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Intercontinental Exchange Executive Compensation (FY25)

ICE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Sprecher
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 15, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jeffrey Sprecher: $19,520,589 → $22,133,386 (13.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.5% → 92.1% (1.4 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 143:1 → 196:1 (37.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Intercontinental Exchange's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jeffrey Sprecher, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, came to $22,133,386 in fiscal 2025. Sprecher's total moved 13.4% higher from the $19,520,589 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Intercontinental Exchange's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Intercontinental Exchange's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Charles Schwab Corporation, CME Group, CoStar Group, Deutsche Börse AG and Fidelity National Information Services, among others.
What is Intercontinental Exchange's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 196:1, against median employee compensation of $112,902.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Sprecher
Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jackson
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Warren Gardiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Sprecher
Chair of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jackson
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Warren Gardiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Sprecher
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jackson
President, Intercontinental Exchange
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Edmonds
President, Fixed Income & Data Services
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A. Warren Gardiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Sprecher
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jackson
President, Intercontinental Exchange
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Edmonds
President, Fixed Income & Data Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A. Warren Gardiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
A. Warren GardinerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
A. Warren GardinerRSU◇——◇——◇
A. Warren GardinerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Benjamin R. JacksonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Benjamin R. JacksonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Benjamin R. JacksonRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher S. EdmondsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher S. EdmondsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher S. EdmondsRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey C. SprecherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey C. SprecherRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey C. SprecherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lynn C. MartinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lynn C. MartinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lynn C. MartinRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
A. GardinerOption◇—◇2/12/2034
Option◇—◇2/3/2033
Option◇—◇2/4/2032
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christopher EdmondsOption◇—◇2/4/2032
Option◇—◇2/12/2034
Option◇—◇2/8/2028
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2029
Option◇—◇2/7/2030
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/18/2027
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/5/2031
Option◇—◇2/3/2033
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lynn MartinPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/5/2031
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/7/2030
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2028
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2029
Option◇—◇1/18/2027
Option◇—◇2/3/2033
Option◇—◇2/12/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/4/2032
Benjamin JacksonOption◇—◇2/4/2032
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/5/2031
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/7/2030
Option◇—◇2/8/2028
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/18/2027
Option◇—◇2/3/2033
Option◇—◇2/12/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2029
Jeffrey SprecherOption◇—◇2/12/2034
Option◇—◇2/3/2033
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/4/2032
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2028
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/8/2029
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/5/2031
Option◇—◇2/7/2030
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Jeffrey Sprecher
Chair and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Judith A. Sprieser
◇◇———◇◇
Martha A. Tirinnanzi
◇◇———◇◇
Caroline L. Silver
◇◇———◇◇
The Right Hon. the Lord Hague of Richmond
◇◇———◇◇
Hon. Sharon Y. Bowen
◇◇———◇◇
Duriya M. Farooqui
◇◇———◇◇
Lord Hill of Oareford
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas E. Noonan
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Mark F. Mulhern
◇◇———◇◇
Shantella E. Cooper
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey C. Sprecher served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Charles Schwab Corporation SCHW
  • CME Group CME
  • CoStar Group CSGP
  • Deutsche Börse AG symbol not shown
  • Fidelity National Information Services FIS
  • Fiserv FI
  • Global Payments Inc. GPN
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing symbol not shown
  • London Stock Exchange Group LSEGY
  • Mastercard MA
  • Moody's Corp. MCO
  • MSCI Inc. MSCI
  • Nasdaq Inc. NDAQ
  • Northern Trust Corp. NTRS
  • S&P Global Inc. SPGI
  • State Street Corp. STT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 15, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 16, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 17, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 13, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 15, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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413 figures on this page: 406 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
406 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-063863
  2. 0001193125-26-134700
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-051631
  4. 0000950170-25-047824
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-063868
  6. 0001193125-24-083553
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-063224
  8. 0001193125-23-088151
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-061695
  10. 0001104659-21-068934
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001104659-20-063796
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Intercontinental Exchange discloses

The companies named in ICE's own disclosed peer group.

Charles Schwab CorporationCME GroupCoStar GroupFidelity National Information ServicesGlobal Payments Inc.MastercardMoody's Corp.MSCI Inc.Nasdaq Inc.Northern Trust Corp.S&P Global Inc.State Street Corp.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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