Added to YB: 2026-05-05
Pitch date: 2026-05-01
ICE [bullish]
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
+1.39%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology and data to financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.
Market Cap
$88.5B
Pitch Price
$154.30
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.32%
EV/EBITDA
16.21
P/E
22.75
EV/Sales
10.41
Sector
Capital Markets
Category
growth
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) 1Q26 Earnings Review
ICE (earnings): Q1 rev $2,977M (+20% YoY) beat est $2,946M; adj EPS $2.35 (+36% YoY) beat est $2.26. Record exchanges rev $1,781M (+30% YoY), FIDS rev $657M (+10% YoY), mortgage tech rev $539M (+6% YoY). Op margin 65.2% (+420bps YoY). Futures ADV +45% YoY, cash equities ADV +39% YoY. Repurchased $551M shares. Tokenization platform for 24/7 trading, AI embedded in workflows, Polymarket partnership scaling. FY26 expense guide raised to $4.145-$4.195B from $4.075-$4.140B.
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