Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) posted Operating Expenses of $1.28 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.3% from $1.25 billion a year earlier but down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Intercontinental Exchange was $5.09 billion, up 2.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5 billion, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Intercontinental Exchange's Operating Expenses was $4.97 billion in FY2024 (+15.7%), $4.29 billion in FY2023 (+17.5%), $3.65 billion in FY2022 (-1.2%) and $3.7 billion in FY2021 (+23.1%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $898 million in Q3 2022 to a high of $1.31 billion in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 41.2%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 5.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $1.31 billion (Q1 2026), $1.27 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.24 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinhood Markets | 104.48 Bn | 85.58 Bn | - | 734.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 99.71 Bn | 39.09 Bn | - | 3.44 Bn |
| 3 | Cme | 94.57 Bn | 94.57 Bn | - | 599.10 Mn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 85.38 Bn | 79.19 Bn | - | 1.28 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 51.62 Bn | 49.05 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 48.84 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Interactive Brokers | 38.83 Bn | 32.29 Bn | - | 440.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.65 Bn | 31.65 Bn | - | 1.64 Bn |
| 9 | Cboe Global Markets | 27.38 Bn | 19.03 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 255.60 Mn |
| 10 | LPL Financial Holdings | 24.26 Bn | 19.58 Bn | - | 4.67 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.28 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Intercontinental Exchange Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ICE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "ICE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ICE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();