ICE vs MSCI vs SPGI Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Exchange, Msci and S&P Global Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$615.63 +10.8% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.58B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
5 wins
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$450.20 +10.7% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$132.84B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Msci leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Msci 5, Intercontinental Exchange 4, S&P Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICEMSCISPGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.16B $44.58B $132.84B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 32.2x 27.0x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 29.7x 23.9x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +12.3% +9.7% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 40.3% 30.5% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 44.1% 12.1% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.1x 1.3x SPGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +14.3% -6.7% MSCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr -1.1%/yr 0.0%/yr ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 30.8% 30.9% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 52/100 58/100 SPGI

Percentile Scorecard

ICEMSCISPGI

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

AxisICEMSCISPGI
Valuation 64 #36 of 97 22 #741 of 945 24 #722 of 945
Growth 53 #33 of 69 60 #332 of 822 68 #261 of 822
Profitability 84 #12 of 70 97 #24 of 835 89 #95 of 835
Financial Health 37 #64 of 101 27 #663 of 905 67 #298 of 905
Shareholder Returns 49 #21 of 40 55 #324 of 726 43 #411 of 726
Overall 57 52 58
  • ICE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • MSCI ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • SPGI ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICEMSCISPGISPY
1 month +4.0%+10.8%+10.7% -1.0%
3 months +11.6%+11.9%+5.6% +2.9%
6 months +2.7%+3.9%+3.1% +6.4%
Year to date +0.4%+7.3%-13.9% +11.4%
1 year +3.3%+14.3%-6.7% +13.1%
3 years +52.1%+26.1%+29.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.0%+8.1%+9.0% +21.5%
5 years +23.6%-5.2%-0.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.3%-1.1%0.0% +10.9%
10 years +205.4%+642.6%+263.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.8%+22.2%+13.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureICEMSCISPGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.8%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%31.8%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.310.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.46-0.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-43.9%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-4.4%-17.6% -2.5%
52-week high $175.10$643.83$546.35 $779.14
52-week low $122.91$511.84$386.35 $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.

MultipleICEMSCISPGI
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 29.4x 32.1xmedian 13.4x 27.0xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.8x 12.9xmedian 3.2x 8.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 12.8x 23.9xmedian 5.9x 17.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 15.9x 28.0xmedian 11.1x 23.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.5x -14.6xmedian 1.2x 4.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.51 1.93median 0.89 0.86median 0.89

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 monthsICEMSCISPGI
Revenue $13.43B $3.43B $16.12B
Gross profit – $2.85B $11.43B
Operating income $5.47B $1.91B $7.16B
Net income $4.10B $1.38B $5.32B
Free cash flow $5.08B $1.58B $5.57B
R&D – $184.30M –
EPS (diluted) $7.13 $19.14 $16.66
Cash & equivalents $1.07B $261.00M $4.13B
Total debt $78.89B $6.72B $15.17B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 72.30M 295.50M
Enterprise value $83.90B $43.06B $123.43B

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
MetricICEMSCISPGI
P/E 22.7x 32.1x 27.0x
P/FCF 18.0x 28.0x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 27.3x 23.2x
P/S 6.8x 12.9x 8.2x
P/B 3.1x -14.6x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 6.2x -11.3x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 23.9x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 26.5x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 14.7x 8.9x
EV/FCF 21.5x 32.1x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 31.3x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 1.93 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICEMSCISPGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 12.3% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 12.4% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% 15.4% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 13.0% 25.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.1% 13.1% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 13.0% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.6% 19.8% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 16.6% 31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% 6.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 11.6% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 6.7% 3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 11.4% 20.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICEMSCISPGI
Gross margin – 82.9% 70.9%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 61.6% 51.9%
Operating margin 40.7% 55.7% 44.4%
Pretax margin 39.7% 47.3% 42.6%
Net margin 30.1% 40.3% 30.5%
FCF margin 37.8% 45.9% 34.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.1% 47.0% 35.5%
Return on equity 13.9% – 16.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 24.7% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 44.1% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 47.5% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICEMSCISPGI
Debt / assets 11.4% 120.0% 24.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x -2.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 4.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 153.9% 49.7%
Equity / assets 17.0% -53.9% 50.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x 6.9x 22.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.75 6.28 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICEMSCISPGI
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 4.6% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 5.9% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.8% 42.1% 21.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.5% 37.0% 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 6.7% 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 10.5% 0.8%

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.

ConsensusICEMSCISPGI
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 29.7xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.68FY2026 $20.75FY2026 $18.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +5.1% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.53BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +9.2% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICEMSCISPGI
Held by institutions 92.5% 92.4% 87.5%
Institutions holding 1,651 1,080 2,001
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.6% +1.6%
Institutions buying 734 512 871
Institutions selling 694 407 876
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.26 0.99

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.

ICEMSCISPGI
ICE 1.00 0.48 0.58
MSCI 0.48 1.00 0.70
SPGI 0.58 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICE, MSCI and SPGI?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $90.16B, Msci (MSCI) $44.58B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICE, MSCI and SPGI?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.3x, Msci (MSCI) 32.2x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.7x, Msci (MSCI) 29.7x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Msci (MSCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.5%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, S&P Global (SPGI) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Msci (MSCI) returned the most: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%, Msci (MSCI) +14.3%, S&P Global (SPGI) -6.7%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +4.3%/yr, Msci (MSCI) -1.1%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Msci (MSCI) 0.01%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.6%, Msci (MSCI) 30.8%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICE, MSCI and SPGI?

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