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Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ Free cash flow yield

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9.3%
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5.2%+1.1pp
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4%0.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+2.0%
Gross profit$1.4B+13.7%
Operating income$657.0M+20.1%
Net income$519.0M+31.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.91+33.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-76.0%
Total debt$9.9B-2.2%
Total equity$12.0B+4.2%
Total assets$27.3B-10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$689.0M+3.9%
CapEx$60.0M+22.5%
Free cash flow$629.0M+2.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$47.1B+10.6%
Enterprise value$55.92B+16.3%
P/E24.6×-8.7×
P/S5.7×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin65.2%+4.2pp
Operating margin29.4%+4.6pp
Net margin23%+6.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.2%+4.8pp
Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Nasdaq, Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Nasdaq, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nasdaq, Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) reported free cash flow yield of 4.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Nasdaq, Inc.'s free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Nasdaq, Inc.'s free cash flow yield decreased by 2.3% year-over-year, from 4.3% to 4.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Nasdaq, Inc.'s free cash flow yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nasdaq, Inc.'s free cash flow yield has grown at a 5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.9% to 16.2%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.