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ICE vs CME // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE) VS. CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ICE 5
— CME 7
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CME
LAST: $163.04 (+4.54%) • MKT CAP: $91.53B
dividend-safety
1.21%
LAST: $296.42 (+0.81%) • MKT CAP: $106.10B
dividend-safety
3.71%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ICE VS. CME)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ICE | CME | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 3.50% | +4.80 | ICE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.8x | 40.2x | -19.40 | ICE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.69% | 3.95% | +0.74 | ICE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 39.00% | 64.90% | -25.90 | CME | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 26.20% | 62.50% | -36.30 | CME | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.50% | 6.40% | +1.10 | ICE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 1.21% | 3.71% | -2.50 | CME | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | ICE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.0 | 57.6 | -1.60 | CME | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | 1.01 | -0.12 | CME | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.7x | 24.3x | +1.40 | CME | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $91.53B | $106.10B | -$14.57B | CME | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ICE REV | CME REV | ICE GROSS % | CME GROSS % | ICE FCF | CME FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $12.64B | $6.52B | — | — | $4.29B | $4.19B |
| FY 2024 | $11.76B | $6.13B | — | — | $4.20B | $3.60B |
| FY 2023 | $9.90B | $5.58B | — | — | $3.10B | $3.20B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ICE // BETA 0.89
CME // BETA 1.01