CME GROUP INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 23, 2026.
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Dec 31, 2025 · Filed Mar 23, 2026
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2026 PROXY STATEMENTCME GROUP97
| 2026 PROXY STATEMENT | CME GROUP | 97 |
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| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| Year | Average Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year That Remained Unvested as of Last Day of Year for Non-PEO NEOs($) | Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Last Day of Year of Unvested Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs($) | Average Vesting-Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Year that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs($) | Average Change in Fair Value from Last Day of Prior Year to Vesting Date of Unvested Equity Awards that Vested During Year for Non-PEO NEOs ($) | Average Fair Value at Last Day of Prior Year of Equity Awards Forfeited During Year for Non-PEO NEOs($) | Average Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards Not Otherwise Included for Non-PEO NEOs($) | Total - Average Inclusion of Equity Values for Non-PEO NEOs($) |
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| 2025 | 1,992,982 | 1,950,651 | 0 | 194,286 | 0 | 0 | 4,137,919 |
| 2024 | 1,832,803 | 428,204 | 0 | 69,992 | 0 | 0 | 2,330,999 |
| 2023 | 1,547,777 | 1,525,158 | 0 | 148,101 | (261,945) | 0 | 2,959,091 |
| 2022 | 1,630,119 | (2,021,505) | 0 | (127,224) | 0 | 0 | (518,610) |
| 2021 | 2,126,740 | 744,382 | 0 | 268,733 | 0 | 0 | 3,139,856 |
4 The "Peer Group TSR" set forth in this table utilizes a custom group of peer companies, which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting December 31, 2020, through the end of the listed year in the company and in the custom group of peer companies used in our performance graph, respectively. The custom peer group consists of: Cboe Global Markets Inc, Deutsche Boerse Ag, Intercontinental Exchange Inc, London Stock Exchange Group Plc and Nasdaq Inc. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
5 We determined cash earnings to be the most important financial performance measure used to link company performance to "Compensation Actually Paid" to our PEO and Non-PEO NEOs in 2025. More information about cash earnings can be found in the annual bonus section of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning onpage 70.
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