MSCI vs ICE vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Msci, Intercontinental Exchange and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSCI MSCI Inc.
$674.56 +22.1% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$48.37B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.18%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMSCIICECBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.37B $97.62B $36.16B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.1x 23.7x 24.5x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 20.1x 26.1x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +12.1% +14.3% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 29.6% 27.9% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 8.5% 19.5% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.9x -0.6x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.18% 1.17% 0.87% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +19.0% +38.4% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +5.2%/yr +21.1%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 26.1% 36.8% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 53/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

MSCIICECBOE

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

AxisMSCIICECBOE
Valuation 21 #759 of 963 58 #44 of 103 64 #38 of 103
Growth 58 #347 of 823 48 #37 of 70 68 #23 of 70
Profitability 97 #25 of 845 81 #15 of 74 96 #4 of 74
Financial Health 26 #668 of 896 35 #65 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Shareholder Returns 52 #349 of 731 46 #22 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Overall 51 53 70
  • MSCI ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodMSCIICECBOESPY
1 month +22.1%+15.0%+24.2% -1.0%
3 months +17.9%+16.7%+21.7% -0.4%
6 months +15.9%+14.0%+0.1% +4.5%
Year to date +17.6%+8.0%+38.0% +12.4%
1 year +17.3%+19.0%+38.4% +13.6%
3 years +35.5%+62.1%+104.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+17.5%+26.9% +20.8%
5 years +3.2%+28.6%+159.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%+5.2%+21.1% +10.4%
10 years +749.9%+227.8%+446.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +23.9%+12.6%+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMSCIICECBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%26.1%36.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%27.0%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.12-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.731.04 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-34.8%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.1%-5.5% -1.6%
52-week high $674.56$175.10$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$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.

MultipleMSCIICECBOE
P/E now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 13.8x 23.7xmedian 29.7x 24.5xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 3.3x 6.9xmedian 3.0x 6.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 6.0x 16.4xmedian 13.6x 17.1xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 11.0x 18.5xmedian 15.1x 14.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.12median 0.95 1.20median 0.55 0.86median 0.55

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 monthsMSCIICECBOE
Revenue $3.43B $14.05B $5.28B
Gross profit $2.85B – $2.84B
Operating income $1.91B $5.70B $1.92B
Net income $1.38B $4.23B $1.48B
Free cash flow $1.58B $5.28B $2.53B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $7.35 $14.09
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $936.00M $2.66B
Total debt $6.72B $23.30B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 566.00M 104.70M
Enterprise value $46.85B $90.56B $26.64B

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
MetricMSCIICECBOE
P/E 35.1x 23.7x 24.5x
P/FCF 30.7x 18.5x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 30.0x 16.9x 13.8x
P/S 14.1x 6.9x 6.9x
P/B -16.0x 3.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book -12.4x 6.4x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 16.4x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 20.9x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 8.5x 6.6x
EV/FCF 34.8x 22.5x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 20.7x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.12 1.20 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCIICECBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 12.1% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 13.5% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 19.6% 41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 16.2% 23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 31.3% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 19.3% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 33.5% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 19.7% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 17.7% 280.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 16.3% 32.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 17.5% 311.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 15.1% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCIICECBOE
Gross margin 82.9% – 53.9%
EBITDA margin 61.6% 51.7% 38.6%
Operating margin 55.7% 40.6% 36.4%
Pretax margin 47.3% 39.1% 38.2%
Net margin 40.3% 29.6% 27.9%
FCF margin 45.9% 37.6% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 41.0% 49.7%
Return on equity – 14.2% 25.6%
Return on assets 24.7% 2.4% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 8.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 47.5% 10.5% 28.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 2.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCIICECBOE
Debt / assets 120.0% 13.2% 12.9%
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 4.4x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 83.1% 47.2%
Equity / assets -53.9% 16.9% 52.8%
Interest coverage 6.9x 6.8x 36.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.57 0.79 5.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCIICECBOE
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 3.2% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% 27.4% 21.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% 21.9% 12.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% 6.2% 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 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.

ConsensusMSCIICECBOE
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -3.2% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +16.0% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCIICECBOE
Held by institutions 92.4% 92.5% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,083 1,655 988
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 514 736 525
Institutions selling 408 695 342
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.06 1.54

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.

MSCIICECBOE
MSCI 1.00 0.53 0.16
ICE 0.53 1.00 0.34
CBOE 0.16 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, ICE and CBOE?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $48.37B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $97.62B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, ICE and CBOE?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 35.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 23.7x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 32.5x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 20.1x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.1x). 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: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +12.1%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 29.6%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, 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: Msci (MSCI) +17.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +19.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +38.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) +0.6%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +5.2%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Msci (MSCI) 1.18%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.17%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 29.9%, 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, MSCI, 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, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 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.