Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Intercontinental Exchange posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.61% for Q1 2026, up 739.0% year-on-year from 1.98% in Q1 2025, and up 84.62% on a QoQ basis from 9.0% in Q4 2025.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.61% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 739.0% year-over-year to 16.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.61% (up 739.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.12%, up 18.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.61%, 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.28% (2024), against an average of 6.95%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed sank 2553 bps; it then surged 1417 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.06% in 2022, then soared by 201 bps to 7.11% in 2023, then gained by 27 bps to 9.02% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 9.0% in 2025, then surged by 85 bps to 16.61% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.61% (Q1 2026), 9.0% (Q4 2025), and 9.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 12.95% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 16.61% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 9.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 44.72% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 28.43% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 8.05% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 20.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.07% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.75% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.37% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 91.14% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.24% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.28% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.42% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.58% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.01% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.70% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.63% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.76% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.87% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.80% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.54% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.00% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.99% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.06% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -123,402.91% |