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ICE reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.02, up 18% year-over-year, and net revenues of $2.8 billion, up 15%, while expecting the market access acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2027.
ICE’s MarketAxess acquisition satisfied the HSR Act condition effective October 21, 2026. The company expects the merger to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to remaining customary closing conditions, approvals and other required regulatory approvals.
Intercontinental Exchange reported third-quarter 2026 net revenues of $2.8 billion, up 15% y/y, GAAP diluted EPS of $1.67 and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.02. It now expects the MarketAxess merger to close in the first quarter of 2027.
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TL;DR. ICE delivered its best third quarter ever, with strong revenue, earnings, margins, trading activity, cash returns and higher exchange and fixed income recurring-revenue outlooks; it also expects approximately $270 million of annualized mortgage-technology expense synergies and plans to close MarketAxess in 1Q27. Offsets included higher operating expenses and capital expenditures, a forecast decline in mortgage transaction revenue, and remaining closing conditions and regulatory approvals for MarketAxess.
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| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE common stockholders non-GAAP | $4.25 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted free cash flow non-GAAP | $2.6B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted net income attributable to ICE non-GAAP | $2.41B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $3.57B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 63% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Average daily volume of contracts traded | 10M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Capital returned to stockholders | $1.8B | Through June 30, 2026 | — |
| Cash equities rate per contract (per 100 shares) | $0.04 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Equity options rate per contract | $0.04 | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Free cash flow | $2.89B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Notional value of CDS cleared | 6.2T | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Number of contracts traded — Agricultural and metals futures and options | 39M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Number of contracts traded — Energy futures and options | 271M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Number of contracts traded — Financial futures and options | 314M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| NYSE cash equities — Total cash handled volume (ADV) | 4.1B | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| NYSE cash equities — Total cash market share matched | 19.9% | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| NYSE equity options volume (ADV) | 14.11M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| NYSE share of total equity options | 21.2% | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Recurring revenues | $416M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Share repurchases | $1.2B | Through June 30, 2026 | — |
| Shares repurchased | 4.4M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total number of contracts traded | 624M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Transaction revenues, net | $1.05B | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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ICE
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$99.76B | +10.2% | -2.1% | 24.4 | 1.1% |
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$61.88B | +5.8% | — | — | 0.0% |
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Intercontinental Exchange reported third-quarter 2026 net revenues of $2.8 billion, up 15% y/y, GAAP diluted EPS of $1.67 and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.02. It now expects the MarketAxess merger to close in the first quarter of 2027.
View| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE | +3.6% | +10.5% | +18.5% | +5.7% | +10.2% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +1.0% | +11.7% | +18.0% | +5.9% | -0.4% |
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
