All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CME real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CME returned +13.50% over the past year and +11.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 6, 2002, CME is up +3,932.02% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.74%/yr, and is currently −6.24% below its real total-return high on Mar. 2, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026
| Fri 2002-12-06💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME × |
+3,932.02%
+16.74%/yr |
+11.39%/yr
R2=0.787 |
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| CME Group Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 2002-12-06💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CME × |
$10,000.00
2002-12-06 |
$403,201.73
2026-10-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CME × | +11.08% | +13.50% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CME × |
−6.24%
on 2026-10-23 from 2026-03-02 peak |
−77.89%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-12-21 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME × | +13.50% |
+36.47% +16.82%/yr |
+48.18% +14.01%/yr |
+41.39% +7.17%/yr |
+208.77% +11.93%/yr |
| Year | CME |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +11.08% |
| 2025 | +16.71% |
| 2024 | +12.18% |
| 2023 | +27.06% |
| 2022 | −27.57% |
| 2021 | +20.96% |
| 2020 | −7.60% |
| 2019 | +7.22% |
| 2018 | +29.67% |
| 2017 | +29.61% |
| 2016 | +31.21% |
| 2015 | +6.87% |
| 2014 | +17.45% |
| 2013 | +61.58% |
| 2012 | +9.49% |
| 2011 | −24.88% |
| 2010 | −4.15% |
| 2009 | +59.95% |
| 2008 | −68.85% |
| 2007 | +30.05% |
| 2006 | +36.05% |
| 2005 | +56.46% |
| 2004 | +208.48% |
| 2003 | +64.40% |
| 2002 | +1.95% |
