BGC vs ICE vs MS Stock Comparison

Bgc, Intercontinental Exchange and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
7 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.18B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 7, Intercontinental Exchange 3, Morgan Stanley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCICEMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.36B $87.47B $293.18B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 21.7x 14.8x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 17.9x 13.7x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +6.9% +16.2% 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% 0.01% 0.00% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% -2.8% +12.6% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +2.8%/yr +12.8%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 25.8% 28.4% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 54/100 53/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCICEMS

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

AxisBGCICEMS
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 59 #40 of 96 31 #248 of 360
Growth 85 #11 of 66 45 #37 of 66 94 #13 of 191
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 46 #21 of 38 34 #225 of 341
Overall 66 54 53
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCICEMSSPY
1 month -4.0%+0.7%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%+1.7%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%-0.6%-1.8% +8.2%
Year to date +27.3%-4.0%+5.3% +12.9%
1 year +21.9%-2.8%+12.6% +12.3%
3 years +97.1%+48.4%+165.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+14.1%+38.5% +23.3%
5 years +107.9%+14.7%+82.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+2.8%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+192.0%+452.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+11.3%+18.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCICEMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%25.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%27.5%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.161.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.110.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-35.1%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-11.2%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.65$175.10$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$122.91$154.37 $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.

MultipleBGCICEMS
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 21.7xmedian 28.3x 14.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x 15.0xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.0x 17.2xmedian 16.0x -16.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 0.65median 0.54 0.47median 1.34

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 monthsBGCICEMS
Revenue $3.29B $13.43B $80.16B
Operating income – $5.47B –
Net income $198.89M $4.10B –
Free cash flow $483.90M $5.08B –
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $7.13 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $1.07B –
Total debt $1.77B $19.85B –
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 566.00M 1.57B
Enterprise value $2.19B $81.20B $293.18B

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
MetricBGCICEMS
P/E 28.3x 21.7x 14.6x
P/FCF 11.2x 17.2x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 15.8x –
P/S 1.6x 6.5x 3.7x
P/B 4.2x 2.9x –
P/Tangible book 6.3x 5.9x –
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.8x 19.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 7.8x 3.7x
EV/FCF 13.3x 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.65 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCICEMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 6.9% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.9% 14.1%
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% 36.6% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 33.3% 30.9%
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
MetricBGCICEMS
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% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed – 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCICEMS
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% 83.0% –
Equity / assets 22.2% 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
MetricBGCICEMS
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 3.6% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusBGCICEMS
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -3.2% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +16.0% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCICEMS
Held by institutions 65.4% 92.5% 85.7%
Institutions holding 368 1,653 2,742
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 215 735 1,468
Institutions selling 86 694 939
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.06 1.56

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.

BGCICEMS
BGC 1.00 0.37 0.23
ICE 0.37 1.00 0.11
MS 0.23 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, ICE and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.36B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.47B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, ICE and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x). 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%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

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%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest dividend yield: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Morgan Stanley (MS) 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%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.