Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.61% for Q1 2026, up 84.62% on a QoQ basis from 9.0% in Q4 2025, and up 739.0% year-over-year from 1.98% in Q1 2025.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Intercontinental Exchange's Return on Capital Employed history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.61% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 739.0% year-over-year to 16.61% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.61% (up 739.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.12%, up 18.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 16.61% for Q1 2026 at Intercontinental Exchange, up from 9.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.61% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 7.06% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 6.95% and a median of 8.28% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 2553 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1417 bps.
  • Intercontinental Exchange's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.06% in 2022, then jumped by 201 bps to 7.11% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 9.02% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 9.0% in 2025, then soared by 85 bps to 16.61% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ICE's Return on Capital Employed at 16.61% in Q1 2026, 9.0% in Q4 2025, and 9.04% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 13.36%
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 11.13%
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 32.18%
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 16.61%
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 11.33%
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn 3.53%
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 46.76%
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 28.43%
10 TransUnion 14.77 Bn 14.04 Bn 726.20 Mn 8.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.61%
Dec 31, 2025 9.00%
Sep 30, 2025 9.04%
Jun 30, 2025 9.38%
Mar 31, 2025 9.22%
Dec 31, 2024 9.02%
Sep 30, 2024 8.01%
Jun 30, 2024 8.28%
Mar 31, 2024 7.05%
Dec 31, 2023 7.11%
Sep 30, 2023 7.07%
Jun 30, 2023 6.89%
Mar 31, 2023 5.40%
Dec 31, 2022 -7.06%
Sep 30, 2022 -6.27%
Jun 30, 2022 8.53%
Mar 31, 2022 10.91%
Dec 31, 2021 18.47%
Sep 30, 2021 11.02%
Jun 30, 2021 8.40%