Operating Cash Flow
Intercontinental Exchange Operating Cash Flow increased by 4.0% to $1.33B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.3%, from $966.00M to $1.33B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 10.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $873.00M | $523.00M | $993.00M | $756.00M | $969.00M | $737.00M | $1.09B | $653.00M | $1.15B | $768.00M | $969.00M | $1.01B | $1.20B | $898.00M | $1.51B | $966.00M | $1.51B | $915.00M | $1.28B | $1.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | -40.1% | +89.9% | -23.9% | +28.2% | -23.9% | +48.2% | -40.2% | +76.4% | -33.3% | +26.2% | +4.1% | +18.5% | -24.9% | +67.7% | -35.9% | +55.9% | -39.2% | +39.3% | +4.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.0% | +40.9% | +10.0% | -13.6% | +18.9% | +4.2% | -11.3% | +54.5% | +3.8% | +16.9% | +55.4% | -4.3% | +25.9% | +1.9% | -15.3% | +37.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intercontinental Exchange's operating cash flow?
- Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported operating cash flow of $1.33B in Q1 2026.
- How has Intercontinental Exchange's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Intercontinental Exchange's operating cash flow increased by 37.3% year-over-year, from $966.00M to $1.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Intercontinental Exchange's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intercontinental Exchange's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.12B to $4.66B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.