Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 65.2%+4.2pp | 63.5%+0.7pp | 62.2%-2.5pp | 60.6%-5.5pp | 61%-5.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 29.4%+4.6pp | 28.2%+3.9pp | 27.1%+3.8pp | 25.6%+1.0pp | 24.7%-0.7pp | |
| Net margin | 23%+6.7pp | 21.6%+6.5pp | 19.9%+6.2pp | 18.6%+4.1pp | 16.3%+0.4pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 37.1%+4.5pp | 35.8%+3.2pp | 34.8%+3.1pp | 33.3%+1.1pp | 32.6%+0.6pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 24.1%+0.4pp | 24.1%+0.6pp | 25.7%+4.8pp | 26.3%+2.9pp | 23.7%-0.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 16.2%+4.8pp | 15.3%+5.1pp | 14.1%+3.1pp | 13.3%+2.2pp | 11.4%-0.3pp | |
| Return on assets | 6.6%+2.4pp | 5.8%+2.3pp | 5.3%+1.8pp | 5%+1.6pp | 4.2%+0.3pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 10.6%+1.4pp | 11%+2.5pp | 10.7%-0.4pp | 10.1%-0.9pp | 9.2%-2.1pp | |
| 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×-0.3× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.5×-0.2× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.2× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.1× | 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×+0.7× | 2×-0.4× | 2×-0.3× | 2.2×-0.3× | 2.1×-0.5× | |
| Interest coverage | 6.8×+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 / earnings | 25.2×-8.9× | 31×-8.8× | 31.2×-12.6× | 33.5×-3.1× | 34.1×-2.5× | |
| Price / sales | 5.8×+0.2× | 6.7×+0.7× | 6.2×+0.2× | 6.2×+0.9× | 5.6×-0.3× | |
| Price / book | 4×+0.2× | 4.5×+0.6× | 4.2×+0.4× | 4.3×+1.1× | 3.8×+0.4× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.5×-0.7× | 20.8×-0.1× | 19.8×-1.4× | 21×+2.0× | 19.2×-1.7× | |
| EV / sales | 6.9×+0.6× | 7.4×+0.6× | 6.9×+0.2× | 7×+0.9× | 6.3×-0.4× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.2%-0.1pp | 3.6%-0.3pp | 4.1%+0.7pp | 4.2%-0.2pp | 4.3%+0.1pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%+1.0pp | 3.2%+0.7pp | 3.2%+0.9pp | 3%+0.2pp | 2.9%+0.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%0.0pp | 1.1%-0.1pp | 1.2%-0.1pp | 1.1%-0.3pp | 1.3%0.0pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.5×-0.7× | 0.5×-6.9× | 0.4×— | 0.6×— | 1.2×— |
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- 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.
