Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 65.2%+1.7pp | 63.5%+1.3pp | 62.2%+1.7pp | 60.6%-0.4pp | 61%-1.9pp | |
| Operating margin | 29.4%+1.2pp | 28.2%+1.0pp | 27.1%+1.5pp | 25.6%+0.9pp | 24.7%+0.4pp | |
| Net margin | 23%+1.4pp | 21.6%+1.7pp | 19.9%+1.3pp | 18.6%+2.2pp | 16.3%+1.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 37.1%+1.3pp | 35.8%+1.1pp | 34.8%+1.5pp | 33.3%+0.7pp | 32.6%0.0pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 24.1%+0.1pp | 24.1%-1.6pp | 25.7%-0.6pp | 26.3%+2.6pp | 23.7%+0.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 16.2%+0.9pp | 15.3%+1.2pp | 14.1%+0.8pp | 13.3%+1.8pp | 11.4%+1.3pp | |
| Return on assets | 6.6%+0.8pp | 5.8%+0.5pp | 5.3%+0.3pp | 5%+0.8pp | 4.2%+0.6pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 10.6%-0.5pp | 11%+0.3pp | 10.7%+0.6pp | 10.1%+0.8pp | 9.2%+0.7pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×-0.2× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×-0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9×+0.8× | 2×+0.1× | 2×-0.2× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.1×-0.3× | |
| Interest coverage | 6.8×+0.5× | 6.4×+0.5× | 5.9×+0.6× | 5.3×+0.5× | 4.8×+0.5× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $48.26B-13.0% | $55.46B+9.3% | $50.75B+0.3% | $50.59B+16.0% | $43.63B-1.8% | |
| Enterprise value | $57.07B-7.2% | $61.48B+9.1% | $56.35B-0.4% | $56.58B+15.3% | $49.07B-2.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 25.2×-5.8× | 31×-0.2× | 31.2×-2.3× | 33.5×-0.6× | 34.1×-5.6× | |
| Price / sales | 5.8×-0.9× | 6.7×+0.5× | 6.2×0.0× | 6.2×+0.7× | 5.6×-0.4× | |
| Price / book | 4×-0.5× | 4.5×+0.3× | 4.2×-0.1× | 4.3×+0.5× | 3.8×-0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.5×-2.2× | 20.8×+0.9× | 19.8×-1.1× | 21×+1.7× | 19.2×-1.6× | |
| EV / sales | 6.9×-0.6× | 7.4×+0.5× | 6.9×-0.1× | 7×+0.7× | 6.3×-0.5× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.2%+0.6pp | 3.6%-0.5pp | 4.1%-0.1pp | 4.2%0.0pp | 4.3%+0.4pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%+0.7pp | 3.2%0.0pp | 3.2%+0.2pp | 3%+0.1pp | 2.9%+0.4pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%+0.2pp | 1.1%-0.1pp | 1.2%0.0pp | 1.1%-0.1pp | 1.3%0.0pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.6× | 1.2×-6.2× |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Nasdaq, Inc.'s profit margins?
- Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) runs a 65.2% gross margin and a 29.4% operating margin, with a 23.0% net margin.
- Where do Nasdaq, Inc.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Nasdaq, Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
