MIAX vs ICE vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Miami International Holdings, Intercontinental Exchange and Nasdaq Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.60 +15.0% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.13B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMIAXICENDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.16B $94.95B $59.13B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 22.8x 28.4x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 18.8x 26.2x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.8% +12.1% +11.5% MIAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% — 22.8% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 10.5% NDAQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x — 2.4x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.2% +8.2% +23.6% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.3%/yr +8.6%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 25.8% 28.3% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 50/100 57/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

MIAXICENDAQ

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

AxisMIAXICENDAQ
Valuation 87 #13 of 96 53 #46 of 96 42 #56 of 96
Growth 95 #4 of 65 45 #36 of 65 42 #38 of 65
Profitability 64 #24 of 65 58 #28 of 65 80 #14 of 65
Financial Health 97 #4 of 93 53 #44 of 93 48 #49 of 93
Shareholder Returns 10 #36 of 40 41 #24 of 40 72 #12 of 40
Overall 71 50 57
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMIAXICENDAQSPY
1 month -7.2%+7.1%+15.0% +0.7%
3 months -31.7%+4.3%+11.0% +3.7%
6 months -32.4%+3.1%+14.9% +7.1%
Year to date -29.2%+0.7%+8.7% +12.8%
1 year -27.2%+8.2%+23.6% +11.9%
3 years —+53.8%+115.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+15.4%+29.3% +22.8%
5 years —+17.7%+50.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+3.3%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years —+204.3%+394.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+11.8%+17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMIAXICENDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.8%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%26.9%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.150.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.320.83 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-35.1%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-6.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $56.84$175.10$105.60 $779.14
52-week low $29.53$122.91$76.85 $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.

MultipleMIAXICENDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 29.6x 22.1xmedian 29.6x 28.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.1x 6.5xmedian 3.1x 6.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x 19.8xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 16.5x 16.8xmedian 16.5x 26.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.48 1.12median 0.48 1.55median 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 monthsMIAXICENDAQ
Revenue $1.47B $14.05B $9.15B
Gross profit $503.69M – $5.78B
Operating income $116.15M $5.70B $2.73B
Net income $142.30M – $2.08B
Free cash flow $251.48M – $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $7.35 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $660.46M $936.00M $365.00M
Total debt $1.51M – $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 110.71M 566.00M 563.31M
Enterprise value $609.65M $94.95B $56.56B

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
MetricMIAXICENDAQ
P/E 21.0x 22.1x 28.3x
P/FCF 12.3x 16.8x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 15.9x 23.2x
P/S 2.1x 6.5x 6.4x
P/B 2.7x 3.1x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 6.0x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x – 19.8x
EV/EBIT 21.0x – 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 6.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF 9.7x – 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 15.9x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.12 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICENDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.8% 12.1% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.8% – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 19.6% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7,836% – 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,521% 33.5% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.7% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICENDAQ
Gross margin 34.3% – 63.2%
EBITDA margin 10.2% – 37.0%
Operating margin 7.9% – 29.8%
Pretax margin 3.9% – 28.5%
Net margin 9.7% – 22.8%
FCF margin 17.1% – 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 41.0% 27.8%
Return on equity 12.8% 14.2% 17.4%
Return on assets 9.3% 2.4% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – 12.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMIAXICENDAQ
Debt / assets 0.1% – 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 83.1% 56.2%
Equity / assets 71.9% 16.9% 43.8%
Interest coverage 31.9x – 7.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.43 – 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMIAXICENDAQ
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -12.8% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield -12.8% 1.3% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusMIAXICENDAQ
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.60FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.4% -3.2% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.19MFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +16.0% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMIAXICENDAQ
Held by institutions 72.8% 92.5% 83.8%
Institutions holding 207 1,654 1,083
Change in shares held, QoQ +42.4% +1.4% +1.0%
Institutions buying 142 736 538
Institutions selling 46 694 398
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.06 1.35

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.

MIAXICENDAQ
MIAX 1.00 0.33 0.42
ICE 0.33 1.00 0.63
NDAQ 0.42 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MIAX, ICE and NDAQ?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.16B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $94.95B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, MIAX, ICE and NDAQ?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 22.2x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.8x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 19.6x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.8x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x). 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: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -27.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +8.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +23.6%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) leads on 4. 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.