11 Best Monopoly Stocks to Buy Now

9. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 84

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is one of the Best Monopoly Stocks to Buy Now. On October 30, the company reported financial results for Q3 2025, with consolidated net income attributable to the company coming at $816 million. The company’s net revenues stood at $2.4 billion and were supported by 5% rise in recurring revenue.

This recurring revenue growth was helped by the 9% growth in exchange data as well as a 7% rise in fixed income and data services, both demonstrating sustained demand for its high-value proprietary data offerings.

As Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) continues to enhance its AI capabilities, it has been leveraging 3 core strengths. These include deep operational and complex workflow expertise, highly differentiated proprietary data, as well as the powerful network effects of its platform.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) decreased its debt outstanding by ~$175 million, which led to the reduction in gross leverage to just over 2.9x EBITDA. For Q4 2025, the company expects adjusted operating expenses of between $1.005 billion – $1.015 billion.

Macquarie Asset Management, an investment management company, released its investor letter for Q3 2025. Here is what the fund said:

“At the stock level, the largest relative detractors were not owning Tesla and the Fund’s positions in Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) and Intuit Inc. ICE, which operates wide moat commodity exchanges, mainly futures and options for energy, as well as a mortgage technology business, fell out of favor during the quarter. Trading volumes slowed in several areas, particularly energy, which offset strength in equities. However, we focus on the long-term structural aspects of the energy market that favor sustained commodity volatility, supporting long-term volume growth. We believe ICE maintains a defendable, industry-leading position across multiple business lines with the potential for favorable long-term trends.”