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

Intercontinental Exchange has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.61% in Q1 2026, with the low at 7.06% in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.95% across 5 years, with a median of 8.28% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2553 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1417 bps.
• Intercontinental Exchange's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.06% in 2022, then surged by 201 bps to 7.11% in 2023, then rose by 27 bps to 9.02% in 2024, then slipped by 0 bps to 9.0% in 2025, then jumped 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.