ICE posts record 2024 revenue of $9.3 billion; Q4 GAAP EPS rose to $1.21 from $0.65
Intercontinental Exchange reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results, with full-year net revenues of $9.3 billion, up 16% year over year, and full-year GAAP diluted EPS of $4.78, up 14%. Fourth-quarter net income attributable to ICE rose to $698 million from $373 million a year earlier, and the company said it expects to resume share repurchases in the first quarter of 2025.
Key points
- Full-year 2024 GAAP diluted EPS was $4.78, up 14%; adjusted diluted EPS was $6.07, up 8%.
- Q4 2024 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.21, versus $0.65 in Q4 2023; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.52 versus $1.33.
- Full-year 2024 operating cash flow was $4.6 billion and adjusted free cash flow was $3.6 billion; dividends paid exceeded $1 billion.
- 2025 GAAP operating expense guidance is $4.915 billion to $4.965 billion; the company expects to resume share repurchases in the first quarter.
The filing
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