CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) reported earnings on April 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), CME Group met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.

Gross margins improved, operating margins shrank, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 CME Group reported revenue of $774.6 million. The 14 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $778.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $831.6 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $4.02. The 18 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $4.03 per share. GAAP EPS of $4.02 for Q1 were 41% lower than the prior-year quarter's $6.81 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 97.3%, 1,480 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 58.2%, 480 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 34.4%, 2,050 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $836.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $4.48.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.31 billion. The average EPS estimate is $17.74.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 752 members out of 801 rating the stock outperform, and 49 members rating it underperform. Among 206 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 193 give CME Group a green thumbs-up, and 13 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on CME Group is outperform, with an average price target of $305.61.

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