CBOE vs MORN vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Morningstar and Nasdaq Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$244.25 +29.1% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
0.82%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$109.70 +19.0% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.26B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.06%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 7, Nasdaq 3, Morningstar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOEMORNNDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.16B $9.06B $61.26B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 20.5x 29.4x MORN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 19.3x 27.2x MORN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +9.4% +11.5% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.9% 17.0% 22.8% CBOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 17.8% 10.5% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 1.4x 2.4x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.87% 0.82% 1.06% NDAQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +15.4% +27.8% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr -4.8%/yr +9.1%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 41.9% 28.5% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 53/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOEMORNNDAQ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCBOEMORNNDAQ
Valuation 64 #38 of 103 39 #585 of 963 42 #60 of 103
Growth 68 #23 of 70 81 #154 of 823 39 #43 of 70
Profitability 96 #4 of 74 76 #204 of 845 77 #18 of 74
Financial Health 80 #21 of 99 45 #494 of 896 48 #52 of 99
Shareholder Returns 44 #23 of 40 76 #175 of 731 59 #17 of 40
Overall 70 64 53
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MORN ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCBOEMORNNDAQSPY
1 month +24.2%+29.1%+19.0% -1.0%
3 months +21.7%+22.5%+16.0% -0.4%
6 months +0.1%+45.7%+23.0% +4.5%
Year to date +38.0%+12.4%+12.9% +12.4%
1 year +38.4%+15.4%+27.8% +13.6%
3 years +104.4%-6.9%+118.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.9%-2.4%+29.8% +20.8%
5 years +159.9%-21.9%+54.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +21.1%-4.8%+9.1% +10.4%
10 years +446.4%+257.0%+408.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.5%+13.6%+17.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCBOEMORNNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%41.9%28.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%43.4%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.490.040.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.370.97 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-60.5%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%0.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $366.70$244.25$109.70 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$141.84$76.85 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCBOEMORNNDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 29.7x 20.5xmedian 13.8x 29.4xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 3.3x 6.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 13.6x 12.0xmedian 6.0x 20.5xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 15.1x 18.4xmedian 11.0x 27.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.4x 8.8xmedian 1.3x 5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.55 0.22median 0.95 1.61median 0.55

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCBOEMORNNDAQ
Revenue $5.28B $2.62B $9.15B
Gross profit $2.84B $1.65B $5.78B
Operating income $1.92B $643.50M $2.73B
Net income $1.48B $445.50M $2.08B
Free cash flow $2.53B $492.80M $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $14.09 $11.79 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $2.66B $496.70M $365.00M
Total debt $1.44B $1.68B $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 104.70M 37.80M 563.31M
Enterprise value $26.64B $6.95B $58.70B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCBOEMORNNDAQ
P/E 24.5x 20.5x 29.4x
P/FCF 14.3x 18.4x 27.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 14.1x 24.1x
P/S 6.9x 3.5x 6.7x
P/B 6.1x 8.8x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 19.1x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 12.0x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 15.9x 25.5x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 3.9x 7.6x
EV/FCF 13.8x 20.7x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 15.9x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.22 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOEMORNNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 9.4% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 9.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 13.3% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 13.1% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.0% 20.2% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 55.3% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.6% 18.5% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 84.5% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.1% 32.6% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 92.5% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.5% 19.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 31.5% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 311.1% 25.0% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 46.4% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOEMORNNDAQ
Gross margin 53.9% 63.1% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 32.4% 37.0%
Operating margin 36.4% 24.5% 29.8%
Pretax margin 38.2% 22.6% 28.5%
Net margin 27.9% 17.0% 22.8%
FCF margin 47.9% 18.8% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 49.7% 24.5% 27.8%
Return on equity 25.6% 43.5% 17.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 11.3% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 17.8% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 28.1% 21.9% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 2.5% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOEMORNNDAQ
Debt / assets 12.9% 42.5% 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 1.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 3.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 74.0% 56.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 26.0% 43.8%
Interest coverage 36.3x – 7.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.95 3.95 3.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOEMORNNDAQ
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 9.9% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 10.7% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCBOEMORNNDAQ
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $12.66FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +7.8% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +19.2% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOEMORNNDAQ
Held by institutions 88.4% 64.1% 83.8%
Institutions holding 988 421 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +2.1% +1.0%
Institutions buying 525 199 539
Institutions selling 342 169 398
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.18 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CBOEMORNNDAQ
CBOE 1.00 0.19 0.31
MORN 0.19 1.00 0.57
NDAQ 0.31 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, MORN and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.16B, Morningstar (MORN) $9.06B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $61.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, MORN and NDAQ?

Morningstar (MORN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x, Morningstar (MORN) 20.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 29.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morningstar (MORN) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.1x, Morningstar (MORN) 19.3x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%, Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%, Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +38.4%, Morningstar (MORN) +15.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +27.8%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/yr, Morningstar (MORN) -4.8%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest dividend yield: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.87%, Morningstar (MORN) 0.82%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%, Morningstar (MORN) 41.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBOE, MORN and NDAQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.