Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)
Intercontinental Exchange posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 43.25% year-on-year from $881.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.44% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has 14 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 43.25% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.7 billion (up 10.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.3 billion, up 0.61% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $1.3 billion, up from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.4 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $589.0 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $922.0 million (2024), against an average of $970.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow retreated 17.24%; it then surged 56.54% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then retreated by 17.24% to $883.0 million in 2023, then surged by 55.38% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then slipped by 11.08% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 3.44% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $808.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 844.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 629.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 182.74 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 280.80 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 1.94 Bn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 19.00 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 185.69 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 808.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 808.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 881.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 881.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 863.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 863.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 922.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 922.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 883.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 883.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 725.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 725.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 589.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 589.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 607.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 607.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 966.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 966.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 689.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 689.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 931.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 931.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 407.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 407.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 854.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 854.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 658.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 658.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 977.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 977.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 371.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 371.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 854.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 854.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 476.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 476.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 712.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 712.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 490.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 490.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 677.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 677.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 628.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 628.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 776.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 776.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 420.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 420.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 667.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 667.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 536.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 536.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 642.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 642.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 276.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 276.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 451.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 451.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 579.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 579.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 692.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 692.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 335.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 335.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 441.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 441.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 566.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 566.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 459.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 459.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 39.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 39.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 282.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 282.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 444.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 568.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 568.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 39.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 39.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 266.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 266.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 512.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 512.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 94.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 94.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -42.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -42.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 209.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 209.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 141.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 141.00 Mn |