Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE)

The company now

Intercontinental Exchange reported second-quarter 2026 net revenues of $2.7 billion, up 5 percent from a year earlier, and net income attributable to the company of $958 million 2.

On 29 July 2026 it agreed to buy MarketAxess, an electronic bond-trading platform, in an all-cash deal of about $6.0 billion 3.

Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, subject to a MarketAxess stockholder vote and regulatory approvals 3.

The company has lined up the money already: in August 2026 it sold senior notes with net proceeds of about $3.71 billion and signed a $2.0 billion term loan 910.

The purchase would add a large institutional bond-trading network to a company whose bond business so far sells prices, indices and a retail bond marketplace 111.

Third-quarter results are due with a call on 29 October 2026 2.

As of Oct 28, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.

Newer filings are on file since this was written; an update is queued.