Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Intercontinental Exchange's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.46% for Q2 2026, up 0.99 percentage points from 7.48% a year earlier and up 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Intercontinental Exchange's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.91%, up 1.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +0.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.90% in FY2024 (-0.07 pp), 6.97% in FY2023 (-0.80 pp), 7.77% in FY2022 (+1.00 pp) and 6.77% in FY2021 (-0.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 1.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 1.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ICE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.41% (Q1 2026), 7.94% (Q4 2025) and 7.68% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.59 Bn | 97.93 Bn | - | 11.69% |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 100.46 Bn | 34.08 Bn | - | 25.25% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.18 Bn | 90.07 Bn | - | 8.54% |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 72.63 Bn | 52.17 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 59.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 10.50% |
| 6 | State Street | 45.42 Bn | 45.42 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.91 Bn | 27.39 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 19.52% |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 34.30 Bn | 10.61 Bn | - | 40.69% |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 31.46 Bn | 31.46 Bn | - | 27.49% |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 27.14 Bn | 18.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.80% |
Intercontinental Exchange Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ICE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ICE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ICE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();