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Intercontinental ExchangeICE

Financial Exchanges & Data · Atlanta, Georgia · In the S&P 500
High qualityNo profits yet
$168.85+3.56%At the close, 30 Oct 2026
▲ 12.1% over 1 year
Intercontinental Exchange over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$140$160Nov2026MarMayJulSep$168.85$140$160NovMarJul$168.85
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value–
Price to earnings–
Forward P/E–
Dividend yield–
Year to date+4.3%
One year+12.1%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorFinancials
52-week range (closes)
$122.91$175.10

Quality and valuation

How Intercontinental Exchange compares with other financials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Intercontinental Exchange and 7 financial exchanges & data peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: no profits to value

A stronger business than most financials companies, with no profits yet to value.

Intercontinental Exchange has no positive earnings to put a price-to-earnings multiple on. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +12.1% vs +10.2%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 40.6% vs 22.3%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 37.6% vs 20.3%
At 23.1x earnings, ICE is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x30xAverage 30.1x2025202623.1x20x30xAverage 30.1x2025202623.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Intercontinental Exchange's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 20.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.6bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.6bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +20.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2520.7%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2520.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 38.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%20%40%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2538.8%Q3 ’260%20%40%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2538.8%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $5.3 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bn$1.5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.1bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsICESector median
Revenue growth+12.1%+10.2%
Operating margin40.6%22.3%
Free cash flow margin37.6%20.3%

Stories on Intercontinental Exchange

Friday, 30 October
Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Tops Q3 Estimates as Exchange Revenue Grows 22%

ICE's net revenue rose 15% to $2.77 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.02 beat the $1.97 Zacks consensus. The stock jumped 4.5% on Thursday.

ICE▲ 4.5%
A brass trading bell ringing above an exchange floor

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