Nasdaq, Inc. Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 6.0% to $2.02B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 30.6%, from $1.55B to $2.02B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 25.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A steady increase is expected as assets age; a sudden jump may indicate accelerated amortization or impairment charges.
This is the cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets over their usefu...
Standard accounting practice for tracking the consumption of intangible assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $635.00M | $669.00M | $695.00M | $728.00M | $705.00M | $721.00M | $772.00M | $807.00M | $837.00M | $870.00M | $982.00M | $1.07B | $1.17B | $1.31B | $1.40B | $1.55B | $1.68B | $1.80B | $1.90B | $2.02B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.4% | +3.9% | +4.7% | -3.2% | +2.3% | +7.1% | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.9% | +12.9% | +8.7% | +10.0% | +11.2% | +7.4% | +10.2% | +9.0% | +7.1% | +5.5% | +6.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.0% | +7.8% | +11.1% | +10.9% | +18.7% | +20.7% | +27.2% | +32.2% | +40.3% | +50.1% | +42.8% | +44.8% | +43.4% | +38.1% | +35.7% | +30.6% |