Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) vs S&P Global Inc. (SPGI)

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and S&P Global Inc. are both Financial Data & Stock Exchanges companies. S&P Global Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $137.0B against $97.2B — 1.4× the size. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 23.6× against 27.6×. S&P Global Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.3% against 11.9%. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has the higher net margin (38.1% vs 30.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.08% vs 15.5%). Both pay a dividend; Intercontinental Exchange Inc. yields more (1.17% vs 0.82%). Across the 21 metrics below, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. leads on 12 and S&P Global Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
P/E 23.56 27.60 24.85
P/S 8.96 8.44 6.75
P/B 3.26 6.96 4.56
Price to free cash flow 20.23 23.63 20.23
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 4.24% 3.62% 4.00%
Free cash flow yield 4.94% 4.23% 4.59%

Profitability

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Gross margin 98.65% 71.03% 72.83%
Operating margin 52.26% 46.24% 29.06%
Net margin 38.14% 30.48% 25.36%
Free cash flow margin 44.27% 35.71% 32.14%
Return on equity 14.20% 18.79% 17.00%
Return on assets 2.62% 9.25% 8.22%
Return on invested capital 8.08% 15.52% 10.55%

Growth

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.92% 12.27% 10.44%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 20.71% 18.70% 13.54%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.47% 15.56% 9.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.68% 13.83% 10.85%

Health

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.66 0.67
Current ratio 1.03 0.74 1.04
Net debt to EBITDA 2.53 1.47 1.20

Dividend

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Dividend yield 1.17% 0.82% 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.28 0.23 0.29

Size

Metric ICE SPGI Financial Data & Stock Exchanges median
Market cap 97.24b 136.95b 38.07b

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