SPGI vs ICE vs TW Stock Comparison

S&P Global, Intercontinental Exchange and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$450.54 +11.7% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$132.87B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$123.45 +22.0% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.42B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSPGIICETWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.87B $87.70B $25.42B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 21.7x 28.3x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 18.4x 29.4x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +6.9% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.5% 30.1% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 8.5% — SPGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.6x — SPGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% ICE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +1.5% +11.3% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +3.8%/yr +7.2%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 25.7% 30.9% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 74/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

SPGIICETW

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

AxisSPGIICETW
Valuation 25 #711 of 947 59 #40 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Growth 68 #225 of 691 52 #33 of 68 67 #23 of 68
Profitability 89 #74 of 673 83 #12 of 67 96 #4 of 67
Financial Health 68 #245 of 754 35 #63 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Shareholder Returns 47 #376 of 713 49 #21 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Overall 59 56 74
  • SPGI ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • ICE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPGIICETWSPY
1 month +11.7%+3.7%+22.0% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+7.7%+21.0% +3.5%
6 months +3.0%+2.0%+10.8% +7.0%
Year to date -13.8%-1.2%+14.8% +12.2%
1 year -7.9%+1.5%+11.3% +13.0%
3 years +31.6%+52.8%+40.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.6%+15.2%+12.1% +23.1%
5 years -2.6%+20.4%+41.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.5%+3.8%+7.2% +11.0%
10 years +265.3%+200.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+11.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSPGIICETWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%25.7%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%27.3%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.17-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.060.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-35.1%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-8.6%-2.5% -1.8%
52-week high $546.35$175.10$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $386.35$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.

MultipleSPGIICETW
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 29.4x 29.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.2x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 13.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.9x 15.3xmedian 13.7x 22.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 10.9x 17.7xmedian 16.0x 25.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.88 0.67median 0.52 0.75median 0.52

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 monthsSPGIICETW
Revenue $16.12B $13.43B $2.21B
Gross profit $11.43B – –
Operating income $7.16B $5.47B $963.90M
Net income $5.32B $4.10B $1.02B
Free cash flow $5.57B $5.08B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $16.66 $7.13 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $4.13B $1.07B $2.06B
Total debt $15.17B $19.85B –
Shares (diluted) 295.50M 566.00M 212.80M
Enterprise value $123.45B $81.43B $17.43B

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
MetricSPGIICETW
P/E 27.0x 22.4x 29.2x
P/FCF 23.8x 17.7x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.3x 24.2x
P/S 8.2x 6.7x 13.1x
P/B 4.2x 3.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 6.1x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 15.3x 22.2x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 19.7x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 8.0x 12.2x
EV/FCF 25.8x 21.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 19.5x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.67 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGIICETW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 6.9% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 11.9% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% 16.4% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 13.9% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.3% 34.1% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 33.1% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.1% 36.6% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 33.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.6% 13.1% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 14.9% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 13.9% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 14.1% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGIICETW
Gross margin 70.9% – –
EBITDA margin 51.9% 52.3% 54.9%
Operating margin 44.4% 40.7% 43.7%
Pretax margin 42.6% 39.7% 58.9%
Net margin 30.5% 30.1% 40.7%
FCF margin 34.6% 37.8% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 35.5% 41.1% 54.2%
Return on equity 16.9% 13.9% 13.9%
Return on assets 8.6% 2.3% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 13.6% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.0% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGIICETW
Debt / assets 24.1% 11.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 83.0% 11.1%
Equity / assets 50.3% 17.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage 22.7x 6.8x 469.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.74 0.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGIICETW
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 2.2% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 3.5% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.7% 27.8% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% 22.5% 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.4% 6.1% 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 8.3% 15.9%

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.

ConsensusSPGIICETW
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.86FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -3.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.46BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +16.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGIICETW
Held by institutions 87.5% 92.5% 49.9%
Institutions holding 2,001 1,651 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 871 734 300
Institutions selling 876 694 211
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.06 1.42

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.

SPGIICETW
SPGI 1.00 0.58 0.30
ICE 0.58 1.00 0.44
TW 0.30 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPGI, ICE and TW?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: S&P Global (SPGI) $132.87B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.70B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPGI, ICE and TW?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (S&P Global (SPGI) 27.0x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.7x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (S&P Global (SPGI) 23.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.4x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.4x). 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: S&P Global (SPGI) +9.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (S&P Global (SPGI) 30.5%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, S&P Global (SPGI) leads (S&P Global (SPGI) 12.1%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: S&P Global (SPGI) -7.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +1.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +11.3%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (S&P Global (SPGI) -0.5%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.8%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest dividend yield: S&P Global (SPGI) 0.01%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (S&P Global (SPGI) 30.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPGI, 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, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 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.