CME Group, Inc. Q2 adjusted earnings Inline With Estimates

(RTTNews) - CME Group, Inc. (CME) reported earnings for second quarter that declined from last year.

The company's earnings came in at $513.8 million, or $1.43 per share. This compares with $566.1 million, or $1.66 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Excluding items, CME Group, Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $631.6 million or $1.76 per share for the period.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $1.76 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 19.8% to $1.27 billion from $1.06 billion last year.

CME Group, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $631.6 Mln. vs. $591.4 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $1.76 vs. $1.74 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $1.76 -Revenue (Q2): $1.27 Bln vs. $1.06 Bln last year.