CBOE vs NDAQ vs SIFY Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Nasdaq and Sify Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.76B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$12.30 -7.9% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$908.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 8, Nasdaq 2, Sify Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOENDAQSIFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.70B $58.76B $908.74M NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 28.2x -58.8x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 25.9x 615.0x CBOE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +11.5% +5.7% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.6% 22.8% -4.0% CBOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 5.4% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.4x -9.4x SIFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.4% +17.5% +1.6% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr +8.6%/yr -9.8%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 28.5% 61.0% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 54/100 53/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOENDAQSIFY

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

AxisCBOENDAQSIFY
Valuation 53 #46 of 96 42 #56 of 96 68 #13 of 38
Growth 68 #22 of 66 40 #40 of 66 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 97 #3 of 64 79 #14 of 64 61 #14 of 34
Financial Health 80 #19 of 93 47 #50 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #22 of 38 62 #15 of 38 –
Overall 68 54 53
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBOENDAQSIFYSPY
1 month +26.1%+11.6%-7.9% -0.2%
3 months +9.2%+8.8%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months +7.0%+14.3%-18.8% +8.2%
Year to date +29.5%+7.4%+0.9% +12.9%
1 year +36.4%+17.5%+1.6% +12.3%
3 years +101.5%+119.3%+41.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.3%+29.9%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years +147.8%+51.2%-40.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.9%+8.6%-9.8% +10.9%
10 years +422.8%+389.6%+95.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.0%+17.2%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBOENDAQSIFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%28.5%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%29.9%62.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.430.572.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.620.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-33.4%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-0.3%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $366.70$104.72$17.24 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$76.85$10.37 $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.

MultipleCBOENDAQSIFY
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 28.3x 28.0xmedian 28.3x -57.6xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 13.5x 19.6xmedian 13.5x -23.3xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 16.0x 25.8xmedian 16.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.54 1.53median 0.54 1.16median 0.38

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 monthsCBOENDAQSIFY
Revenue $5.06B $9.15B $384.50M
Gross profit $2.74B $5.78B $206.52M
Operating income $1.76B $2.73B $39.31M
Net income $1.35B $2.08B -$15.57M
Free cash flow $1.87B $2.26B –
EPS (diluted) $12.84 $3.70 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $2.28B $365.00M –
Total debt $1.44B $8.74B $599.45M
Shares (diluted) 104.90M 563.31M 72.46M
Enterprise value $25.36B $56.20B $908.74M

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
MetricCBOENDAQSIFY
P/E 25.3x 28.0x -57.6x
P/FCF 18.1x 25.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 22.9x –
P/S 6.7x 6.4x 2.3x
P/B 6.0x 4.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 9.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 19.6x -23.3x
EV/EBIT 18.8x 24.4x 37.9x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 7.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 17.6x 29.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 26.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 1.53 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQSIFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 11.5% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 15.1% -65.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% 13.7% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 16.2% 65.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.2% 23.1% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 20.1% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.2% 28.2% 19.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 23.6% -73.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.5% 31.8% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 18.3% -49.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4,740% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 12.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,757% 7.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQSIFY
Gross margin 54.1% 63.2% 53.7%
EBITDA margin 37.1% 37.0% -16.7%
Operating margin 34.7% 29.8% 10.2%
Pretax margin 37.4% 28.5% 3.1%
Net margin 26.6% 22.8% -4.0%
FCF margin 37.0% 24.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 27.8% –
Return on equity 24.6% 17.4% -10.8%
Return on assets 12.5% 7.6% –
Return on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQSIFY
Debt / assets 13.6% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.4x -9.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 56.2% –
Equity / assets 53.0% 43.8% –
Interest coverage 33.1x 7.9x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.90 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQSIFY
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.1% – –
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.

ConsensusCBOENDAQSIFY
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 615.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +11.2% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $765.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +13.7% +30.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOENDAQSIFY
Held by institutions 88.4% 83.8% 4.6%
Institutions holding 985 1,082 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 523 538 27
Institutions selling 342 397 4
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.36 6.75

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.

CBOENDAQSIFY
CBOE 1.00 0.31 -0.07
NDAQ 0.31 1.00 0.04
SIFY -0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, NDAQ and SIFY?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $33.70B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.76B, Sify Technologies (SIFY) $908.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, NDAQ and SIFY?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.0x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.2x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -58.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 615.0x). 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) +11.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +36.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) +1.6%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.9%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Sify Technologies (SIFY) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 0.00%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Sify Technologies (SIFY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Sify Technologies (SIFY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.