ABX vs ICE vs MASK Stock Comparison

Abacus Global Management, Intercontinental Exchange and 3 E Network Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 7, Abacus Global Management 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABXICEMASKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $797.83M $87.36B $301.10K ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 21.6x — ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 17.9x — ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.3% +6.9% — ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 30.1% — ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 8.5% — ICE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.6x — ICE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.0% -2.8% -95.0% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +2.8%/yr — ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 25.8% 199.1% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 54/100 — ABX

Percentile Scorecard

ABXICEMASK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABXICEMASK
Valuation 86 #27 of 181 59 #40 of 96 –
Growth 94 #8 of 111 45 #37 of 66 –
Profitability 73 #35 of 129 83 #12 of 64 –
Financial Health 40 #99 of 164 36 #60 of 93 48 #49 of 94
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 75 46 #21 of 38 –
Overall 69 54 –
  • ABX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MASK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABXICEMASKSPY
1 month +0.7%+0.7%-19.5% -0.2%
3 months -21.3%+1.7%-54.5% +3.9%
6 months -11.6%-0.6%-58.1% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%-4.0%-88.4% +12.9%
1 year +51.0%-2.8%-95.0% +12.3%
3 years +35.6%+48.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+14.1%— +23.3%
5 years -15.2%+14.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%+2.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+192.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABXICEMASKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%25.8%199.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%27.5%151.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.163.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.11-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.8%-35.1%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-11.2%-95.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.00$175.10$14.25 $779.14
52-week low $5.02$122.91$0.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABXICEMASK
P/E now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 34.2x 21.7xmedian 28.3x —median 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 4.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.7x 15.0xmedian 13.5x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.2x 17.2xmedian 16.0x —median 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 0.91 0.65median 0.54 —median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABXICEMASK
Revenue $267.28M $13.43B –
Gross profit $236.22M – –
Operating income $85.02M $5.47B –
Net income $28.20M $4.10B –
Free cash flow $89.47M $5.08B –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $7.13 –
Cash & equivalents $23.39M $1.07B $35.28K
Total debt $330.61M $19.85B –
Shares (diluted) 98.46M 566.00M 423.90K
Enterprise value $612.70M $81.10B -$130.46K

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABXICEMASK
P/E 28.2x 21.7x –
P/FCF 9.1x 17.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 15.8x –
P/S 3.1x 6.5x –
P/B 1.9x 2.9x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.9x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 13.2x 19.2x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 7.8x –
EV/FCF 12.6x 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 0.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABXICEMASK
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.3% 6.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 11.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 76.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.8% 16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2,295% 34.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 33.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2,506% 36.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% 33.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.9% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.3% 14.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.4% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.8% 14.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABXICEMASK
Gross margin 88.4% – –
EBITDA margin 39.0% 52.3% –
Operating margin 31.8% 40.7% –
Pretax margin 17.0% 39.7% –
Net margin 10.5% 30.1% –
FCF margin 33.5% 37.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 41.1% –
Return on equity 6.6% 13.9% –
Return on assets 3.3% 2.3% –
Return on invested capital 7.0% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 11.2% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABXICEMASK
Debt / assets 38.1% 11.4% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 83.0% 35.9%
Equity / assets 50.1% 17.0% 64.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x 6.8x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.68 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABXICEMASK
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 3.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABXICEMASK
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $8.69FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% -3.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $269.54MFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +16.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABXICEMASK
Held by institutions 28.7% 92.5% –
Institutions holding 149 1,653 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 79 735 –
Institutions selling 48 694 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.06 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABXICEMASK
ABX 1.00 0.22 0.03
ICE 0.22 1.00 -0.03
MASK 0.03 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABX, ICE and MASK?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abacus Global Management (ABX) $797.83M, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.36B, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) $301.10K.

Which stock is cheaper, ABX, ICE and MASK?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 28.3x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.6x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 7.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +51.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) -95.0%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.3%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abacus Global Management (ABX) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) 0.00%. Abacus Global Management (ABX) and 3 E Network Technology (MASK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 55.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) 199.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABX, ICE and MASK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.