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Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ Ratios & Valuation

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Profitability
Gross margin65.2%+4.2pp63.5%+0.7pp62.2%-2.5pp60.6%-5.5pp61%-5.1pp
Operating margin29.4%+4.6pp28.2%+3.9pp27.1%+3.8pp25.6%+1.0pp24.7%-0.7pp
Net margin23%+6.7pp21.6%+6.5pp19.9%+6.2pp18.6%+4.1pp16.3%+0.4pp
EBITDA margin37.1%+4.5pp35.8%+3.2pp34.8%+3.1pp33.3%+1.1pp32.6%+0.6pp
Free cash flow margin24.1%+0.4pp24.1%+0.6pp25.7%+4.8pp26.3%+2.9pp23.7%-0.5pp
Returns
Return on equity16.2%+4.8pp15.3%+5.1pp14.1%+3.1pp13.3%+2.2pp11.4%-0.3pp
Return on assets6.6%+2.4pp5.8%+2.3pp5.3%+1.8pp5%+1.6pp4.2%+0.3pp
Return on invested capital10.6%+1.4pp11%+2.5pp10.7%-0.4pp10.1%-0.9pp9.2%-2.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Quick ratio0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Cash ratio0.3×-0.3×0.5×-0.1×0.6×-0.2×0.5×-0.2×0.6×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.8×-0.1×0.8×-0.2×0.8×-0.1×0.9×-0.1×0.9×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.9×+0.7×-0.4×-0.3×2.2×-0.3×2.1×-0.5×
Interest coverage6.8×+2.0×6.4×+2.0×5.9×+2.0×5.3×+1.4×4.8×+0.4×
Valuation
Market capitalization$48.26B+10.6%$55.46B+24.8%$50.75B+20.6%$50.59B+45.9%$43.63B+20.2%
Enterprise value$57.07B+16.3%$61.48B+22.4%$56.35B+19.6%$56.58B+41.4%$49.07B+18.1%
Price / earnings25.2×-8.9×31×-8.8×31.2×-12.6×33.5×-3.1×34.1×-2.5×
Price / sales5.8×+0.2×6.7×+0.7×6.2×+0.2×6.2×+0.9×5.6×-0.3×
Price / book+0.2×4.5×+0.6×4.2×+0.4×4.3×+1.1×3.8×+0.4×
EV / EBITDA18.5×-0.7×20.8×-0.1×19.8×-1.4×21×+2.0×19.2×-1.7×
EV / sales6.9×+0.6×7.4×+0.6×6.9×+0.2×+0.9×6.3×-0.4×
Free cash flow yield4.2%-0.1pp3.6%-0.3pp4.1%+0.7pp4.2%-0.2pp4.3%+0.1pp
Earnings yield4%+1.0pp3.2%+0.7pp3.2%+0.9pp3%+0.2pp2.9%+0.2pp
Dividend yield1.3%0.0pp1.1%-0.1pp1.2%-0.1pp1.1%-0.3pp1.3%0.0pp
PEG ratio0.5×-0.7×0.5×-6.9×0.4×0.6×1.2×

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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.