ICE vs VIRT vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Exchange, Virtu Financial and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$54.20 +0.8% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
8 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 8, Intercontinental Exchange 2, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICEVIRTVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.02B $4.65B $25.68B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 8.5x 29.0x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 7.9x 23.9x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +20.8% +5.0% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.5% 28.2% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 39.4% 31.9% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.3x VIRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +57.6% -8.3% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +16.9%/yr -1.9%/yr VIRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 37.4% 35.8% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 66/100 56/100 VIRT

Percentile Scorecard

ICEVIRTVRSK

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

AxisICEVIRTVRSK
Valuation 53 #46 of 96 93 #8 of 96 32 #640 of 941
Growth 45 #36 of 65 55 #30 of 65 47 #328 of 615
Profitability 58 #28 of 65 83 #12 of 65 97 #21 of 586
Financial Health 53 #44 of 93 34 #62 of 93 33 #447 of 667
Shareholder Returns 41 #24 of 40 64 #15 of 40 72 #197 of 704
Overall 50 66 56
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICEVIRTVRSKSPY
1 month +7.1%+0.8%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.3%-8.5%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months +3.1%+9.1%+3.4% +7.1%
Year to date +0.7%+62.7%-14.7% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%+57.6%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years +53.8%+195.5%-15.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+43.5%-5.3% +22.8%
5 years +17.7%+117.8%-9.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.3%+16.9%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years +204.3%+309.1%+134.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.8%+15.1%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureICEVIRTVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%37.4%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%35.9%36.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.43-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.321.54-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-57.5%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-20.2%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $175.10$67.93$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $122.91$32.53$156.84 $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.

MultipleICEVIRTVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 29.6x 8.6xmedian 29.6x 28.2xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 3.1x 7.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x 4.3xmedian 13.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.5x 16.1xmedian 16.5x 20.1xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x -20.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.48 0.14median 0.48 1.12median 0.90

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 monthsICEVIRTVRSK
Revenue $14.05B $4.08B $3.14B
Gross profit – – $2.20B
Operating income $5.70B – $1.38B
Net income – $1.06B $885.50M
Free cash flow – $521.11M $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $7.35 $6.29 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $936.00M $1.07B $551.40M
Total debt – $2.38B $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 566.00M 87.60M 130.85M
Enterprise value $95.02B $841.46M $20.32B

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
MetricICEVIRTVRSK
P/E 22.1x 8.6x 28.2x
P/FCF 16.8x 16.1x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 15.1x 16.5x
P/S 6.5x 2.1x 7.9x
P/B 3.1x 3.6x -20.9x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 3.8x -16.5x
EV/EBITDA – 4.3x 16.7x
EV/EBIT – 4.5x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 2.4x 9.2x
EV/FCF – 18.6x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 17.4x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 0.14 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICEVIRTVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 20.8% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 23.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% – 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 36.4% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 60.0% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.5% 32.8% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 61.3% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -4.1% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -3.6% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.7% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICEVIRTVRSK
Gross margin – – 70.2%
EBITDA margin – 55.7% 55.0%
Operating margin – – 43.9%
Pretax margin – 31.3% 37.0%
Net margin – 13.5% 28.2%
FCF margin – 12.8% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 41.0% 13.7% 47.9%
Return on equity 14.2% 46.9% –
Return on assets 2.4% 4.0% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – 39.4% 31.9%
Return on capital employed – – 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICEVIRTVRSK
Debt / assets – 8.7% 99.5%
Debt / equity – 1.0x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 91.5% 126.4%
Equity / assets 16.9% 8.5% -26.4%
Interest coverage – 2.5x 7.0x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICEVIRTVRSK
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 7.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.8% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusICEVIRTVRSK
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.69FY2026 $6.89FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% +7.3% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.54BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +4.0% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICEVIRTVRSK
Held by institutions 92.5% 93.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,654 473 954
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +6.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying 736 283 488
Institutions selling 694 142 349
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.99 1.40

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.

ICEVIRTVRSK
ICE 1.00 0.28 0.40
VIRT 0.28 1.00 0.05
VRSK 0.40 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICE, VIRT and VRSK?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $95.02B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $4.65B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICE, VIRT and VRSK?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.8x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.8x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 7.9x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +8.2%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +57.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%. Over five years, Virtu Financial (VIRT) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICE, VIRT and VRSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads on 8. 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.