What is Nasdaq, Inc.'s tax on share settlement?

Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) reported tax on share settlement of $31M in Q1 2026.

How has Nasdaq, Inc.'s tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

Nasdaq, Inc.'s tax on share settlement increased by 24.0% year-over-year, from $25M to $31M.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ Tax on Share Settlement

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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+22.4%

Free cash flow$629.0M+2.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$44.43B-12.2%

Enterprise value$53.24B-5.9%

P/E23.2×-10.3×

P/S5.4×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin65.2%+4.2pp

Operating margin29.4%+4.6pp

Net margin23%+6.7pp

FCF margin24.1%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.2%+4.8pp

Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×

Current ratio1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nasdaq, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

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 tax on share settlement?: Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) reported tax on share settlement of $31M in Q1 2026.
How has Nasdaq, Inc.'s tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: Nasdaq, Inc.'s tax on share settlement increased by 24.0% year-over-year, from $25M to $31M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.