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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $172.22 | Market Cap: $98.9 Bil
Sector: Financials | Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $172.22
Market Cap: $98.9 Bil
Sector: Financials
Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 37%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 31%, CFO LTM is 4.6 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.8 Bil
  
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%
  
0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 37%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 31%, CFO LTM is 4.6 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.8 Bil
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$172.22$148.19$126.17$99.25$130.44
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)98.984.972.355.572.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.620.722.918.414.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.21.41.14.40.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)116.3105.695.273.987.1
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM8.17.37.36.08.4
P/EBIT TTM21.518.819.623.712.6
P/E TTM35.531.030.639.718.9
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.83.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.17.17.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.811.610.19.410.0
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$172.22$148.19$126.17
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)98.984.972.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.620.722.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.21.41.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)116.3105.695.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM8.17.37.3
P/EBIT TTM21.518.819.6
P/E TTM35.531.030.6
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.1
P/E TTM (Sector)12.811.610.1

Business Description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates regulated exchanges, clearing houses, and listings venues for commodity, financial, fixed income, and equity markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; trading venues, including 13 regulated exchanges and 6 clearing houses; and offers futures and options products for energy, agricultural and metals, financial, cash equities and equity, over-the-counter, and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ICE Return26%20%-24%27%17%16%102%
Peers Return13%33%-13%12%10%12%79%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: SCHW, CME, NDAQ, CBOE, MKTX. See ICE Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

ICESCHWCMENDAQCBOEMKTXMedian
NameIntercon.Charles .CME Nasdaq Cboe Glo.MarketAx. 
Mkt Price171.7592.10258.8392.86234.09181.68176.72
Mkt Cap98.6167.393.153.324.56.873.2
Rev LTM12,18921,6266,4448,1124,5328377,278
Op Inc LTM4,567-4,2092,1951,3163472,195
FCF LTM3,77017,1804,1072,134-1133522,952
FCF 3Y Avg3,36912,2473,5691,7411,0903012,555
CFO LTM4,56617,8074,1962,358-424053,277
CFO 3Y Avg3,97212,9133,6531,9231,1503572,788

Growth & Margins

ICESCHWCMENDAQCBOEMKTXMedian
NameIntercon.Charles .CME Nasdaq Cboe Glo.MarketAx. 
Rev Chg LTM19.1%16.9%11.2%23.6%19.0%7.7%17.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg10.0%5.0%10.0%11.5%7.9%6.4%9.0%
Rev Chg Q15.3%24.8%10.4%16.6%20.5%11.0%16.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM3.6%5.7%2.5%3.8%4.6%2.7%3.7%
Op Mgn LTM37.5%-65.3%27.1%29.0%41.5%37.5%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg38.6%-62.8%27.7%28.1%42.2%38.6%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%-0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM37.5%82.3%65.1%29.1%-0.9%48.3%42.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg37.1%62.9%62.6%27.7%30.1%45.6%41.3%
FCF/Rev LTM30.9%79.4%63.7%26.3%-2.5%42.0%36.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg31.5%59.6%61.1%25.0%28.7%38.3%34.9%

Valuation

ICESCHWCMENDAQCBOEMKTXMedian
NameIntercon.Charles .CME Nasdaq Cboe Glo.MarketAx. 
Mkt Cap98.6167.393.153.324.56.873.2
P/S8.17.714.46.65.48.17.9
P/EBIT21.4-18.624.118.518.218.6
P/E35.423.024.735.427.230.328.8
P/CFO21.69.422.222.6-579.416.719.1
Total Yield3.9%4.4%6.8%3.9%4.8%5.0%4.6%
Dividend Yield1.1%0.0%2.8%1.1%1.1%1.7%1.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.2%9.1%4.6%5.0%6.4%3.6%4.8%
D/E0.20.20.00.20.10.00.1
Net D/E0.2-0.40.00.10.0-0.10.0

Returns

ICESCHWCMENDAQCBOEMKTXMedian
NameIntercon.Charles .CME Nasdaq Cboe Glo.MarketAx. 
1M Rtn-5.2%-4.2%-5.1%-1.6%-5.2%-4.4%-4.7%
3M Rtn-4.5%3.8%-2.8%7.4%4.6%-19.2%0.5%
6M Rtn-0.4%19.1%-0.9%25.3%9.1%-16.1%4.4%
12M Rtn7.6%50.2%24.6%28.8%13.0%-28.6%18.8%
3Y Rtn83.2%34.2%55.3%58.8%101.9%-25.5%57.1%
1M Excs Rtn-8.3%-8.1%-7.6%-4.7%-5.9%-5.4%-6.8%
3M Excs Rtn-14.4%-5.0%-14.2%-1.9%-6.7%-30.0%-10.4%
6M Excs Rtn-16.4%2.8%-16.3%10.2%-7.3%-31.5%-11.8%
12M Excs Rtn-10.5%28.0%4.6%11.7%-7.2%-47.3%-1.3%
3Y Excs Rtn8.2%-33.3%-17.8%-11.0%31.0%-92.0%-14.4%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Exchanges6,3556,4155,8785,8394,652
Fixed Income and Data Services2,2312,0921,8831,8101,756
Mortgage Technology1,3171,1291,407595139
Total9,9039,6369,1688,2446,547


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Exchanges3,1592,8622,5232,3892,167
Fixed Income and Data Services811719529492439
Mortgage Technology-2765739715267
Total3,6943,6383,4493,0332,673


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity6,302,807
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-7.5%
Average Daily Volume2,489,686
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.53
Basic Shares Quantity574,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.1%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/31/2025-0.5%1.2%-4.6%
5/1/20251.7%5.1%7.0%
2/6/20254.3%3.6%5.9%
10/31/2024-6.4%-6.4%-3.3%
8/1/2024-0.4%-0.3%5.7%
5/2/2024-1.7%3.7%4.1%
2/8/20244.7%6.7%8.3%
11/2/2023-1.8%0.8%5.5%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive101615
# Negative1489
Median Positive2.0%3.1%5.7%
Median Negative-1.3%-2.7%-3.3%
Max Positive4.7%6.7%17.9%
Max Negative-7.5%-13.9%-8.1%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025731202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025501202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024206202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241031202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024801202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231102202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023803202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023504202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022202202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022505202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021203202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211028202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Farooqui Duriya M 8292025Sell178.342,036363,1002,550,084Form
1Tirinnanzi Martha A 8262025Sell179.76610109,654632,575Form
2Gardiner WarrenChief Financial Officer8222025Sell178.451,570280,1663,944,816Form
3Bowen Sharon 7292025Sell185.00794146,8902,628,110Form
4Bowen Sharon 7032025Sell183.30795145,7242,749,500Form