ICE vs MIAX vs CME Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Exchange, Miami International Holdings and Cme Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CME Cme Group Inc.
$293.48 +11.0% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$105.25B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cme leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cme 6, Miami International Holdings 4, Intercontinental Exchange 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICEMIAXCMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.36B $3.03B $105.25B CME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 21.3x 23.8x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 20.3x 25.0x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +16.8% +9.0% MIAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 9.7% 63.3% CME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 10.5% 11.7% CME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -4.4x 0.2x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -26.5% +8.3% CME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr — +6.1%/yr CME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 43.3% 25.5% CME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 69/100 61/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

ICEMIAXCME

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

AxisICEMIAXCME
Valuation 59 #40 of 96 85 #15 of 96 43 #55 of 96
Growth 45 #37 of 66 94 #5 of 66 23 #51 of 66
Profitability 83 #12 of 64 64 #24 of 64 92 #6 of 64
Financial Health 36 #60 of 93 96 #5 of 93 53 #44 of 93
Shareholder Returns 46 #21 of 38 8 #35 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Overall 54 69 61
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CME ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICEMIAXCMESPY
1 month +0.7%-6.8%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.7%-29.6%+12.9% +3.9%
6 months -0.6%-31.2%+3.1% +8.2%
Year to date -4.0%-26.7%+7.5% +12.9%
1 year -2.8%-26.5%+8.3% +12.3%
3 years +48.4%—+40.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%—+12.0% +23.3%
5 years +14.7%—+34.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%—+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +192.0%—+193.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.3%—+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureICEMIAXCMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%43.3%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.9%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.58-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.610.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-48.0%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-42.8%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $175.10$56.84$326.46 $779.14
52-week low $122.91$29.53$218.58 $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.

MultipleICEMIAXCME
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 28.3x 21.8xmedian 28.3x 23.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x 15.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 13.5x 17.0xmedian 13.5x 21.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x 24.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.54 —median 0.54 1.74median 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 monthsICEMIAXCME
Revenue $13.43B $1.47B $6.97B
Gross profit – $503.69M –
Operating income $5.47B $116.15M $4.58B
Net income $4.10B $142.30M $4.42B
Free cash flow $5.08B $251.48M $4.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.13 $1.29 $12.31
Cash & equivalents $1.07B $660.46M $2.20B
Total debt $19.85B $1.51M $13.69B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 110.71M 358.64M
Enterprise value $81.10B $485.27M $93.59B

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
MetricICEMIAXCME
P/E 21.7x 21.8x 23.8x
P/FCF 17.2x 12.8x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 11.2x 23.7x
P/S 6.5x 2.2x 15.0x
P/B 2.9x 2.8x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 3.3x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 17.0x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 22.0x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 1.7x 15.2x
EV/FCF 20.7x 10.1x 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 8.9x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 – 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICEMIAXCME
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 16.8% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% 109.0% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% 7,836% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% – 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.6% 5,521% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% – 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICEMIAXCME
Gross margin – 34.3% –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 10.2% 69.8%
Operating margin 40.7% 7.9% 65.7%
Pretax margin 39.7% 3.9% 82.8%
Net margin 30.1% 9.7% 63.3%
FCF margin 37.8% 17.1% 62.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.1% 19.5% 63.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 12.8% 16.6%
Return on assets 2.3% 9.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 10.5% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 10.6% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICEMIAXCME
Debt / assets 11.4% 0.1% 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -4.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 0.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 28.1% 86.2%
Equity / assets 17.0% 71.9% 13.8%
Interest coverage 6.8x 31.9x 26.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.73 5.58 0.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICEMIAXCME
Dividend yield 1.3% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield 2.3% -12.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% -12.4% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusICEMIAXCME
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.69FY2026 $1.60FY2026 $11.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 -12.1%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% +24.4% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $511.19MFY2026 $7.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +11.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICEMIAXCME
Held by institutions 92.5% 72.8% 88.9%
Institutions holding 1,653 207 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +42.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 735 142 822
Institutions selling 694 46 655
Buyers to sellers 1.06 3.09 1.25

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.

ICEMIAXCME
ICE 1.00 0.34 0.51
MIAX 0.34 1.00 0.36
CME 0.51 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICE, MIAX and CME?

Cme (CME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.36B, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.03B, Cme (CME) $105.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICE, MIAX and CME?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.6x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.3x, Cme (CME) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.3x, Cme (CME) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%, Cme (CME) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cme (CME) has the highest net margin (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%, Cme (CME) 63.3%). On return on invested capital, Cme (CME) leads (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%, Cme (CME) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cme (CME) returned the most: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -26.5%, Cme (CME) +8.3%. Over five years, Cme (CME) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, Cme (CME) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 0.00%, Cme (CME) 0.00%. Miami International Holdings (MIAX) and Cme (CME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cme (CME) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%, Cme (CME) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICE, MIAX and CME?

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