Global market infrastructure company Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) reported Q4 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 35.3% year on year to $3.14 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.71 per share was 2.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Company Overview

Starting as an energy trading platform in 2000 before acquiring the iconic New York Stock Exchange in 2013, Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) operates global financial exchanges, clearing houses, and provides data services and mortgage technology solutions to financial institutions and corporations.

Revenue Growth

Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one grows for years. Thankfully, Intercontinental Exchange’s 11.9% annualized revenue growth over the last five years was solid. Its growth beat the average financials company and shows its offerings resonate with customers.

Long-term growth is the most important, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes and market returns. Intercontinental Exchange’s annualized revenue growth of 15% over the last two years is above its five-year trend, suggesting its demand was strong and recently accelerated. Note: Quarters not shown were determined to be outliers, impacted by outsized investment gains/losses that are not indicative of the recurring fundamentals of the business.

This quarter, Intercontinental Exchange reported wonderful year-on-year revenue growth of 35.3%, and its $3.14 billion of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 26.9%.

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Key Takeaways from Intercontinental Exchange’s Q4 Results

We were impressed by how significantly Intercontinental Exchange blew past analysts’ revenue expectations this quarter. We were also glad its EPS outperformed Wall Street’s estimates. Zooming out, we think this quarter featured some important positives. The stock traded up 1.8% to $167.78 immediately following the results.

Intercontinental Exchange put up rock-solid earnings, but one quarter doesn’t necessarily make the stock a buy. Let’s see if this is a good investment. When making that decision, it’s important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here (it’s free).