Professional fees
Intercontinental Exchange Professional fees decreased by 2.6% to $38.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.0%, from $40.00M to $38.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Professional fees shows relatively stable performance with a -0.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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is_professional_feesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $37.00M | $43.00M | $35.00M | $34.00M | $35.00M | $32.00M | $30.00M | $28.00M | $29.00M | $31.00M | $35.00M | $36.00M | $38.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $40.00M | $41.00M | $39.00M | $38.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.2% | -18.6% | -2.9% | +2.9% | -8.6% | -6.3% | -6.7% | +3.6% | +6.9% | +12.9% | +2.9% | +5.6% | +5.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.5% | -4.9% | -2.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | -25.6% | -14.3% | -17.6% | -17.1% | -3.1% | +16.7% | +28.6% | +31.0% | +29.0% | +14.3% | +11.1% | +7.9% | -2.5% | -5.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intercontinental Exchange's professional fees?
- Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported professional fees of $38.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Intercontinental Exchange's professional fees changed year-over-year?
- Intercontinental Exchange's professional fees decreased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $40.00M to $38.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Intercontinental Exchange's professional fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intercontinental Exchange's professional fees has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $159.00M to $158.00M.
- What does professional fees mean?
- The total expenditure on external legal, consulting, and professional advisory services.