (CME) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 2 days as of March 2026. Defensive assets of $1.06 Billion (cash $-, short-term investments $124.20 Million, receivables $935.50 Million) cover 2 days of daily cash needs of $454.79 Million/day. Check CME Group Inc (CME) tangible equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

2 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

$1.06 Billion
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

$454.79 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

$166.00 Billion
USD

CME Group Inc Defensive Interval Ratio (2000–2025)

This chart shows how CME Group Inc's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 26 annual periods from 2000 to 2025. As of March 2026, the ratio stands at 2 days, meaning defensive assets of $1.06 Billion can fund 2 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore CME net asset momentum to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for CME Group Inc (2000–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for CME Group Inc from 2000 to 2025, covering 26 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see CME Group Inc (CME) market capitalisation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (USD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 4999 days $764.20 Million $152.88K/day $- $125.00 Million ▲ +4996 days
2024 2 days $686.30 Million $280.31 Million/day $- $113.20 Million ▼ 0 days
2023 3 days $647.30 Million $255.94 Million/day $- $111.70 Million ▲ +1 days
2022 2 days $579.20 Million $377.23 Million/day $- $96.00 Million ▲ +0 days
2021 1 days $549.50 Million $439.45 Million/day $- $115.00 Million ▼ -1 days
2020 2 days $562.20 Million $241.64 Million/day $- $100.90 Million ▼ -3 days
2019 5 days $575.00 Million $105.54 Million/day $- $83.20 Million ▼ 0 days
2018 6 days $626.20 Million $113.08 Million/day $- $72.90 Million ▲ +2 days
2017 4 days $449.80 Million $125.13 Million/day $- $90.10 Million ▼ -1 days
2016 4 days $447.70 Million $106.70 Million/day $- $83.30 Million ▼ 0 days
2015 4 days $430.30 Million $100.89 Million/day $- $72.50 Million ▲ +1 days
2014 4 days $415.90 Million $113.78 Million/day $- $74.70 Million ▼ -2 days
2013 6 days $371.10 Million $63.87 Million/day $- $68.40 Million ▼ -10 days
2012 16 days $324.10 Million $20.87 Million/day $- $56.60 Million ▼ -352 days
2011 367 days $9.67 Billion $26.34 Million/day $- $9.38 Billion ▲ +32 days
2010 335 days $4.39 Billion $13.10 Million/day $- $4.09 Billion ▼ -16 days
2009 351 days $6.27 Billion $17.87 Million/day $- $6.02 Billion ▲ +332 days
2008 19 days $970.98 Million $51.08 Million/day $- $310.08 Million ▼ -17 days
2007 36 days $398.04 Million $11.17 Million/day $- $203.31 Million ▼ -366 days
2006 401 days $3.03 Billion $7.55 Million/day $- $2.90 Billion ▼ -3 days
2005 404 days $3.13 Billion $7.75 Million/day $- $3.05 Billion ▲ +320 days
2004 84 days $468.77 Million $5.55 Million/day $- $389.95 Million ▲ +26 days
2003 58 days $682.28 Million $11.75 Million/day $- $627.04 Million ▼ -304 days
2002 362 days $2.86 Billion $7.92 Million/day $- $2.81 Billion ▼ -17 days
2001 379 days $1.87 Billion $4.94 Million/day $- $1.83 Billion ▲ +326 days
2000 53 days $28.53 Million $543.27K/day $- $-
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)