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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) stock analysis

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
52.4Financial strength
$156.19Oct 9 close$87.7B
1Y Target$186.00Analyst consensus · 15 analysts
5Y Target$272.32Compound horizon
10Y Target$403.97Long-dated conviction
FCF$4.6bTTM · 06/26
B
FCF $4.6b — solid, comfortably covers operations and capital return · Trailing twelve months to 06/26 (operating cash flow − capex).
Rev+7.5%FY YoY
B
Revenue +7.5% — at or above S&P median · Computed from the last two annual revenue figures (FY YoY).
D/E0.69
B
D/E 0.69 — near the Financial Services debt median (≈60th pctile)
P/E21.9x
C
P/E 21.9 — expensive vs Financial Services peers (≈90th pctile)
PEG2.15
C
PEG 2.15 — expensive relative to growth rate

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 52.4 / 100
Profitability71.4
Value (P/B)28.7
Income46.8

A peer-relative read for financials on profitability (ROE), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeMid-range
11% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · market cap $87.7b. 11% off the 52-week high of $176.05. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $186.00 (implying +19% upside).
Moat
Net margin 38% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 115% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Horizon
1-3 yr $186.00 (15-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $272.32 at ~12% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $403.97 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.

Not enough history yet — the model records ICE's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

ICE at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · BANKPROFITABILITY71VALUE29COVERED INCOME4752.4/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$156LOW $122HIGH $176Trading at the 63rd percentile of its 52-week range ($122–$176).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock-1%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.9%
90-day change+1.2%
Forward EPS estimate$8.88

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect ICE to earn is drifting higher (+1.2%). The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
12
Position size
$1,874
3.7% of portfolio
Stop price
$117.14
25% below $156.19
$ at risk if stopped
$468.57
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE): score, valuation & FAQ

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is a Financial Data & Stock Exchanges company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

ICE is graded on the same transparent quality-growth model — quality, growth and value — behind the daily Bull Rankings.

Is ICE a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades ICE on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. A score is a quantitative screen of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade ICE?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, ICE isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage.

Is ICE overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for ICE, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. ICE is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in ICE?

Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.

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