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ICIntercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is a financial services company operating in financial data & stock exchanges. Rate cycles, credit quality, and capital returns usually drive relative performance. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

Price

$155.47

+1.42% today

Risk

Medium

22.4% vol · 30d

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01Market

Where it trades today

Market cap

$87.28B

Price / earnings

22.0x

Beta

0.93

swings less than the market

Dividend yield

1.36%

Volume

4.19M

avg 4.01M

50-day average

$152.17

200-day average

$155.30

30-day trend

neutral

52-week range11.7% below the high
low $121.79$155.47high $176.05

trading 62% of the way up its 52-week range

02Price

How the price has moved

30-day price-0.45%
30 days ago$156.18 → $155.47today
1-year performance-8.4%
$134$150$166SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
ICE · 52 weeks$169.77 → $155.47
03Decision

What to weigh before acting

decision support3 sources

What Matters Now

  • Credit quality, deposit stability, and how management navigates the rate cycle usually drive the next rerating.
  • ICE trades at 22.0x earnings, well above the financial services average of 12.5x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
  • ICE carries a beta of 0.93, which means the stock should be judged on how it affects total portfolio swings, not just on standalone upside.
  • Relative performance versus JPM, BAC, WFC matters here because leadership inside financial services rarely stays static for long.

Portfolio Use Case

  • ICE is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside financial services than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
  • The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
  • The stock becomes more useful when paired with an explicit catalyst watchlist, because sector sentiment can shift quickly around policy, rates, or pipeline news.

What Would Change the View

  • A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in ICE.
  • The view would need revisiting if peers such as JPM, BAC, WFC start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.

Methodology

  • Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for ICE come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
  • 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
  • Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Financial Services so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
  • Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as JPM, BAC, WFC.

Sources

  • Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →

    Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for ICE. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026, 10:56 PM.

  • Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →

    Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.

  • Peer set and coverage context

    Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as JPM, BAC, WFC.

Editorial note · Written by Portfolio Terminal Research. Template updated 3/24/2026, market data refreshed 9/18/2026, 10:56:14 PM. Built for research and portfolio monitoring, not personalized investment advice.
04About

What Intercontinental Exchange does

profile

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…

Employees

12,725

Industry

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

Headquarters

Atlanta, United States

05Analyst Consensus

What analysts expect

ICE carries a strong buy consensus from 14 analysts, with an average price target of $187.29 versus $155.47 today (+20.5%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.

Consensus

Strong Buy

Average target

$187.29

$163.00 to $232.00

Upside to target

+20.5%

Analysts covering

14

Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.

06Financial Strength

How the business is doing

ICE generated $10.56B in trailing revenue (4.8% year over year), with a 38.2% net margin, and $3.63B of free cash flow, against $19.46B of net debt.

Revenue (TTM)

$10.56B

Net margin

38.2%

Revenue growth

4.8%

Free cash flow

$3.63B

Gross margin

100.0%

Operating margin

52.6%

Return on equity

14.1%

Total cash

$1.07B

Total debt

$20.53B

Earnings growth

14.2%

07Annual Financials

The numbers, year by year

annual financials4 years
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeEPSFree cash flow
2025$12.64B$7.10B$5.00B$3.31B$5.79$3.87B
2024$11.76B$6.52B$4.41B$2.75B$4.80$3.86B
2023$9.90B$5.66B$3.96B$2.37B$4.20$3.05B
2022$9.64B$5.20B$3.73B$1.45B$2.59$3.07B
Company filings via Yahoo Finance. Refreshed 9/18/2026.
08Next Earnings

When it reports next

Next report

Oct 29, 2026

EPS estimate

$1.90

Revenue estimate

$2.69B

Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.

09Sector

How it sits in financial services

Sector covering banks, insurance, asset management, and fintech companies.

versus the sectorICE vs average
metricICEsectorverdict
price / earnings22.0x12.5x↑ 76%
beta0.931.10less volatile
dividend yield1.36%2.50%below average
30-day volatility22.4%24%lower risk
10Peers

The companies it competes with

ICE beside the financial services names it is usually measured against.

competitors4 companies
companypricemarket cap
ICICE$155.47$87.28B
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logoJPM$349.67$929.49BBank of America logoBAC$57.73$403.69BWFWFC$86.12$260.43B
Any row opens that company's own analysis.
11Technicals

What the chart is saying

technicals30-day window

Intercontinental Exchange trades at $155.47, 11.7% below its 52-week high. With a beta of 0.93, it shows about average sensitivity to what the wider market does.

rsi (14)neutral
30-day trendneutral
volume4.2Mabove average
12Questions

Questions people ask about it

questions5 answered

Is ICE a good buy right now?

Intercontinental Exchange trades at 22.0x earnings. This is near market average. Current risk level is Medium based on 22.4% volatility.

Does ICE pay dividends?

Yes, Intercontinental Exchange offers a dividend yield of 1.36%. That is roughly $2.11 per share a year.

How volatile is ICE?

With 30-day annualized volatility of 22.4% and beta of 0.93, ICE is classified as Medium risk. The stock tends to be more stable than the market average.

What is the analyst price target for ICE?

The average analyst price target for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is $187.29 based on 14 analyst estimates, about 20.5% above the current price of $155.47. The published range runs from $163.00 to $232.00.

How much revenue does ICE generate?

Intercontinental Exchange reported $10.56B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 4.8% year over year. Net margin sits at 38.2%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.