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
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% |