BGC vs ICE vs LTCH Stock Comparison

Bgc, Intercontinental Exchange and Latch Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.44 -2.8% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.51B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
LTCH Latch, Inc.
$0.17 +13.3% 1M +41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$66.61M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 5, Bgc 5, Latch 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCICELTCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.51B $93.36B $29.82M ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 23.1x -0.6x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 18.0x — BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +6.9% +0.2% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 30.1% -71.3% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 8.5% — BGC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.6x 0.4x LTCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -0.8% +41.7% LTCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +2.4%/yr -54.7%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 25.8% 170.6% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 45/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCICELTCH

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

AxisBGCICELTCH
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 62 #37 of 96 32 #61 of 89
Growth 84 #11 of 65 45 #36 of 65 75 #21 of 81
Profitability 58 #28 of 65 86 #10 of 65 23 #59 of 76
Financial Health 36 #59 of 92 35 #60 of 92 50 #48 of 94
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 49 #20 of 38 –
Overall 67 55 45
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LTCH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCICELTCHSPY
1 month -2.8%+2.0%+13.3% +0.9%
3 months -2.8%+1.1%-5.6% +5.9%
6 months +2.3%-0.1%-29.2% +8.5%
Year to date +28.1%-3.6%+13.3% +13.3%
1 year +23.4%-0.8%+41.7% +12.4%
3 years +98.3%+49.0%-81.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.6%+14.2%-42.6% +23.5%
5 years +113.0%+12.7%-98.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.3%+2.4%-54.7% +11.0%
10 years +106.1%+191.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.5%+11.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBGCICELTCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%25.8%170.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%27.5%224.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.160.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.030.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-35.1%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-10.9%-32.0% -0.9%
52-week high $12.65$175.10$0.25 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$122.91$0.10 $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.

MultipleBGCICELTCH
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 30.1x 21.8xmedian 30.1x -0.6xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.1x 15.0xmedian 14.1x -0.3xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 15.8x 17.2xmedian 15.8x -1.3xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 0.65median 0.54 -0.02median 1.74

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 monthsBGCICELTCH
Revenue $3.29B $13.43B $66.61M
Gross profit – – $27.05M
Operating income – $5.47B -$46.87M
Net income $198.89M $4.10B -$47.49M
Free cash flow $483.90M $5.08B -$21.05M
R&D – – $16.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $7.13 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $1.07B $19.06M
Total debt $1.77B $19.85B $4.36M
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 566.00M 161.19M
Enterprise value $2.33B $87.10B -$99.43M

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
MetricBGCICELTCH
P/E 28.5x 21.8x -0.6x
P/FCF 11.2x 17.2x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 15.9x -1.3x
P/S 1.7x 6.5x 0.4x
P/B 4.3x 3.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 5.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 15.0x -0.3x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 19.3x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF 13.3x 20.8x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 19.1x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.65 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCICELTCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 6.9% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.9% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 188.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.4% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% 28.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% 34.1% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 33.1% 28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 36.6% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 33.3% 30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 13.1% 61.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% 14.9% 39.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 13.9% 61.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% 14.1% 40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCICELTCH
Gross margin – – 40.6%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 52.3% -63.7%
Operating margin – 40.7% -70.4%
Pretax margin 8.3% 39.7% -71.3%
Net margin 5.8% 30.1% -71.3%
FCF margin 14.7% 37.8% -31.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 41.1% -31.6%
Return on equity 14.9% 13.9% -96.9%
Return on assets 3.3% 2.3% -49.3%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed – 9.7% -68.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCICELTCH
Debt / assets 30.8% 11.4% 4.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.6x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 3.9x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 83.0% 51.0%
Equity / assets 22.2% 17.0% 49.0%
Interest coverage 3.1x 6.8x –
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 0.73 -11.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCICELTCH
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 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.

ConsensusBGCICELTCH
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $0.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -3.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $398.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +467.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +16.0% +34.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCICELTCH
Held by institutions 65.4% 92.5% 0.6%
Institutions holding 368 1,653 4
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.4% +0.0%
Institutions buying 215 735 1
Institutions selling 86 694 0
Buyers to sellers 2.50 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.

BGCICELTCH
BGC 1.00 0.37 0.12
ICE 0.37 1.00 0.09
LTCH 0.12 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, ICE and LTCH?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.51B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $93.36B, Latch (LTCH) $29.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, ICE and LTCH?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.8x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 23.1x, Latch (LTCH) -0.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.0x). 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%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Latch (LTCH) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Latch (LTCH) -71.3%). 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 Latch (LTCH) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +23.4%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -0.8%, Latch (LTCH) +41.7%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +16.3%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.4%/yr, Latch (LTCH) -54.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Latch (LTCH) 170.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.