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Intercontinental Exchange ICE Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+13.5%
Operating income$1.7B+36.4%
Net income$1.4B+77.3%
EPS (diluted)$2.48+79.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$863.0M+10.2%
Total debt$21.0B+1.8%
Total equity$29.5B+5.4%
Total assets$179.18B+25.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+37.3%
CapEx$64.0M-24.7%
Free cash flow$1.3B+43.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$76.11B-9.9%
Enterprise value$96.23B-8.0%
P/E19.4×-11.0×
P/S5.8×-1.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin41.1%+4.4pp
Net margin30.1%+7.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.7%+3.4pp
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Intercontinental Exchange’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Intercontinental Exchange’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Intercontinental Exchange's return on invested capital?
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported return on invested capital of 8.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Intercontinental Exchange's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Intercontinental Exchange's return on invested capital increased by 19.8% year-over-year, from 7.1% to 8.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Intercontinental Exchange's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intercontinental Exchange's return on invested capital has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 28.4% to 30.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.