Company facts
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Most recent report
- 10-Q, filed Oct 29, 2026
- Incorporated
- Delaware
- Filings on record
- 1,004+ filings
- On EDGAR
- CIK 1571949
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Financials 8 of 31
News 8 of 89
Prospectuses and Registrations 8 of 35
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Aug 13, 2026
- FWP Free writing prospectus Aug 12, 2026
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Aug 11, 2026
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Nov 7, 2025
- FWP Free writing prospectus Nov 5, 2025
- 424B5 Prospectus supplement for an offering Nov 5, 2025
- 424B3 Prospectus supplement for an offering Aug 9, 2024
- S-4 Registration statement for a merger or exchange Aug 2, 2024
Proxies 8 of 21
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Jul 30, 2026
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Mar 31, 2026
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 31, 2026
- PRE 14A Preliminary proxy statement Mar 20, 2026
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Mar 31, 2025
- DEF 14A Proxy statement for a shareholder vote Mar 31, 2025
- PRE 14A Preliminary proxy statement Mar 20, 2025
- DEFA14A Extra proxy material Apr 1, 2024
Ownership 8 of 789
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 9, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Nov 6, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Nov 6, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Nov 6, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 4, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 4, 2026
- 144 Notice of a proposed sale of restricted stock Nov 4, 2026
- 4 Insider reported a trade Nov 2, 2026
Other 8 of 39
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Mar 31, 2026
- CERT Exchange certified a listing Jun 16, 2025
- 8-A12B Registration of a security for exchange listing Jun 16, 2025
- ARS Annual report sent to shareholders Mar 31, 2025
- EFFECT Notice that a registration became effective Aug 9, 2024
- CORRESP Reply to SEC staff Aug 7, 2024
- CORRESP Reply to SEC staff Aug 7, 2024
- UPLOAD Comment letter from SEC staff Aug 5, 2024
What to read: Sep 2026 10-Q
SECSift found 2 of 13 sections worth reading, with 0 positive, 16 notable, and 0 negative flags.
Financial Statements (Item 1)
Core financial statements and notes with major acquisition, debt raise, and investment details.Notable- ICE agreed to acquire MarketAxess for ~$6.0B in cash, entirely debt-financed. HSR cleared; closing expected Q1 2027.
- Invested $1.0B in Polymarket Series D preferred (Oct 2025) and $600M in Series E (Mar 2026). Total carrying value ~$2.0B.
- Recorded a $389M gain in Q1 2026 from remeasuring Polymarket Series D after the Series E round.
- Issued $3.75B in new senior notes in August 2026 to partly fund the MarketAxess deal. Proceeds held as restricted cash.
- Entered a $2.0B delayed draw term loan for the MarketAxess acquisition. No amounts drawn as of Sept 30, 2026.
- Repurchased 10.5M shares for $1.6B in the nine months ended Sept 30, 2026, up from 5.1M shares for $894M a year ago.
- Board increased stock repurchase authorization to $4.0B in July 2026. $3.6B remained at Sept 30, 2026.
- No customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues less transaction-based expenses in 2026 or 2025.
Management's Discussion (Item 2)
Dense MD&A with segment results, $6B MarketAxess deal, buyback boost, and investment gains.Notable- EMIR 3.0 Active Account Requirement could reduce euro-denominated derivatives volume at ICE Clear Europe.
- U.S. exploring temporary diesel export ban; could impact ICE Futures Europe volumes.
- CFTC rulemaking on prediction markets and perpetual contracts could impact derivatives trading volumes.
- SEC proposal on equity market structure could reduce fragmentation and affect NYSE trading volumes.
- Fixed Income and Data Services ASV grew 7.7% to $2.107B as of September 30, 2026.
- Total debt stood at $23.3B as of September 30, 2026, including $1.0B commercial paper.
- Dividend per share increased to $0.52 for Q3 2026 from $0.48; aggregate payout $293M.
- Recorded $452M non-cash fair value gains on equity investments (Polymarket $390M, Bakkt $62M) in nine months ended September 30, 2026.
What changed: Sep 2026 vs. Jun 2026
About 7% of ICE's Sep 2026 10-Q is new information. 32 paragraphs were added, 239 changed, and 45 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.
New
- Added Note 3: Pending Acquisition of MarketAxess for ~$6.0 billion, expected to close in Q1 2027.
- Added Exhibits 4.1–4.5: Eighth Supplemental Indenture and forms of 4.700%–5.400% Senior Notes due 2029–2036, dated Aug 20, 2026.
- Added Exhibit 10.1: Fourteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated Aug 20, 2026, and Exhibit 10.2: Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated Aug 20, 2026.
- Added Exhibit 2.1: Agreement and Plan of Merger with MarketAxess Holdings Inc., dated July 29, 2026.
Changed
- Long-term debt rose to $20,345 million from $18,628 million as of June 30, 2026.
- Net income for nine months ended Sep 30, 2026 was $3,363 million, up from $2,407 million for six months ended Jun 30, 2026.
- Short-term restricted cash and cash equivalents rose to $4,226 million from $627 million as of June 30, 2026.
- Total assets rose to $177,030 million from $174,247 million as of June 30, 2026.
- Cross-reference updated to Note 10 from Note 9.
- Exhibit 101 updated from quarter ended June 30, 2026 to quarter ended September 30, 2026.
- Exhibit 3.1 updated from Seventh (effective Aug 20, 2025) to Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate (effective Aug 28, 2026).
Removed
- CFO A. Warren Gardiner's plan to sell shares from vesting, expiring December 31, 2027, is no longer reported.
- Chief Accounting Officer James W. Namkung's plan to sell 11,430 shares plus vesting shares, expiring December 31, 2027, is no longer reported.
- Director Martha A. Tirinnanzi's plan to sell 7 shares plus vesting shares, expiring December 31, 2026, is no longer reported.
Everything here comes from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.'s own filings on SEC EDGAR. The filing list is rechecked every hour. SECSift analysis was completed on Oct 29, 2026, from the 10-Q for Sep 2026.