Intercontinental Exchange reported October 29 that third-quarter net revenue increased 15% to $2.765 billion, supported by stronger trading activity.
Net income attributable to the company rose to $940 million from $816 million. Diluted earnings increased 18% to $1.67 per share; adjusted diluted earnings also rose 18%, reaching $2.02.
Net revenue subtracts transaction-based expenses. Total revenue before those expenses was $3.630 billion, so the two measures differ.
Exchange net revenue increased 22% to $1.542 billion. Transaction revenue within that segment grew 28%, with gains across energy, agricultural and metals markets, financial products and equities-related trading.
Fixed-income and data-services revenue increased 9% to $674 million. Mortgage-technology revenue rose 4% to $549 million.
Across the company, recurring revenue increased 7% to $1.365 billion, while net transaction revenue rose 23% to $1.4 billion.
Reported operating income reached $1.410 billion, with a 51% margin. Adjusted operating income was approximately $1.7 billion and the adjusted margin was 61%; those figures exclude specified costs included in reported results.
Through September, ICE returned approximately $2.5 billion through share repurchases and dividends.
Sources: Intercontinental Exchange — October 29 Results: https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/Intercontinental-Exchange-Reports-Third-Quarter-2026/default.aspx