ICE vs LTCH vs SMRT Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Exchange, Latch and SmartRent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LTCH Latch, Inc.
$0.17 +6.3% 1M +41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$66.61M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
2 wins
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$251.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 6, Latch 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICELTCHSMRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.19B $28.16M $251.01M ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x -0.6x -12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +0.2% -2.8% ICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% -71.3% -13.0% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.4x — LTCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +41.7% -9.7% LTCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -54.9%/yr -36.8%/yr ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 170.6% 60.2% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 44/100 50/100 ICE

Percentile Scorecard

ICELTCHSMRT

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

AxisICELTCHSMRT
Valuation 59 #40 of 96 31 #62 of 89 44 #50 of 89
Growth 45 #37 of 66 74 #22 of 81 83 #15 of 81
Profitability 83 #12 of 64 23 #59 of 76 33 #51 of 76
Financial Health 36 #60 of 93 50 #48 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Shareholder Returns 46 #21 of 38 – 22 #40 of 51
Overall 54 44 50
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LTCH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICELTCHSMRTSPY
1 month +0.7%+6.3%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.7%+13.3%+31.0% +3.9%
6 months -0.6%-26.1%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -4.0%+13.3%-35.1% +12.9%
1 year -2.8%+41.7%-9.7% +12.3%
3 years +48.4%-81.1%-44.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%-42.6%-17.6% +23.3%
5 years +14.7%-98.1%-89.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%-54.9%-36.8% +10.9%
10 years +192.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureICELTCHSMRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%170.6%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%224.9%56.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.851.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.24-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-99.5%-94.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-32.0%-38.2% -1.2%
52-week high $175.10$0.25$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $122.91$0.10$0.95 $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.

MultipleICELTCHSMRT
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 28.3x -0.6xmedian 40.1x -12.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 13.5x -0.3xmedian 18.5x -11.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.0x -1.3xmedian 20.1x -238.6xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.54 -0.02median 1.73 -0.38median 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 monthsICELTCHSMRT
Revenue $13.43B $66.61M $151.20M
Gross profit – $27.05M $54.98M
Operating income $5.47B -$46.87M -$22.56M
Net income $4.10B -$47.49M -$19.60M
Free cash flow $5.08B -$21.05M -$1.05M
R&D – $16.10M $23.23M
EPS (diluted) $7.13 $-0.29 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $1.07B $19.06M $92.66M
Total debt $19.85B $4.36M –
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 161.19M 192.41M
Enterprise value $80.99B -$101.09M -$145.04M

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
MetricICELTCHSMRT
P/E 21.7x -0.6x -12.9x
P/FCF 17.2x -1.3x -238.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x -1.3x -355.5x
P/S 6.5x 0.4x 1.7x
P/B 2.9x 0.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 0.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x -0.3x -11.6x
EV/EBIT 19.2x -0.2x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 0.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 20.7x -0.6x -150.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x -0.6x -224.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 -0.02 -0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICELTCHSMRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 0.2% -2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 17.7% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.3% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 188.8% 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% -1.4% 71.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 28.1% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% -3.0% 72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 28.1% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.6% -2.5% 73.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 30.6% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 61.1% 98.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 39.9% 77.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 61.7% 97.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 40.0% 73.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICELTCHSMRT
Gross margin – 40.6% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 52.3% -63.7% -9.0%
Operating margin 40.7% -70.4% -14.9%
Pretax margin 39.7% -71.3% -13.1%
Net margin 30.1% -71.3% -13.0%
FCF margin 37.8% -31.6% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 41.1% -31.6% -0.5%
Return on equity 13.9% -96.9% -8.6%
Return on assets 2.3% -49.3% -6.6%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – –
Return on capital employed 9.7% -68.9% -8.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.5% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICELTCHSMRT
Debt / assets 11.4% 4.7% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 51.0% 23.3%
Equity / assets 17.0% 49.0% 76.7%
Interest coverage 6.8x – -59.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.0x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 0.73 -11.21 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICELTCHSMRT
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.6% – -0.4%
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.

ConsensusICELTCHSMRT
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.69FY2026 $0.00FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $398.17MFY2026 $154.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +467.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +34.6% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICELTCHSMRT
Held by institutions 92.5% 0.6% 64.9%
Institutions holding 1,653 4 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 735 1 72
Institutions selling 694 0 33
Buyers to sellers 1.06 – 2.18

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.

ICELTCHSMRT
ICE 1.00 0.09 0.05
LTCH 0.09 1.00 0.02
SMRT 0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICE, LTCH and SMRT?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.19B, Latch (LTCH) $28.16M, SmartRent (SMRT) $251.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Latch (LTCH) +0.2%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Latch (LTCH) -71.3%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Latch (LTCH) returned the most: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, Latch (LTCH) +41.7%, SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, Latch (LTCH) -54.9%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.31%. Latch (LTCH) and SmartRent (SMRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Latch (LTCH) 170.6%, SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.