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Intercontinental Exchange ICE

$156.70
+$0.35 (+0.22%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $156.35 0.00%
Open$156.99
Prev close$156.35
Day range$154.87 – $157.20
Volume1.03M
Market cap$87.97B
P/E (TTM)22.1
Dividend yield1.28%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

ICE at a glance

ICE last changed hands at $156.70 (up 0.22%). At $87.97B, Intercontinental Exchange is ranked #184 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $121.39 and $174.25, so it sits 10.1% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 5.8% over twelve months, but up 20.5% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($153.54) and 200-day ($154.65) moving averages; RSI is 53, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 23% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $3.61B, up 10.7% from a year earlier, with $975.00M of net profit (a 30.1% margin).

Valuation works out to 22.1 times trailing earnings, 25% below its five-year average of 29.5. The median for its industry group is 27.2.

11 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $180.36, sits 15.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Intercontinental Exchange: the business

Intercontinental Exchange owns the NYSE and other exchanges, clearing houses and a large data and mortgage technology business.

What tends to move it. Trading and clearing volumes, data subscription growth and mortgage-related revenue matter.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.2%
1 week
+1.7%
1 month
-3.9%
3 months
+20.5%
6 months
+0.9%
Year to date
-2.6%
1 year
-5.8%
Day range
$154.87$157.20
52-week range
$121.39$174.25

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

3 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.6%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+2.1%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+1.3%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)53.1Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)0.14Bearish
Bollinger band position42%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$156.63 / $156.73
Average price today$155.86
Volume1.03MAvg (90d) 4.13M
Turnover$160.45M
Turnover rate0.19%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.46vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.49%
Market cap$87.97B
Float market cap$87.37B
Shares outstanding557.54M
EPS (TTM)$5.77
P/E (TTM)22.10
P/B2.98
Book value / share$52.64
Earnings yield0.13%
Dividend (TTM)$2.00 / shareYield 1.28%
Net profit (TTM)$3.24B
Net assets$29.55B
30-day volatility22.9%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.30%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-29.3%-9.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How ICE ranks on BeStock

Market value#184 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#147 of 283
Dividend yield#155 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#106 of 300
Dollar volume today#216 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$3.61B+10.7% YoY
Operating profit$1.40B+7.3% YoY
Net profit$975.00M+12.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.69+14.2% YoY
Free cash flow$1.74B+29.6% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.00B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$3.0BSep '24$3.0BDec '24$3.2BMar '25$3.3BJun '25$3.0BSep '25$3.1BDec '25$3.7BMar '26$3.6BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$671.0MSep '24$709.0MDec '24$812.0MMar '25$865.0MJun '25$831.0MSep '25$862.0MDec '25$1.4BMar '26$975.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin56.9%
Operating margin41.3%
Net margin30.1%
Return on equity13.9%
Return on assets2.5%
Return on invested capital9.3%
Current ratio1.01
Liabilities / assets83.0%
Cash & investments$2.62B
Total debt$20.53B
Net cash (debt)-$17.90B
Free cash flow / sales34.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Exchanges$2.41B 66.7%
  • Fixed Income and Data Services$645.00M 17.9%
  • Mortgage Technology$557.00M 15.4%
Average move on report day±2.2%last 16 reports
Closed higher8 of 1650% of the time
Best reaction+4.7%
Worst reaction-6.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

-6.4%2024/Q3+4.3%2024/Q4+1.7%2025/Q1-0.5%2025/Q2-1.4%2025/Q3+2.1%2025/Q4+1.2%2026/Q1+1.3%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings21.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 20th percentile, 5-year average 29.5x

#1697 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book3.0x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 44th percentile, 5-year average 3.0x

#3574 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales6.5x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 29th percentile, 5-year average 7.2x

#4098 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

11x23x35x47xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$182.00
Price vs. fair value-13.9%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts11
Average target$180.36+15.1% vs. price
  • Buy 91%
  • Hold 9%
Low $163.00Now $156.70Avg $180.36High $195.00

Latest rating actions

  • 4 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $195.00
  • 31 Aug 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $189.00
  • 14 Aug 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $182.00
  • 31 Jul 2026TD CowenBUY · PT $177.00
  • 31 Jul 2026UBSBUY · PT $195.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership97.5%-0.14 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,946-17 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)11 buys / 12 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.95% of floatDays to cover 1.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share22.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%20%31%42%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$19.58M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.28%
Upcoming dividend$0.52Ex-date 16 Dec 2026
Next-to-last$0.52
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.9620181.1020191.2020201.3220211.5220221.6820231.8020241.922025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 10.4% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • UBS Maintains Intercontinental Exchange(ICE.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $195Market news · 4 Sep 2026
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ICE stock: common questions

How is Intercontinental Exchange stock doing today?

$156.70 is the latest print for ICE, a move of +0.22% against yesterday's close of $156.35. Today's low and high so far: $154.87 and $157.20.

What is ICE worth in total?

Equity value comes to $87.97B at the current price. By that measure it is number 184 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is ICE expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 22.1 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $5.77). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 29.5, and today's level ranks in the 20th percentile of its own history.

Where does ICE sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $121.39 and the ceiling $174.25. Shares are 10.1% away from that ceiling.

Does ICE send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.28% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 16, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Intercontinental Exchange?

Of 11 analysts, 91% say buy, 9% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $180.36, with the most cautious at $163.00 and the most optimistic at $195.00.

What does Intercontinental Exchange do?

Intercontinental Exchange owns the NYSE and other exchanges, clearing houses and a large data and mortgage technology business.

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