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Intercontinental Exchange

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
0
Latest video
Pending
YouTube available
No
Current price
$161.24
-3.18 (-1.93%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
27.94x
Forward: 18.49x
Market cap / Volume
—
Volume: —
Revenue / Earnings Growth
7.8%
Earnings: 23.4%
Margins
49.6% op
Gross: 100.0% · Net: 33.4%
Balance sheet
1.02x current
Debt / Equity: 70.1
52-week range / Beta
$143.17 - $189.35
Beta: 1.04
Analyst target
$198.80
Upside: 23.3%
Cash / shareholder return
3.81% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 1.17%

Company context

Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Country: United States
Employees: —
Price to book: 3.16x
Return on equity: 11.9%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology and data to financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The Exchanges segment operates regulated marketplace technology for the listing, trading, and clearing of an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange and equities, and corporate and exchange-traded funds, as well as data and connectivity services related to its exchanges and clearing houses. The Fixed Income and Data Services segment provides fixed income pricing, reference data, indices, analytics, and execution services, as well as global CDS clearing and multi-asset class data delivery technology. The Mortgage Technology segment offers a technology platform that provides customers comprehensive and digital workflow tools to address inefficiencies and mitigate risks that exist in the U.S. residential mortgage market life cycle from application through closing, servicing, and the secondary market. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Market context for ICE

Competitive view

ICE vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Financial companies often look unusual on debt and liquidity ratios, so compare those rows more carefully than you would for non-financial businesses.

Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Consensus analyst targets still imply meaningful upside, suggesting the Street thinks the current price leaves room for appreciation.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Visa Inc.
V
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Consensus analyst targets still imply meaningful upside, suggesting the Street thinks the current price leaves room for appreciation.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Morgan Stanley
MS
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
ICE
$91.57B
Intercontinental Exchange
V
$611.23B
Visa Inc.
MS
$299.82B
Morgan Stanley
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
ICE
27.9x
Intercontinental Exchange
V
29.8x
Visa Inc.
MS
17.1x
Morgan Stanley
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
ICE
18.5x
Intercontinental Exchange
V
21.8x
Visa Inc.
MS
15.1x
Morgan Stanley
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
ICE
7.8%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
14.6%
Visa Inc.
MS
16.3%
Morgan Stanley
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
ICE
23.4%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
17.4%
Visa Inc.
MS
31.9%
Morgan Stanley
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
ICE
49.6%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
68.3%
Visa Inc.
MS
40.6%
Morgan Stanley
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
ICE
100.0%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
97.8%
Visa Inc.
MS
87.4%
Morgan Stanley
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
ICE
33.4%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
50.2%
Visa Inc.
MS
24.8%
Morgan Stanley
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
ICE
11.9%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
54.0%
Visa Inc.
MS
—
Morgan Stanley
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
ICE
3.8%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
3.6%
Visa Inc.
MS
-6.9%
Morgan Stanley
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
ICE
70.08x
Intercontinental Exchange
V
54.61x
Visa Inc.
MS
455.75x
Morgan Stanley
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
ICE
1.02x
Intercontinental Exchange
V
1.11x
Visa Inc.
MS
—
Morgan Stanley
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
ICE
1.04
Intercontinental Exchange
V
0.80
Visa Inc.
MS
1.18
Morgan Stanley
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
ICE
1.2%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
0.8%
Visa Inc.
MS
2.1%
Morgan Stanley
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
ICE
23.3%
Intercontinental Exchange
V
24.1%
Visa Inc.
MS
3.3%
Morgan Stanley

YouTube timeline

Quarterly archive for ICE

Each row is one quarter. Only the YouTube link is shown here for now.

Q1 2026
Video pending
Pending link pending
Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Intercontinental Exchange. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.
No verified YouTube link yet