ICE

Intercontinental Exchange
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ICE

Arincen73/100B

If you had invested in Intercontinental Exchange ago, it would be worth $3,606 today, against $4,081 in SPY and $6,291 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

73/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash10

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Valuation8

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Growth8

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Financial strength4

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Intercontinental Exchange key facts

Style
Value stock · 6.4/10Growth 5.3 · Value 6.4 · Dividend 4.3
Day range
178.190 – 180.290
52-week range
121.790 – 181.380
Market capitalization
99.75B USD
P/E
24.25
PEG ratio
1.21
EPS
7.36
Div Yield
1.17%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+17.7%
Volume
66,338
Beta
0.84
ESG score
62.1/100Environment 67 · Social 62 · Governance 57
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
CEO
Jeffrey C. Sprecher
Employees
13K
Website
ice.com
IPO date
16 Nov 2005

Intercontinental Exchange earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.93 USD
Revenue estimate
2.73B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.02Beat +2.5%Revenue3.63BBeat +32.3%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20282.57——+15.69%3.26B——+10.83%
Q4 FY20272.22——+15.23%2.96B——+8.75%
Q1 FY20272.22——-5.33%2.94B——-1.15%
Q4 FY20261.93——+12.87%2.73B——+8.87%
Q3 FY20261.972.02+2.54%+18.13%2.74B3.63B+32.28%+20.72%
Q2 FY20261.841.90+3.26%+4.97%2.63B2.67B+1.33%-18.27%
Q1 FY20262.232.35+5.38%+36.63%2.88B2.98B+3.44%-7.80%
Q4 FY20251.681.71+1.79%+12.50%2.47B2.50B+1.25%-17.36%
Q3 FY20251.601.71+6.87%+10.32%2.41B3.01B+24.60%-0.86%
Q2 FY20251.771.81+2.26%+19.08%2.54B3.26B+28.59%+18.36%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Intercontinental Exchange analyst forecast

12-month price target
189.80 USD
+6.34%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 160.00 to 243.00, with an average of 189.80.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
8 ratings
Buy
5
Hold
2
Sell
1

12-month price target

Highest target243.00
Average target189.80
Lowest target160.00
Current price178.48

Intercontinental Exchange valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
24.25
Forward P/E (FY2026)
21.81
Price to sales (TTM)
7.61
Price to book
3.34
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
17.80

Capital structure

Market capitalization
99.75B USD
+
Total debt
23.99B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
936.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
122.80B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)17.87————
FY2027 (est.)20.0117.87———
FY2026 (est.)21.8120.01———
Now (TTM)24.2520.227.613.3417.80
FY202527.9221.247.323.2016.85
FY202431.0421.247.263.0917.32
FY202330.5821.247.312.8219.21
FY202239.6118.345.952.5321.40
FY202118.9422.508.383.3812.68

Intercontinental Exchange against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Moody's, CME Group, S&P Global, Nasdaq, MSCI, and Coinbase Global, the US Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median24.2
    12.545.5
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years61.9%
    54.0%61.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 72.4%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years38.7%
    36.6%38.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 43.5%
  • Net marginAbove its median26.1%
    15.0%44.3%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 30.5%
  • Return on equityAbove its median11.4%
    6.4%17.9%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 14.3%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median33.9%
    29.1%35.7%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 34.7%
  • Revenue growthAt its median7.5%
    2.8%18.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 9.1%
  • EPS growthAt its median20.7%
    -64.1%90.5%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 17.1%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median3.05×
    1.99×5.32×
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 2.52×
  • Current ratioAbove its median1.02
    0.991.05
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 1.02

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Intercontinental Exchange growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
13.10B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.15B USD
Gross margin
83.28%
Operating margin
43.28%
Net margin
31.68%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202512.64B+7.46%3.30B+19.97%61.88%38.74%26.14%6.64B+9.35%
FY202411.76B+18.76%2.75B+16.30%55.45%36.64%23.42%6.08B+23.55%
FY20239.90B+2.77%2.37B+63.76%57.14%37.30%23.91%4.92B+42.32%
FY20229.64B+5.10%1.45B-64.37%53.99%37.75%15.01%3.46B-51.54%
FY20219.17B+11.21%4.06B+94.26%54.73%37.62%44.26%7.13B+84.05%

Intercontinental Exchange revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Fixed Income And Data Services: 51.1%Exchanges: 38.8%Mortgage Technology: 10.1%51.1%Fixed Income And Data Services38.8%Exchanges10.1%Mortgage Technology
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Fixed Income And Data Services1.36B51.1%+5.0%
Exchanges1.03B38.8%+8.9%
Mortgage Technology269.00M10.1%+3.9%

By region

FY2025
United States: 63.6%United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Canada: 36.4%63.6%United States36.4%United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Canada
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States6.32B63.6%+4.6%
United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Canada3.62B36.4%+11.5%

How Intercontinental Exchange makes its money

Revenue12.64B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.82B 38.1%
Gross profit7.82B 61.9%
Selling and administration1.70B 13.5%
Other operating expenses1.22B 9.7%
Operating income4.90B 38.7%
Tax991.00M 7.8%
Other expense601.00M 4.8%
Net income3.30B 26.1%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Intercontinental Exchange dividends

Annual dividend
2.08 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.17%
Payout ratio
34.78%
Years of dividend growth
12
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.52 USD
Next ex-dividend date
16 Dec 2026
Next payment date
31 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share1.921.801.681.521.321.201.100.960.800.68

Intercontinental Exchange financial health

Cash and short-term investments
936.00M USD
Total debt
23.99B USD
Net cash
-23.05B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.05B USD
Current ratio
1.03
Debt to equity
0.80
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
0.78

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20253.62B20.28B4.29B
FY20241.37B20.70B4.20B
FY20231.13B22.91B3.35B
FY20227.95B18.38B3.07B
FY2021607.00M14.17B2.67B

Intercontinental Exchange ownership

Institutions
92.78%
Institutional holders
1,732 (-55)
Free float
99.39%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 92.8% Others 7.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 555.43M shares ·99.4% Closely held 3.43M shares ·0.6%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20260137.83K34.63K
Q3 202601943.11K100.17K
Q2 20260822.20K19.90K
Q1 2026027367.76K580.88K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025571.14M571.14M-0.84%
FY2024573.00M576.00M+1.95%
FY2023564.00M565.00M+0.71%
FY2022559.00M561.00M-0.71%
FY2021562.00M565.00M+1.80%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments

Title: Intercontinental Exchange

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Intercontinental Exchange is a vertically integrated operator of financial exchanges and provides ancillary data products. Though the company is probably best known for its ownership of the New York Stock Exchange, which it acquired in 2013, ICE operates a large derivatives exchange, too. The company's largest commodity futures product is the ICE Brent crude futures contract. In addition to the exchanges business, which is about 54% of net revenue, Intercontinental Exchange has used a series of acquisitions to create its mortgage technology business (22% of net revenue) and fixed-income and data-services segment (24% of net revenue).

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