Key facts, as of
As of October 7, 2026, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades at $153.49, down 3.5% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $121.79 to $176.05; the price is 12.8% below that high. It is 18.9% below its all-time high of $189.35, reached in August 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +220.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 0.9% below its 200-day average of $154.93, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 16.7% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 21.6 and a dividend yield of 1.36%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) stock analysis", 2026-10-07. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ice
Where it trades today
trading 58% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is 18.9% below its all-time high of $189.35, reached in August 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +220.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Credit quality, deposit stability, and how management navigates the rate cycle usually drive the next rerating.
- ICE trades at 21.6x earnings, well above the financial services average of 12.5x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 16.7%, below the sector norm of 24.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- 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: Oct 7, 2026, 9:55 AM.
- 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.
What Intercontinental Exchange does
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
What analysts expect
ICE carries a buy consensus from 15 analysts, with an average price target of $185.00 versus $153.49 today (+20.5%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
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.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free 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 |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
ICE is in 7 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLF: 1.14% of the fund, holding #22 of 76.
Famous investors who hold it
ICE is in the latest 13F of 1 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Renaissance Technologies (Founded by Jim Simons) holds the most of it: 0.22% of the portfolio, position #87 of 2,931, as of Q2 2026.
How it sits in financial services
Sector covering banks, insurance, asset management, and fintech companies.
The companies it competes with
ICE beside the financial services names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 1.3% below its 50-day average and 0.9% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-10-01 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 48 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $158.79 (+3.5%), the nearest floor $152.06 (-0.9%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is ICE a good investment in 2026?
Intercontinental Exchange trades at a P/E ratio of 21.6, with medium volatility (16.7% annualized). The stock is in a consolidation phase.
What is the risk level of ICE?
Based on 30-day volatility of 16.7%, ICE has MEDIUM risk. Beta of 0.94 indicates lower sensitivity to market movements than average.
Does ICE pay dividends?
Yes, Intercontinental Exchange has a dividend yield of 1.36%.
How far is ICE from its all-time high?
Intercontinental Exchange is 18.9% below its all-time high of $189.35, reached in August 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +220.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold ICE?
7 of the 30 popular ETFs we track hold Intercontinental Exchange. The largest weights: XLF (1.14%), VIG (0.39%), VTV (0.33%), VOO (0.14%) and SPY (0.13%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated August 31 to September 24, 2026.
How much of VOO is ICE?
0.14%, as of August 31, 2026: ICE is holding #132 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $1.37 in Intercontinental Exchange.
Which famous investors own ICE?
Renaissance Technologies (0.22% of Founded by Jim Simons's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for ICE?
The average analyst price target for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is $185.00 based on 15 analyst estimates, about 20.5% above the current price of $153.49. The published range runs from $159.00 to $236.00.
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.
Compare ICE with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.