FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) vs Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE)

FactSet Research Systems Inc. and Intercontinental Exchange Inc. are both Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $88.0B against $9.7B — 9.1× the size. FactSet Research Systems Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.9× against 21.7×. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.98% against 6.62%. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has the higher net margin (38.3% vs 23.2%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.48% vs 14.5%). Both pay a dividend; Intercontinental Exchange Inc. yields more (1.35% vs 0.86%). Across the 23 metrics below, FactSet Research Systems Inc. leads on 12 and Intercontinental Exchange Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 17.90 21.67 21.77
P/S 4.05 8.24 7.79
P/B 4.85 2.94 3.85
Price to free cash flow 13.93 18.75 18.75
EV/EBITDA 11.78 14.93 15.55
EV/Sales 4.49 9.92 6.94
Earnings yield 5.59% 4.61% 4.49%
Free cash flow yield 7.18% 5.33% 4.68%

Profitability

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 51.38% 98.59% 70.90%
Operating margin 29.55% 51.78% 29.55%
Net margin 23.21% 38.25% 23.21%
Free cash flow margin 29.05% 43.96% 29.05%
Return on equity 27.03% 13.89% 15.34%
Return on assets 13.27% 2.54% 6.82%
Return on invested capital 14.45% 7.48% 9.96%

Growth

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.62% 8.98% 9.16%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.79% 20.71% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.22% 10.47% 7.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.87% 9.68% 9.78%

Health

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.63 0.48
Current ratio 0.68 1.01 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 2.53 1.08

Dividend

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 0.86% 1.35% 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.53 0.42

Size

Metric FDS ICE Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 9.65b 87.99b 27.94b

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