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Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.
For the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026,
Intercontinental Exchange paid$646 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares.
It received$716 Mil from issuing more debt.
It paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It spent$297 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It received$41,145 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, Intercontinental Exchangeearned$40,918 Mil on financial activities for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation
Cash from financing contains six items:
1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.
Intercontinental Exchange's issuance of stock for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.
2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
Intercontinental Exchange's repurchase of stock for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-646 Mil.
3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.
Intercontinental Exchange's net issuance of debt for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $716 Mil.
Intercontinental Exchange received$716 Mil from issuing more debt.
4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.
Intercontinental Exchange's net issuance of preferred for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.
Intercontinental Exchange paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.
Intercontinental Exchange's cash flow for dividends for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-297 Mil.
Intercontinental Exchange spent$297 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
Intercontinental Exchange's other financing for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $41,145 Mil.
Intercontinental Exchange received$41,145 Mil on other financial activities.
Intercontinental Exchange Cash Flow from Financing Related Terms
Intercontinental Exchange Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Intercontinental Exchange's Cash Flow from Financing 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.
Intercontinental Exchange Cash Flow from Financing Chart
Intercontinental Exchange Cash Flow from Financing Calculation
This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.
Intercontinental Exchange's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $32,301 Mil.
* 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.
What does a Cash Flow from Financing of $32,301 Mil mean?
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has a Cash Flow from Financing of $32,301 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Intercontinental Exchange and its competitors.
Is Intercontinental Exchange's Cash Flow from Financing too high?
Intercontinental Exchange's current Cash Flow from Financing is $32,301 Mil. Overall, Intercontinental Exchange has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Intercontinental Exchange's Cash Flow from Financing compare to MCO and CME?
Intercontinental Exchange's Cash Flow from Financing of $32,301 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Flow from Financing for a Capital Markets company?
A good Cash Flow from Financing depends on the Capital Markets industry context. However, Cash Flow from Financing should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Flow from Financing mean?
A high Cash Flow from Financing can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Intercontinental Exchange and its competitors. Intercontinental Exchange's current Cash Flow from Financing is $32,301 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Intercontinental Exchange stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $162.57, compared to a current price of $138.67 — trading 14.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cash Flow from Financing is $32,301 Mil. Intercontinental Exchange's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Flow from Financing calculated?
Cash Flow from Financing is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the current Cash Flow from Financing is $32,301 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Intercontinental Exchange stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $138.67 is trading 14.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $162.57.
GuruFocus considers Intercontinental Exchange to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ICE:
Cash Flow from Financing: $32,301 Mil
GF Value™: $162.57 vs. price of $138.67 (14.7% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ICE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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 54% of net revenue, Intercontinental Exchange has used a series of acquisitions to create its mortgage technology business (22% of net revenue) and fixed-income and data-services segment (24% of net revenue).
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