MCO vs ICE vs TW Stock Comparison

Moodys, Intercontinental Exchange and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$488.83 +7.5% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$84.27B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.82%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$118.88 +18.2% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.83B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 5, Tradeweb Markets 3, Moodys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCOICETWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.27B $91.46B $27.83B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 22.1x 27.8x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 18.8x 28.3x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +12.1% +14.4% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.82% 1.25% 0.45% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.6% +8.2% +12.7% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +3.3%/yr +5.9%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 25.8% 30.8% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 50/100 42/100 MCO

Percentile Scorecard

MCOICETW

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

AxisMCOICETW
Valuation 19 #767 of 941 53 #46 of 96 37 #61 of 96
Growth 71 #178 of 615 45 #36 of 65 69 #21 of 65
Profitability 96 #24 of 586 58 #28 of 65 –
Financial Health 55 #303 of 667 53 #44 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 61 #278 of 704 41 #24 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Overall 60 50 42
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCOICETWSPY
1 month +7.5%+7.1%+18.2% +0.7%
3 months +1.3%+4.3%+21.6% +3.7%
6 months +5.8%+3.1%+5.0% +7.1%
Year to date -4.3%+0.7%+10.5% +12.8%
1 year +3.6%+8.2%+12.7% +11.9%
3 years +59.6%+53.8%+33.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.9%+15.4%+10.2% +22.8%
5 years +21.0%+17.7%+33.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+3.3%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years +383.2%+204.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.1%+11.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCOICETWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%25.8%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%26.9%31.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.15-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.320.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-35.1%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-6.9%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $539.61$175.10$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $412.23$122.91$91.50 $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.

MultipleMCOICETW
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 13.0x 22.1xmedian 29.6x 27.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 6.5xmedian 3.1x 12.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 7.7x —median 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 10.7x 16.8xmedian 16.5x 20.6xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.90 1.12median 0.48 0.78median 0.48

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 monthsMCOICETW
Revenue $8.18B $14.05B $2.28B
Gross profit $6.10B – –
Operating income $3.64B $5.70B $1.01B
Net income $2.89B – –
Free cash flow $2.98B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.64 $7.35 $4.27
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $936.00M –
Total debt $6.91B – –
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 566.00M 212.80M
Enterprise value $77.34B $91.51B $27.83B

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
MetricMCOICETW
P/E 29.3x 22.1x 27.8x
P/FCF 28.3x 16.8x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 15.9x –
P/S 10.3x 6.5x 12.2x
P/B 24.7x 3.1x –
P/Tangible book 49.1x 6.0x –
EV/EBITDA 21.6x – –
EV/EBIT 24.6x – –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 6.5x 12.2x
EV/FCF 30.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 15.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 1.12 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCOICETW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 12.1% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 13.5% 21.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.0% 19.6% 25.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 16.2% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 33.5% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 19.7% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCOICETW
Gross margin 74.6% – –
EBITDA margin 50.6% – –
Operating margin 44.6% – –
Pretax margin 45.2% – –
Net margin 35.3% – –
FCF margin 36.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 41.0% –
Return on equity 87.8% 14.2% –
Return on assets 19.6% 2.4% –
Return on invested capital 27.9% – –
Return on capital employed 31.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCOICETW
Debt / assets 46.6% – –
Debt / equity 2.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 83.1% –
Equity / assets 23.0% 16.9% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.5x – –
Altman Z-score 7.72 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCOICETW
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 1.3% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –

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.

ConsensusMCOICETW
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.93FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.5% -3.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.69BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +16.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCOICETW
Held by institutions 90.8% 92.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,405 1,654 562
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +1.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 645 736 301
Institutions selling 522 694 211
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.06 1.43

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.

MCOICETW
MCO 1.00 0.56 0.26
ICE 0.56 1.00 0.43
TW 0.26 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCO, ICE and TW?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moodys (MCO) $84.27B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $91.46B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $27.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCO, ICE and TW?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Moodys (MCO) 29.3x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.1x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Moodys (MCO) 27.3x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.8x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: Moodys (MCO) +3.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +8.2%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +12.7%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (Moodys (MCO) +3.9%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest dividend yield: Moodys (MCO) 0.82%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.25%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Moodys (MCO) 28.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCO, ICE and TW?

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 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.