Intercontinental Exchange stock
ICENYSEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc., Financial ServicesISIN US45866F1049
75Score 75 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
84 / 100
Price history
+19% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 17% above it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Overheated: the price has risen very quickly lately (RSI 70).
The price is at its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 74% (December 2007 to November 2008).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$159.64
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$154.53
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)70
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$122.91
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$180.59
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. belongs to the Financial (Data & Stock Exchanges) industry (United States) and, with a market value of $100.92B, is number 3 of 23 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $12.64B (up 7.5% year on year) and earnings of $3.3B (up 20%).
- MEQIRI Score 75 out of 100 (Strong): rank 228 of 976 in Financial Services, median 68.
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- The P/E is 24.5 (Financial (Data & Stock Exchanges) median 24, own median of recent years 27.4).
- Our model puts fair value at $181.40, with the price 0% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 86
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for 12 years.Capital allocation 68
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 122% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 86
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and technical analysis.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among stocks ranked 101 to 1,000.
From 2016 to 2025, 9 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 15 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price near its 52-week high
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $139.54 and expensive above $259.14 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $185.85 (cash-flow model) and $176.95 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $165.79, at 7.8% it would be $204.82.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (24).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 4.6% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2006, at around 21% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 62%, operating 39%, net 26%. Last 12 months: net 32%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 4 Feb 2027in 84 days
- Last reported
- 29 Oct 2026EPS reported $2.02 (expected $1.97)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $8.19+0.1%
- Revenue
- $11.13B+0.2%
- Earnings per share
- $8.94+0.6%
- Revenue
- $11.87B+0.9%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +8.3%ICE raised several forecasts: exchange recurring revenue growth now expected at about 9% (up from a high single digit range), FIDS growth around 8% (top of prior range), Mortgage Technology synergies now expected near $270 million versus an original $200 million target, and the MarketAxess deal …
“Given the strong exchange recurring revenue through the first nine months, we now expect full-year exchange recurring revenue growth of approximately 9%, the upper end of the high single-digit range we discussed in July.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 29 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 12 insiders sold, $13.51M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Jackson BenjaminSale
5 Nov 2026, President
- Shares
- 400
- Price
- $177.90
- Value
- $71,160
- Namkung James WSale
4 Nov 2026, Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 3,777
- Price
- $175.00
- Value
- $660,975
- Jackson BenjaminSale
4 Nov 2026, President
- Shares
- 7,332
- Price
- $175.01
- Value
- $1.28M
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- King Elizabeth KathrynSale
4 Nov 2026, Global Head of Clearing & CRO
- Shares
- 1,919
- Price
- $175.00
- Value
- $335,825
- Namkung James WSale
29 Oct 2026, Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 2,430
- Price
- $165.00
- Value
- $400,950
- Foley DouglasSale
14 Sept 2026, SVP, HR & Administration
- Shares
- 1,600
- Price
- $160.00
- Value
- $256,000
- Edmonds Christopher ScottSale
1 Sept 2026, President, Fixed Income & Data
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $160.59
- Value
- $802,950
- Jackson BenjaminSale
1 Sept 2026, President
- Shares
- 12,862
- Price
- $160.09
- Value
- $2.06M
- Surdykowski Andrew JSale
26 Aug 2026, General Counsel
- Shares
- 4,574
- Price
- $161.77
- Value
- $739,921
- Tirinnanzi Martha ASale
26 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 1,340
- Price
- $161.16
- Value
- $215,954
- Foley DouglasSale
20 Aug 2026, SVP, HR & Administration
- Shares
- 1,600
- Price
- $160.00
- Value
- $256,000
- Gardiner WarrenSale
19 Aug 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,491
- Price
- $156.30
- Value
- $389,343
- Tirinnanzi Martha ASale
13 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 141
- Price
- $155.00
- Value
- $21,855
- Kapani MayurSale
12 Aug 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 4,271
- Price
- $151.20
- Value
- $645,763
- Foley DouglasSale
5 Aug 2026, SVP, HR & Administration
- Shares
- 7,300
- Price
- $148.88
- Value
- $1.09M
- Martin Lynn CSale
16 Jul 2026, President, NYSE Group
- Shares
- 15,882
- Price
- $141.15
- Value
- $2.24M
- Hague William JeffersonSale
12 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 1,333
- Price
- $139.46
- Value
- $185,900
- Hague William JeffersonSale
9 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 91
- Price
- $138.50
- Value
- $12,604
- Surdykowski Andrew JSale
26 May 2026, General Counsel
- Shares
- 4,573
- Price
- $151.56
- Value
- $693,073
- Bowen SharonSale
22 May 2026, Board
- Shares
- 667
- Price
- $151.28
- Value
- $100,904
- Gardiner WarrenSale
19 May 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,490
- Price
- $156.64
- Value
- $390,034
- Kapani MayurSale
14 May 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 4,271
- Price
- $155.42
- Value
- $663,797
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Intercontinental Exchange
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
976 rated companies in Financial Services
- This company
- 75
- Sector median
- 68
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Financial (Data & Stock Exchanges)
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- S&P GlobalSPGI $137.73B74
- CME GroupCME $113.06B75
- Moody'sMCO $88.79B79
- Deutsche BörseDB1.DE $64.93B74
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing0388.HK $61.8B67
- NasdaqNDAQ $61.31B75
- MSCIMSCI $48.09B83
- Cboe Global MarketsCBOE $38.52B77
ETFs that hold Intercontinental Exchange
Held by 121 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Financials UCITS ETF 1DXUFN | 1.21% | 0.12% | €1.07B |
| iShares S&P 500 Financials Sector UCITS ETFQDVH | 1.21% | 0.15% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Financials Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPDF | 1.20% | 0.15% | €663.04M |
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| UBS Factor MSCI USA Low Volatility UCITS ETF hEUR accUBUV | 0.75% | 0.21% | €64.75M |
| iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETFQDVR | 0.72% | 0.20% | €2.98B |
| iShares Edge MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Advanced UCITS ETFMVEA | 0.67% | 0.20% | €117.82M |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Financials UCITS ETF 1CXDWF | 0.66% | 0.25% | €1.44B |
| UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF hEUR disUET1 | 0.66% | 0.25% | €1.04B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 9 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.