Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.79% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.55% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Intercontinental Exchange has reported Operating Expenses for 14 years, with the latest figure at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.79% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.1 billion (up 1.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.0 billion, up 0.64% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.3 billion, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $898.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses fell 5.83% — and 2023, when it soared 41.15%.
  • Intercontinental Exchange's Operating Expenses stood at $904.0 million in 2022, then soared by 41.15% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then declined by 2.35% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 1.69% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then gained by 3.55% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 2.34 Bn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 570.40 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 1.31 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 750.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.43 Bn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 393.90 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 223.30 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.00 Bn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 426.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 933.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 927.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 904.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 898.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 945.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 907.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 960.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 924.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 908.00 Mn