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Intercontinental Exchange Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Common Stock

ICE · Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Top 21% of scored stocks
OkayTop 21% of scored stocks
Weak Spot

Intercontinental Exchange scores 65/100 on fundamentals: in the top 21% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks. Its strongest area is Business Strength (90/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100). It carries 1 warning flag: Weak Spot.

Best
Business 90
Risk 90
Weakest
Price 17
  • Carries a Weak Spot flag

An expensively priced stock with healthy growth, but price fairness needs attention.

What looks good
What to watch
Mkt capUS$ 94.4b#127 of 503 in the S&P 500EPSUS$ 7.09P/E23.5×✗ vs sector median 14.5×P/B3.2×✗ vs sector median 2.7×Div yield1%Bottom 47% in the S&P 50052w range · 87% of range121.79176.05
as of 31 Oct 2026

Nearby peers

Ranks #21 of 56 in Financial Services by score

#1Cincinnati Financial82#19Charles Schwab68#20Arch Capital Group66
#21Intercontinental Exchange65
#22Loews65#23Principal Financial Group65

One-Minute Summary

Why Intercontinental Exchange scores 65

An expensively priced stock with healthy growth, but price fairness needs attention.

What looks good
What to watch

Business Strength

90
Why 90?
Pillar score: (1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2) = 9 of 10 points → 90
Return on Equity (ROE)14%Okay4-Year Revenue Growth+11%/yrStrong4-Year Profit Growth+19%/yrStrongNet Profit Margin30%StrongQuarterly Momentum+7%Strong
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Net Profit & Equity, with ROE

Net Profit ↑ +70.5%Equity ↑ +14.9%ROE % 13.7%
Net ProfitEquityROE %
2.4b2.8b3.3b4.0b25.7b27.6b28.9b29.6b202320242025TTM9.2%10%11.5%13.7%

Revenue & Net Profit, with Net Margin

Revenue ↑ +35.6%Net Profit ↑ +70.5%Net Margin % 30.1%
RevenueNet ProfitNet Margin %
9.9b11.8b12.6b13.4b2.4b2.8b3.3b4.0b202320242025TTM23.9%23.4%26.2%30.1%

Sales grew about 35.6% over 4 years: customers keep spending more with this company.

Profit climbed about 70.5% over 4 years: the business keeps more money as it grows.

Recent Quarters: Revenue & Net Profit (the last 8 quarters, scored)

Revenue ↑ +19.1%Net Profit ↑ +45.8%Net Margin % 26.5%
RevenueNet ProfitNet Margin %
3.0b3.0b3.2b3.3b3.0b3.1b3.7b3.6b657m698m797m851m816m851m1.4b958mQ3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'2621.7%23%24.7%26.1%27.1%27.1%38.5%26.5%
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Sales grew about 19.1% over the last 8 quarters: customers keep spending more with this company.

Profit grew about 45.8% over the last 8 quarters: the business is keeping more of what it earns.

Why 67?
Pillar score: (1 + 1 + 2) = 4 of 6 points → 67
Debt-to-Equity0.7×OkayCurrent Ratio1×OkayInterest Coverage7.6×Strong
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Debt vs Equity, with D/E ratio

Total Debt ↓ -10.4%Equity ↑ +14.9%D/E 0.7×
Total DebtEquityD/E
22.9b20.7b20.3b20.5b25.7b27.6b28.9b29.6b202320242025TTM0.9×0.7×0.7×0.7×

Borrowings fell about 10.4% over 4 years: the company is steadily getting safer.

Short-term assets vs bills, with Current Ratio

Current Assets ↑ +43.7%Current Liabilities ↑ +42.5%Current Ratio 1×
Current AssetsCurrent LiabilitiesCurrent Ratio
85.0b89.1b85.8b122.1b84.6b89.6b84.1b120.6b202320242025TTM1×1×1×1×
Why 63?
Pillar score: (0 + 2 + 2 + 1) = 5 of 8 points → 63
Dividend Quality1%Weak
Payout ratio: 28%
Operating Cash FlowPositive & growingStrongFree Cash FlowPositive & growingStrongCash & Cash EquivalentsPartly healthyOkay
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Operating vs Free Cash Flow

Operating CF ↑ +55.7%Free CF ↑ +52%
Operating CFFree CF
3.5b4.6b4.7b5.5b3.1b3.9b3.9b4.6b202320242025TTM

The business generates real cash, and more of it each year: a very healthy sign.

