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NDAQ

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Nasdaq financials

Yes. Nasdaq earned 2.09B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 22.8% of its revenue. It made a profit in 27 of its 28 fiscal years since 1998. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2003.

Revenue (TTM)
9.14B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.09B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
2.26B USD
Cash and short-term investments
516.00M USD
Total debt
9.30B USD
Shareholders' equity
12.00B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Nasdaq earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.08 USD
Revenue estimate
1.54B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.04Beat +2.0%Revenue1.48BBeat +1.0%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20271.20——+15.19%1.61B——+8.94%
Q2 FY20271.18——+10.60%1.62B——+7.91%
Q1 FY20271.12——+16.31%1.56B——+10.59%
Q4 FY20261.08——+12.50%1.54B——+10.36%
Q3 FY20261.021.04+1.96%+18.18%1.47B1.48B+0.99%-24.36%
Q2 FY20260.981.07+8.74%+25.88%1.46B1.50B+3.08%+14.85%
Q1 FY20260.930.96+3.23%+21.52%1.37B1.41B+2.65%+13.74%
Q4 FY20250.920.96+4.12%+26.32%1.37B1.39B+1.86%-31.39%
Q3 FY20250.850.88+3.29%+18.92%1.30B1.96B+50.22%+2.94%
Q2 FY20250.810.85+4.42%+23.19%1.28B1.31B+2.24%-27.12%

Nasdaq growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
9.14B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.09B USD
Gross margin
63.21%
Operating margin
31.68%
Net margin
22.81%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20258.22B+11.05%1.79B+60.16%47.93%28.36%21.77%3.13B+27.07%
FY20247.40B+22.03%1.12B+5.48%40.39%24.30%15.09%2.46B+23.25%
FY20236.06B-2.60%1.06B-5.87%41.99%26.02%17.46%2.00B+7.72%
FY20226.23B+5.78%1.13B-5.22%37.57%25.12%18.07%1.85B-3.84%
FY20215.89B+4.64%1.19B+27.22%37.92%24.48%20.17%1.93B+27.87%

How Nasdaq makes its money

Market Services4.21B 51.3%
Capital Access Platforms2.14B 26.0%
Market Technology1.85B 22.5%
Revenue8.22B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.28B 52.1%
Gross profit3.94B 47.9%
Selling and administration140.00M 1.7%
Other operating expenses1.47B 17.9%
Operating income2.33B 28.4%
Tax356.00M 4.3%
Other expense186.00M 2.3%
Net income1.79B 21.8%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Nasdaq revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Market Services: 51.4%Capital Access Platforms: 26.1%Market Technology: 22.6%51.4%Market Services26.1%Capital Access Platforms22.6%Market Technology
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Market Services4.21B51.4%+11.7%
Capital Access Platforms2.14B26.1%+8.4%
Market Technology1.85B22.6%+14.1%

By region

FY2025
United States: 72.0%Non-US: 28.0%72.0%United States28.0%Non-US
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States5.95B72.0%+2.2%
Non-US2.32B28.0%+46.2%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20252.26B1.99B
FY20241.94B1.73B
FY20231.70B1.54B
FY20221.71B1.55B
FY20211.08B920.00M
FY20201.25B1.06B
FY2019963.00M836.00M
FY20181.03B917.00M
FY2017909.00M765.00M
FY2016722.00M588.00M

Nasdaq financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
516.00M USD
Total debt
9.30B USD
Net cash
-8.78B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
2.26B USD
Current ratio
1.00
Debt to equity
0.77
Piotroski score
9 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.54

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025842.00M9.93B1.99B
FY2024776.00M9.87B1.73B
FY2023641.00M10.87B1.54B
FY2022683.00M5.85B1.55B
FY2021601.00M6.22B920.00M

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202531.05B18.82B12.23B
FY202430.40B19.20B11.19B
FY202332.29B21.47B10.82B
FY202220.87B14.70B6.15B
FY202120.12B13.71B6.40B
FY202017.98B11.54B6.43B
FY201913.92B8.29B5.64B
FY201815.70B10.25B5.45B
FY201715.79B9.90B5.88B
FY201614.15B8.72B5.43B

Nasdaq valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
29.57
Forward P/E (FY2026)
26.42
Price to sales (TTM)
6.69
Price to book
5.10
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
20.73

Capital structure

Market capitalization
61.16B USD
+
Total debt
9.30B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
516.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
69.94B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)20.22————
FY2027 (est.)23.0720.22———
FY2026 (est.)26.4223.07———
Now (TTM)29.5723.466.695.1020.73
FY202531.0323.466.754.5320.65
FY202439.858.736.013.9721.84
FY202327.698.734.872.7320.03
FY202226.918.734.854.9119.19
FY202129.418.735.925.4521.10

Nasdaq against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: MSCI, Moody's, Intercontinental Exchange, Coinbase Global, CME Group, and S&P Global, the US Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median29.6
    9.649.6
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years47.9%
    37.6%47.9%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 72.4%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years28.4%
    24.3%28.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 43.5%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years21.8%
    15.1%21.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 30.5%
  • Return on equityAt its median14.6%
    9.8%18.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 14.1%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median24.2%
    15.6%25.4%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 34.8%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median11.1%
    -2.6%22.0%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 8.4%
  • EPS growthHighest in 5 years60.1%
    -8.0%60.1%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 17.1%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median3.18×
    3.16×5.45×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 2.46×
  • Current ratioAbove its median1.01
    0.941.01
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.03

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Nasdaq dividends

Annual dividend
1.24 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.13%
Payout ratio
39.73%
Years of dividend growth
13
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.31 USD
Next ex-dividend date
4 Dec 2026
Next payment date
18 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share1.050.940.860.780.700.650.620.570.490.40

Nasdaq ownership

Institutions
83.91%
Institutional holders
1,117 (-19)
Free float
77.84%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 83.9% Others 16.1%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 435.11M shares ·77.8% Closely held 123.87M shares ·22.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026081.45K31.46K
Q3 20260110.0060.08K
Q2 202617327.29K314.89K
Q1 2026261.45M1.73M

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025570.70M576.50M-0.47%
FY2024575.12M579.20M+13.93%
FY2023508.39M508.39M+2.12%
FY2022492.42M497.86M-1.43%
FY2021497.70M505.09M+0.87%

Common questions about Nasdaq's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep