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Intercontinental ExchangeICE +0.09%89 Equity-to-Asset is 0.17 as of Jun. 2026, which is 11% below its 10-year median of 0.19. GuruFocus rates ICE with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of $169.70 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 812 Capital Markets companies, Intercontinental Exchange ranks worse than 78.45% on this metric.
Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.
For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.
Intercontinental Exchange Equity-to-Asset Related Terms
Intercontinental Exchange Equity-to-Asset Historical Data
* 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.
For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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 Equity-to-Asset vs Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset falls into.
Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.
Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.
Intercontinental Exchange's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* 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 (ICE) has a Equity-to-Asset of 0.17 as of Jun. 2026. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Intercontinental Exchange and its competitors. This is 11% below median its historical median of 0.19. Over the past decade, Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset has ranged from 0.11 to 0.22. According to the industry distribution chart, Intercontinental Exchange ranks #637 out of 812 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 78.4%.
Is Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset too high?
Intercontinental Exchange's current Equity-to-Asset of 0.17 is 11% below median its 10-year median of 0.19. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.11 to a high of 0.22. The Capital Markets industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.50. Intercontinental Exchange's value of 0.17 is 66% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Intercontinental Exchange ranks #637 out of 812 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Intercontinental Exchange has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Intercontinental Exchange's Equity-to-Asset compare to MCO and CME?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Intercontinental Exchange ranks #637 out of 812 companies for Equity-to-Asset. This places Intercontinental Exchange in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.50. Intercontinental Exchange's value of 0.17 is 66% below this benchmark. Historically, Intercontinental Exchange's own Equity-to-Asset has ranged from 0.11 to 0.22 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.19 vs. the industry median of 0.50, Intercontinental Exchange has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Equity-to-Asset for a Capital Markets company?
The median Equity-to-Asset among Capital Markets companies is 0.50, based on 812 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Equity-to-Asset significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Equity-to-Asset should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Intercontinental Exchange's current Equity-to-Asset of 0.17 is 66% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Equity-to-Asset mean?
A high Equity-to-Asset can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Intercontinental Exchange and its competitors. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Equity-to-Asset is 0.50 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Intercontinental Exchange's current Equity-to-Asset is 0.17, which is 11% below median its own 10-year median of 0.19. 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 Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $169.70, compared to a current price of $161.92 — trading 4.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Equity-to-Asset is 0.17, which is 11% below median its 10-year median of 0.19 and 66% below the Capital Markets industry median of 0.50. Intercontinental Exchange's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Equity-to-Asset calculated?
Equity-to-Asset is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the current Equity-to-Asset is 0.17 as of Jun. 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 $161.92 is trading 4.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $169.70.
GuruFocus considers Intercontinental Exchange to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for ICE:
Equity-to-Asset: 0.17 (11% below median its 10-year median of 0.19)
GF Value™: $169.70 vs. price of $161.92 (4.6% below fair value)
Industry Position: 66% below the Capital Markets median (#637 of 812)
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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