CBOE vs NDAQ vs VERX Stock Comparison

Cboe Global Markets, Nasdaq and Vertex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.55 +14.0% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.99B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.81 +33.9% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
666.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software 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, Vertex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBOENDAQVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.80B $58.99B $2.38B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 28.3x 666.1x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 26.2x 19.0x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +11.5% +10.8% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.6% 22.8% 0.5% CBOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 0.0% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.4x 1.1x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% +20.0% -41.0% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +8.6%/yr -6.6%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 28.5% 62.3% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 55/100 49/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

CBOENDAQVERX

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

AxisCBOENDAQVERX
Valuation 55 #44 of 96 42 #56 of 96 40 #61 of 101
Growth 70 #20 of 65 41 #39 of 65 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 97 #3 of 65 81 #13 of 65 54 #44 of 94
Financial Health 82 #17 of 92 47 #49 of 92 35 #71 of 108
Shareholder Returns 46 #21 of 38 65 #14 of 38 41 #38 of 64
Overall 70 55 49
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBOENDAQVERXSPY
1 month +26.7%+14.0%+33.9% +0.9%
3 months +4.3%+10.5%+11.2% +5.9%
6 months +5.0%+15.6%+20.7% +8.5%
Year to date +27.8%+8.7%-25.8% +13.3%
1 year +34.5%+20.0%-41.0% +12.4%
3 years +98.9%+121.8%-34.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.8%+30.4%-13.4% +23.5%
5 years +143.1%+50.9%-28.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.5%+8.6%-6.6% +11.0%
10 years +407.2%+394.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.6%+17.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBOENDAQVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%28.5%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%30.0%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.430.570.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.950.70-0.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-33.4%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%0.0%-41.0% -0.9%
52-week high $366.70$105.55$25.11 $779.14
52-week low $231.51$76.85$10.58 $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.

MultipleCBOENDAQVERX
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 30.1x 28.3xmedian 30.1x 668.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 3.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 14.1x 19.8xmedian 14.1x 25.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.8x 26.1xmedian 15.8x 47.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 9.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.54 1.55median 0.54 23.71median 0.84

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 monthsCBOENDAQVERX
Revenue $5.06B $9.15B $787.44M
Gross profit $2.74B $5.78B $503.58M
Operating income $1.76B $2.73B -$13.34M
Net income $1.35B $2.08B $3.58M
Free cash flow $1.87B $2.26B $50.48M
R&D – – $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $12.84 $3.70 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $2.28B $365.00M $230.49M
Total debt $1.44B $8.74B $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 104.90M 563.31M 161.39M
Enterprise value $24.45B $56.42B $1.24B

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
MetricCBOENDAQVERX
P/E 24.9x 28.3x 668.4x
P/FCF 17.9x 26.1x 47.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 23.2x 13.8x
P/S 6.6x 6.4x 3.0x
P/B 6.0x 4.9x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 10.0x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 19.8x 25.4x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 24.6x -187.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 7.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x 29.7x 49.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 26.4x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 1.55 23.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 11.5% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 15.1% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.9% 13.7% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 16.2% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.2% 23.1% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 20.1% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 50.2% 28.2% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 23.6% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.5% 31.8% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 18.3% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4,740% 9.0% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 12.8% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,757% 7.6% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 11.6% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQVERX
Gross margin 54.1% 63.2% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 37.1% 37.0% 12.5%
Operating margin 34.7% 29.8% -1.7%
Pretax margin 37.4% 28.5% -1.2%
Net margin 26.6% 22.8% 0.5%
FCF margin 37.0% 24.7% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 27.8% 22.0%
Return on equity 24.6% 17.4% 1.5%
Return on assets 12.5% 7.6% 0.3%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 10.5% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 12.0% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.9% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQVERX
Debt / assets 13.6% 31.9% 28.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.4x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 56.2% 80.1%
Equity / assets 53.0% 43.8% 19.9%
Interest coverage 33.1x 7.9x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.85 3.51 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBOENDAQVERX
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.5% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.6% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusCBOENDAQVERX
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.28FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +11.2% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.99BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +13.7% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBOENDAQVERX
Held by institutions 88.4% 83.8% 93.3%
Institutions holding 985 1,082 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.0% -7.0%
Institutions buying 523 538 135
Institutions selling 342 397 69
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.36 1.96

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.

CBOENDAQVERX
CBOE 1.00 0.30 0.15
NDAQ 0.30 1.00 0.47
VERX 0.15 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBOE, NDAQ and VERX?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $32.80B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.99B, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBOE, NDAQ and VERX?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.3x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Vertex (VERX) 666.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.2x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x). 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%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest net margin (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +34.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +20.0%, Vertex (VERX) -41.0%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.5%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.6%/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%, Vertex (VERX) 0.00%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Vertex (VERX) 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%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.