Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 43.25% on a YoY basis from $881.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.44% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Intercontinental Exchange has reported Free Cash Flow for 14 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.4 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $589.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $970.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $922.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow retreated 17.24% — and 2024, when it surged 56.54%.
  • Intercontinental Exchange's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then fell by 17.24% to $883.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 55.38% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 11.08% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then advanced 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 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.24 Bn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 844.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 1.26 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 629.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 280.80 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 185.69 Mn

Historic Data

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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