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Intercontinental Exchange (Intercontinental Exchange) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 24.29 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-20), Intercontinental Exchange's share price is $131.21. Intercontinental Exchange's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.40. Hence, Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.29.

The historical rank and industry rank for Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ICE' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.84   Med: 22.62   Max: 31.11
Current: 24.29

During the past 13 years, Intercontinental Exchange's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 31.11. The lowest was 16.84. And the median was 22.62.

ICE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
66.03% of 368 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 15.04 vs ICE: 24.29

Intercontinental Exchange's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.40.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Intercontinental Exchange was -1.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Intercontinental Exchange's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 80.00% per year. The lowest was 0.50% per year. And the median was 15.20% per year.


Intercontinental Exchange Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Intercontinental Exchange Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.22 25.90 28.93 18.73 23.77

Intercontinental Exchange Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.73 19.57 20.11 19.42 23.77

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Intercontinental Exchange Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Intercontinental Exchange Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Intercontinental Exchange's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=131.21/5.401
=24.29

Intercontinental Exchange's Share Price of today is $131.21.
Intercontinental Exchange's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.40.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Intercontinental Exchange  (NYSE:ICE) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Intercontinental Exchange (Intercontinental Exchange) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5660 New Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Intercontinental Exchange is a vertically integrated operator of financial exchanges and provides ancillary data products. Though the company is probably best known for its ownership of the New York Stock Exchange, which it acquired in 2013, ICE operates a large derivatives exchange, too. The company's largest commodity futures product is the ICE Brent crude futures contract. In addition to the exchanges business, which is about 56% of net revenue, Intercontinental Exchange has used a series of acquisitions to create its mortgage technology business (15% of net revenue) and fixed-income and data services segment (29% of net revenue).
Executives
Jeffrey C Sprecher director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2100 RIVEREDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30308
Andrew J Surdykowski officer: General Counsel 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30328
James W Namkung officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, NW, ATLANTA GA 30318
Christopher Scott Edmonds officer: Chief Development Officer INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR, ATLANTA GA 30328
Warren Gardiner officer: Chief Financial Officer INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR, ATLANTA GA 30328
Benjamin Jackson officer: President C/O INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Douglas Foley officer: SVP, HR & Administration INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR, ATLANTA GA 30328
Martha A Tirinnanzi director INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR, ATLANTA GA 30328
Stuart Glen Williams officer: Chief Operating Officer INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR., ATLANTA GA 30328
William Jefferson Hague director C/O ICE, 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Mark Wassersug officer: Chief Operating Officer 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Mayur Kapani officer: Chief Technology Officer INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DR, ATLANTA GA 30328
David S Goone officer: Sr VP, Chief Strategic Officer 2100 RIVEREDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30308
Lynn C Martin officer: President & COO, ICE Data Serv 5660 NEW NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30318
Charles R Crisp director 1301 MCKINNEY STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010