Buyback yield (TTM)
1.91%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.17%
5Y share count change
2.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.70B
Cumulative buybacks
$10.01B
Key takeaways
- Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) repurchased about $1.70B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 2.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.56× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +1.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 49% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Latest: $1.39B
Overview
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $1.39B (2025) – surged 1614.8% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Intercontinental Exchange buyback spend produced a CAGR of +1.0% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Intercontinental Exchange buyback spend declined from $1.52B in 2019 to $1.39B in 2025, a 8.9% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.52B was reported in 2019. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2006.
Intercontinental Exchange Buyback Spend 2025: $1.39B
2025's buyback spend for Intercontinental Exchange came in at $1.39B, surged 1614.8% from 2024.
Intercontinental Exchange Buyback Spend 2024: $81.00M
Intercontinental Exchange posted buyback spend of $81.00M in 2024, edged up 3.8% from 2023.
Intercontinental Exchange Buyback Spend 2023: $78.00M
In 2023, Intercontinental Exchange reported buyback spend of $78.00M, plunged 88.9% below 2022.
Intercontinental Exchange Buyback Spend 2022: $705.00M
Intercontinental Exchange buyback spend in 2022 was $705.00M, surged 120.3% from 2021.
Intercontinental Exchange Buyback Spend 2021: $320.00M
Intercontinental Exchange buyback spend in 2021 was $320.00M.
See more financial history for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.39B | $238.00M | $1.15B | 1.50% | 0.57B | -0.8% | |
| 2024 | $81.00M | $231.00M | −$150.00M | 0.09% | 0.58B | +1.9% | |
| 2023 | $78.00M | $257.00M | −$179.00M | 0.11% | 0.56B | +0.7% | |
| 2022 | $705.00M | $155.00M | $550.00M | 1.23% | 0.56B | -0.7% | |
| 2021 | $320.00M | $188.00M | $132.00M | 0.42% | 0.56B | +1.8% | |
| 2020 | $1.32B | $139.00M | $1.18B | 2.04% | 0.56B | -1.8% | |
| 2019 | $1.52B | $139.00M | $1.39B | 2.96% | 0.56B | -2.4% | |
| 2018 | $1.28B | $130.00M | $1.15B | 2.98% | 0.58B | -2.5% | |
| 2017 | $1.04B | $135.00M | $902.00M | 2.52% | 0.59B | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $104.00M | $124.00M | −$20.00M | 0.31% | 0.60B | +7.2% | |
| 2015 | $705.00M | $111.00M | $594.00M | 2.46% | 0.56B | -2.4% | |
| 2014 | $690.00M | $97.00M | $593.00M | 2.83% | 0.57B | +45.1% | |
| 2013 | $77.00M | $64.00M | $13.00M | 0.30% | 0.40B | +8.2% | |
| 2012 | $72.00M | $52.11M | $19.89M | 0.80% | 0.36B | -1.4% | |
| 2011 | $190.47M | $52.94M | $137.53M | 2.19% | 0.37B | -0.6% | |
| 2010 | $104.20M | $49.32M | $54.88M | 1.19% | 0.37B | +0.5% | |
| 2009 | $12.07M | $53.17M | −$41.10M | 0.15% | 0.37B | +2.7% | |
| 2008 | $300.00M | $0.00 | $300.00M | 5.09% | 0.36B | +1.7% | |
| 2007 | $25.48M | $0.00 | $25.48M | 0.19% | 0.35B | +19.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | — |
- 2025$1.39B
- 2024$81.00M
- 2023$78.00M
- 2022$705.00M
- 2021$320.00M
- 2020$1.32B
- 2019$1.52B
- 2018$1.28B
- 2017$1.04B
- 2016$104.00M
- 2015$705.00M
- 2014$690.00M
- 2013$77.00M
- 2012$72.00M
- 2011$190.47M
- 2010$104.20M
- 2009$12.07M
- 2008$300.00M
- 2007$25.48M
- 2006$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.56×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
How Intercontinental Exchange splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Intercontinental Exchange, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $34.59B | |
| $24.10B | |
| $19.52B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.36B | |
| $11.73B | |
| $5.83B | |
| $0.00 |
- $34.59B
- $24.10B
- $19.52B
- $13.39B
- $12.36B
- $11.73B
- $5.83B
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $3.43B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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