MIAX vs ICE vs VIRT Stock Comparison

Miami International Holdings, Intercontinental Exchange and Virtu Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$54.96 +2.9% 1M +62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.75%
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7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 7, Intercontinental Exchange 3, Miami International Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMIAXICEVIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.21B $87.19B $8.53B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 21.7x 8.7x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 17.9x 8.0x VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.8% +6.9% +20.8% VIRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 30.1% 13.5% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 8.5% 39.4% VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 2.6x 0.6x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% 1.75% VIRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.5% -2.8% +62.3% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.8%/yr +16.3%/yr VIRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 25.8% 37.4% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 54/100 61/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

MIAXICEVIRT

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

AxisMIAXICEVIRT
Valuation 85 #15 of 96 59 #40 of 96 92 #9 of 96
Growth 94 #5 of 66 45 #37 of 66 51 #33 of 66
Profitability 64 #24 of 64 83 #12 of 64 76 #16 of 64
Financial Health 96 #5 of 93 36 #60 of 93 30 #65 of 93
Shareholder Returns 8 #35 of 38 46 #21 of 38 57 #17 of 38
Overall 69 54 61
  • MIAX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMIAXICEVIRTSPY
1 month -6.8%+0.7%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -29.6%+1.7%-6.2% +3.9%
6 months -31.2%-0.6%+12.4% +8.2%
Year to date -26.7%-4.0%+64.9% +12.9%
1 year -26.5%-2.8%+62.3% +12.3%
3 years —+48.4%+200.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+14.1%+44.3% +23.3%
5 years —+14.7%+112.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.8%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years —+192.0%+317.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMIAXICEVIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.8%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%27.5%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.160.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.111.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-35.1%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.8%-11.2%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $56.84$175.10$67.93 $779.14
52-week low $29.53$122.91$32.53 $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.

MultipleMIAXICEVIRT
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 28.3x 21.7xmedian 28.3x 8.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.5x 15.0xmedian 13.5x 4.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.0x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 16.4xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.65median 0.54 0.14median 0.54

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 monthsMIAXICEVIRT
Revenue $1.47B $13.43B $4.08B
Gross profit $503.69M – –
Operating income $116.15M $5.47B –
Net income $142.30M $4.10B $1.06B
Free cash flow $251.48M $5.08B $521.11M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $7.13 $6.29
Cash & equivalents $660.46M $1.07B $1.07B
Total debt $1.51M $19.85B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 110.71M 566.00M 87.60M
Enterprise value $661.45M $80.99B $5.17B

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
MetricMIAXICEVIRT
P/E 21.8x 21.7x 8.7x
P/FCF 12.8x 17.2x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 15.8x 15.3x
P/S 2.2x 6.5x 2.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 5.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 15.0x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 19.2x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 7.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.1x 20.7x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 19.1x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICEVIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.8% 6.9% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.9% 23.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7,836% 34.1% 36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% 60.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,521% 36.6% 32.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.3% 61.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.1% -4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% -7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMIAXICEVIRT
Gross margin 34.3% – –
EBITDA margin 10.2% 52.3% 55.7%
Operating margin 7.9% 40.7% –
Pretax margin 3.9% 39.7% 31.3%
Net margin 9.7% 30.1% 13.5%
FCF margin 17.1% 37.8% 12.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 41.1% 13.7%
Return on equity 12.8% 13.9% 46.9%
Return on assets 9.3% 2.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 8.5% 39.4%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 2.0% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMIAXICEVIRT
Debt / assets 0.1% 11.4% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 2.6x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 83.0% 91.5%
Equity / assets 71.9% 17.0% 8.5%
Interest coverage 31.9x 6.8x 2.5x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 5.58 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMIAXICEVIRT
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -12.4% 2.3% 1.0%
Shareholder yield -12.4% 3.6% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

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.

ConsensusMIAXICEVIRT
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.60FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $6.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.4% -3.2% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.19MFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +16.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMIAXICEVIRT
Held by institutions 72.8% 92.5% 93.0%
Institutions holding 207 1,653 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +42.4% +1.4% +6.7%
Institutions buying 142 735 282
Institutions selling 46 694 142
Buyers to sellers 3.09 1.06 1.99

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.

MIAXICEVIRT
MIAX 1.00 0.33 0.32
ICE 0.33 1.00 0.30
VIRT 0.32 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MIAX, ICE and VIRT?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.21B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.19B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $8.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, MIAX, ICE and VIRT?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.8x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.7x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 20.3x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.0x). 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: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -26.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +62.3%. Over five years, Virtu Financial (VIRT) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.31%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 1.75%. 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) 43.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.