BGC vs GS vs ICE Stock Comparison

Bgc, Goldman Sachs and Intercontinental Exchange Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
6 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$912.08 -2.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$278.10B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 6, Goldman Sachs 3, Intercontinental Exchange 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCGSICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.44B $278.10B $87.36B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 13.1x 21.6x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 12.1x 17.9x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +18.7% +6.9% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — 30.1% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — 8.5% BGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — 2.6x BGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% +15.5% -2.8% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +17.1%/yr +2.8%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 31.9% 25.8% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 47/100 54/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCGSICE

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

AxisBGCGSICE
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 18 #294 of 360 59 #40 of 96
Growth 85 #11 of 66 96 #8 of 191 45 #37 of 66
Profitability 56 #29 of 64 – 83 #12 of 64
Financial Health 35 #61 of 93 – 36 #60 of 93
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 27 #251 of 341 46 #21 of 38
Overall 66 47 54
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCGSICESPY
1 month -4.0%-2.5%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%-11.7%+1.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%-1.6%-0.6% +8.2%
Year to date +27.3%+3.8%-4.0% +12.9%
1 year +21.9%+15.5%-2.8% +12.3%
3 years +97.1%+214.6%+48.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+46.6%+14.1% +23.3%
5 years +107.9%+119.9%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+17.1%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+413.1%+192.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+17.8%+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCGSICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%31.9%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%32.2%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.630.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.48-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-34.0%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-20.8%-11.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.65$1,152.07$175.10 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$773.70$122.91 $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.

MultipleBGCGSICE
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 21.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 3.4x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x 15.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.0x -6.4xmedian 10.9x 17.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 0.26median 1.34 0.65median 0.54

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 monthsBGCGSICE
Revenue $3.29B $69.70B $13.43B
Operating income – – $5.47B
Net income $198.89M – $4.10B
Free cash flow $483.90M – $5.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $69.89 $7.13
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $177.00B $1.07B
Total debt $1.77B – $19.85B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 304.90M 566.00M
Enterprise value $2.26B $278.10B $81.10B

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
MetricBGCGSICE
P/E 28.3x 12.8x 21.7x
P/FCF 11.2x -6.4x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x – 15.8x
P/S 1.6x 3.8x 6.5x
P/B 4.2x 2.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 2.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – 15.0x
EV/EBIT 15.8x – 19.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF 13.3x – 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.26 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCGSICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 18.7% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 15.3% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 16.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% – 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% – 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 39.0% 36.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 49.3% 33.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% – 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% – 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% – 14.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCGSICE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% – 52.3%
Operating margin – – 40.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% – 39.7%
Net margin 5.8% – 30.1%
FCF margin 14.7% – 37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% – 41.1%
Return on equity 14.9% – 13.9%
Return on assets 3.3% – 2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed – – 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCGSICE
Debt / assets 30.8% – 11.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 94.3% 83.0%
Equity / assets 22.2% 5.7% 17.0%
Interest coverage 3.1x – 6.8x
Current ratio – – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.0x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCGSICE
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.0% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% – 22.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% – 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.

ConsensusBGCGSICE
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $75.07FY2026 $8.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -6.8% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +4.5% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCGSICE
Held by institutions 65.4% 72.1% 92.5%
Institutions holding 368 3,149 1,653
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 215 1,552 735
Institutions selling 86 1,124 694
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.38 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.

BGCGSICE
BGC 1.00 0.21 0.37
GS 0.21 1.00 0.09
ICE 0.37 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, GS and ICE?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.44B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $278.10B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, GS and ICE?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x, 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?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bgc (BGC) +27.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Bgc (BGC) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +21.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +15.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.1%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest dividend yield: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%. Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, GS and ICE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bgc (BGC) leads on 6. 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.