Cash vs Total Debt

Cash ↑ +18.7%Short-Term Debt ↓ -37.7%Total Debt ↓ -10.4%
CashShort-Term DebtTotal Debt
899m844m837m1.1b2.0b3.0b1.0b1.2b22.9b20.7b20.3b20.5b202320242025TTM

Dividends per Share, with Yield

DPS (cents) ↑ +26.3%Yield % 1.2%
DPS (cents)Yield %
3838424242454548484815216818019220222023202420251.5%1.6%1.3%1.2%

Dividends per share have been maintained or raised: management shares the rewards with you.

Why 17?
Pillar score: (0 + 0 + 1) = 1 of 6 points → 17
P/E Ratio23.5×WeakP/B Ratio3.2×WeakPEG Ratio1.2Okay
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Share Price: Weekly Closes (not part of the score)

US$ 172.21US$ 147.83US$ 123.45Oct '25Feb '26Jun '26Oct '26

The share price is up about 17% over the past year.

Why 90?
Pillar score: (2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2) = 9 of 10 points → 90 · 1 N/A skipped
Earnings ConsistencySteadyStrongDebt Trend (4yr)FallingStrongShare Count Trend (4yr)-1%/yrStrongAsset Turnover Trend (4yr)+5.9%OkayQuarterly Consistency0 of 4 quarters downStrong

No data: Inventory vs Sales (4yr)

Ranks #21 of 56 in Financial Services by score

Sector peers

#1Cincinnati Financial82#19Charles Schwab68#20Arch Capital Group66
#21Intercontinental Exchange (you)65
#22Loews65#23Principal Financial Group65

Full Financial History

Every reported figure behind the score, year by year. Download it, or check it against the company's own annual report.

Financial YearRevenueNet ProfitOperating Cash FlowFree Cash FlowCapExCashTotal DebtShort-Term DebtEquityCurrent AssetsCurrent LiabilitiesTotal AssetsTotal LiabilitiesDividendsReturn on Equity (ROE)Net Profit MarginDebt-to-EquityCurrent RatioInterest CoverageDividend Payout RatioDiv yieldP/E RatioP/B RatioPEG Ratio
2026US$ 13.4bUS$ 4.0bUS$ 5.5bUS$ 4.6bUS$ -873.0mUS$ 1.1bUS$ 20.5bUS$ 1.2bUS$ 29.6bUS$ 122.1bUS$ 120.6bUS$ 174.2bUS$ 144.6b-14%30%0.7×1.0×7.6×28%----
2025US$ 12.6bUS$ 3.3bUS$ 4.7bUS$ 3.9bUS$ -791.0mUS$ 837.0mUS$ 20.3bUS$ 1.0bUS$ 28.9bUS$ 85.8bUS$ 84.1bUS$ 136.9bUS$ 107.9bUS$ 192.0m11%26%0.7×1.0×6.4×33%1%27.1×3.1×0.9
2024US$ 11.8bUS$ 2.8bUS$ 4.6bUS$ 3.9bUS$ -752.0mUS$ 844.0mUS$ 20.7bUS$ 3.0bUS$ 27.6bUS$ 89.1bUS$ 89.6bUS$ 139.4bUS$ 111.7bUS$ 180.0m10%23%0.8×1.0×5.0×38%1%30.6×3.1×-
2023US$ 9.9bUS$ 2.4bUS$ 3.5bUS$ 3.1bUS$ -489.0mUS$ 899.0mUS$ 22.9bUS$ 2.0bUS$ 25.7bUS$ 85.0bUS$ 84.6bUS$ 136.1bUS$ 110.3bUS$ 168.0m9%24%0.9×1.0×4.6×40%1%30.0×2.8×7.0