Intercontinental Exchangevs.MSCI
ICE vs MSCI · both in Exchanges & market data, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The exchanges, index owners and ratings agencies that run — and price — the markets.
Intercontinental Exchange is about 1.7× larger than MSCI by market cap; Intercontinental Exchange trades at the lower P/E (19.5 vs 33.4); year to date, MSCI leads (+5.4% vs −16.5%).
Side by side
| ICE | MSCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $76.5B | $44B |
| Price | $137.59 | $608.16 |
| Today | +1.7% | +0.6% |
| Return YTD | −16.5% | +5.4% |
| Return 1Y | −25.6% | +4.1% |
| P/E | 19.5 | 33.4 |
| P/S | 5.8 | 13.6 |
| P/B | 2.6 | 116.3 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Intercontinental ExchangeICE
Owner of the New York Stock Exchange plus global derivatives markets and a large mortgage-technology and data business. Toll-taker on trading and financial data.
Full ICE profile →MSCIMSCI
The leading provider of global equity indices that ETFs and funds track, plus fast-growing ESG, climate and portfolio-analytics data. Recurring, subscription-like revenue.
Full MSCI profile →