Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Intercontinental Exchange posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.79% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.55% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has 14 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $898.0 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.2 billion (2025), against an average of $1.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses fell 5.83%; it then soared 41.15% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $904.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.15% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then fell by 2.35% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 1.69% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then advanced 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 | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 2.34 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 570.40 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 750.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 393.90 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 223.30 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.00 Bn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 426.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 905.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 891.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 784.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 651.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 677.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 676.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 630.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 618.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 605.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 632.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 598.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 591.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 575.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 554.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 550.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 571.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 584.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 588.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 604.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 578.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 570.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 457.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 376.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 367.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 388.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 400.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 415.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 423.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 406.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 373.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 136.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 152.00 Mn |