MIAX vs ICE vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Miami International Holdings, Intercontinental Exchange and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionMIAXICECBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.42B $97.18B $36.91B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 23.3x 25.0x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 20.0x 26.0x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +12.1% +14.3% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% 29.6% 27.9% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 8.5% 19.5% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 2.9x -0.6x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% +19.0% +40.3% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.0%/yr +21.5%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 26.1% 36.8% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 53/100 70/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

MIAXICECBOE

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

AxisMIAXICECBOE
Valuation 86 #15 of 103 57 #45 of 103 63 #39 of 103
Growth 91 #7 of 70 49 #36 of 70 70 #22 of 70
Profitability 67 #25 of 74 81 #15 of 74 96 #4 of 74
Financial Health 97 #4 of 100 34 #66 of 100 80 #21 of 100
Shareholder Returns 13 #35 of 40 44 #23 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Overall 71 53 70
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMIAXICECBOESPY
1 month +12.0%+13.4%+26.8% -5.9%
3 months -24.0%+16.2%+22.1% -4.6%
6 months -30.7%+11.5%+4.1% +0.2%
Year to date -22.3%+7.4%+40.5% +7.5%
1 year -24.7%+19.0%+40.3% +8.2%
3 years —+61.4%+102.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+17.3%+26.6% +19.0%
5 years —+27.9%+164.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+5.0%+21.5% +9.4%
10 years —+226.0%+456.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+12.5%+18.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMIAXICECBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%26.1%36.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%27.0%39.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.12-0.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.731.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-34.8%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.3%-0.6%-3.8% -5.9%
52-week high $56.84$175.10$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $29.53$122.91$231.51 $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.

MultipleMIAXICECBOE
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 28.4x 23.6xmedian 28.4x 25.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 13.2x 16.3xmedian 13.2x 17.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 15.1x 18.4xmedian 15.1x 14.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x 6.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.47 1.19median 0.47 0.88median 0.47

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 monthsMIAXICECBOE
Revenue $1.50B $14.05B $5.28B
Gross profit $525.22M – $2.84B
Operating income $163.66M $5.70B $1.92B
Net income $296.85M $4.23B $1.48B
Free cash flow $220.14M $5.28B $2.53B
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $7.35 $14.09
Cash & equivalents $698.85M $936.00M $2.66B
Total debt $1.52M $23.30B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 110.80M 566.00M 104.70M
Enterprise value $824.91M $90.07B $27.39B

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
MetricMIAXICECBOE
P/E 11.5x 23.6x 25.0x
P/FCF 15.7x 18.4x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 16.9x 14.0x
P/S 2.3x 6.9x 7.0x
P/B 2.8x 3.2x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 6.3x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 16.3x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 20.8x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 8.4x 6.7x
EV/FCF 12.5x 22.4x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 20.6x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.19 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICECBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 12.1% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.5% – 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 190.0% 19.6% 41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 31.3% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.3% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 293.5% 33.5% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.7% 17.7% 280.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% 32.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.0% 17.5% 311.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICECBOE
Gross margin 34.9% – 53.9%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 51.7% 38.6%
Operating margin 10.9% 40.6% 36.4%
Pretax margin 14.9% 39.1% 38.2%
Net margin 19.8% 29.6% 27.9%
FCF margin 14.6% 37.6% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 41.0% 49.7%
Return on equity 25.0% 14.2% 25.6%
Return on assets 18.4% 2.4% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 8.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 10.5% 28.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMIAXICECBOE
Debt / assets 0.1% 13.2% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 2.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 4.4x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 24.6% 83.1% 47.2%
Equity / assets 75.4% 16.9% 52.8%
Interest coverage 533.1x 6.8x 36.3x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.71 0.79 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMIAXICECBOE
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -1.6% 2.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield -1.6% 3.2% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.4% 21.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% 12.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.2% 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% –

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.

ConsensusMIAXICECBOE
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.68FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $13.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +27.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% -2.6% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $509.35MFY2026 $10.56BFY2026 $3.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% +16.7% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMIAXICECBOE
Held by institutions 72.8% 92.5% 88.4%
Institutions holding 208 1,655 988
Change in shares held, QoQ +42.4% +1.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 142 735 524
Institutions selling 47 696 342
Buyers to sellers 3.02 1.06 1.53

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.

MIAXICECBOE
MIAX 1.00 0.36 0.44
ICE 0.36 1.00 0.33
CBOE 0.44 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MIAX, ICE and CBOE?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.42B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $97.18B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MIAX, ICE and CBOE?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 11.5x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 23.3x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.5x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 20.0x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +14.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 19.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 29.6%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 13.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -24.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +19.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +40.3%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +5.0%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest dividend yield: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. Miami International Holdings (MIAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 26.1%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.