Intercontinental Exchange Inc. ICE

154.31 (2.62) (1.67%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$88.0B
P/E
21.7×
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Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) Free cash flow margin

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 44.0%, up 5.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (39.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31.0% (fiscal 2015) to 45.3% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median of 29.1% and above the Financial sector median of 15.6%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 39.0% (2.59)
FY2024 41.6% 3.35
FY2023 38.2% (3.91)
FY2022 42.1% 4.75
FY2021 37.4% (3.56)
FY2020 40.9% (4.31)
FY2019 45.3% 0.00
FY2018 45.3% 7.99
FY2017 37.3% (2.28)
FY2016 39.5% 8.56

Against its own ten years

Low 31.0% High 45.3%
Ten-year median 39.5%
Current reading's percentile 45

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
CME CME Group Inc. compare 62.2%
MSCI MSCI Inc compare 44.8%
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. 44.0%
CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. compare 37.0%
MCO Moody's Corporation compare 36.4%
SPGI S&P Global Inc. compare 34.6%
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. compare 23.0%
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. compare 22.3%
TRU TransUnion compare 16.1%
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry median 29.1%
Financial sector median 15.6%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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