Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.1M in 2025, up 13% from $19.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 196:1, on median employee pay of $112,902.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.1M+13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
196:1median $112,902
CEO pay in equity
75%$16.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
2025 Net Revenues
$9.9BRecord net revenues
Operating Cash Flow
$4.7BRecord annual operating cash flow
CEO Target Bonus
250%Percentage of base salary
Three-Year TSR
64%Total stockholder return

How Sprecher was paid

$22.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards75%Non-equity incentive18%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey C. SprecherChair and Chief Executive Officer$22,133,386
A. Warren GardinerChief Financial Officer$5,686,957
Benjamin R. JacksonPresident, Intercontinental Exchange$8,729,027
Lynn C. MartinPresident, NYSE Group$6,224,359
Christopher S. EdmondsPresident, Fixed Income & Data Services$5,706,604

What changed and why

  • $22.1MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $22,133,386 in 2025.
  • 100%Performance stock units are now 100% tied to three-year performance measures.
  • No one-time equity awards were granted to executives in 2025.
  • $9.9BNet revenues reached a record $9.9 billion for the year.
  • 94%Total stockholder support for say-on-pay reached approximately 94% at the annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.