Sector Report4 min read
Financials: 16 A-Grades With Five Banks Failing
Payments and exchanges print cash. Big banks bleed it. The split is getting worse.
Apr 3, 2026
CMEVMACOF+12
Financial data as of Sep 30, 2025Improving · Financials
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Payments and exchanges print cash. Big banks bleed it. The split is getting worse.
CME prints $3.6B in free cash flow on $6.1B revenue. The exchange business model works exactly like it should.
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